by Greg Lincoln Congratulations to the Lower Kuskokwim School District (LKSD) All Star NYO team and their coaches for winning the 2024 State NYO Championship, the state NYO title has come back home to the […]
Mother Kuskokwim Tribal coalition members expressed deep disappointment with Alaska’s Congressional delegation, which today (APRIL 24th, 2024) filed an amicus brief in support of mining interests planning what would be the world’s largest gold mine […]
Every village in the YK Delta depends on the runway for groceries, important people, mail orders, mail, snow machine parts, hospital trips, health products for the patients, student travel, vacations, and so on. The very […]
Yesterday (April 26, 2024), the House Fisheries Committee took up Senate Concurrent Resolution 10 (SCR 10). This resolution establishes the Joint Legislative Seafood Industry Task Force in Alaska to address economic challenges facing the state’s […]
The Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP) continues to oppose the continued development of the Donlin Mine project and recognizes the impact that a project like this would have on the destruction of natural resources. […]
by Senator Lyman Hoffman Good afternoon, The Legislature is at day 102 of the 121 day session. This week, the Senate Finance Committee heard the following bills; SB 149: Food Stamp Program Eligibility; SB 248: […]
by Alaska DOT Staff The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF), under the US Department of Transportation’s Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grant Program, is excited to announce the deployment of the […]
The Native Village of Chitina (NVC) is urgently calling for the protection of ancestral burial sites discovered within and adjacent to the Copper River Road state right-of-way which passes through Chitina Native Corporation (CNC) privately-owned […]
River Watch, a partnership between the State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHS&EM) and the National Weather Service Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center (APRFC), comes together each spring to monitor major Alaskan […]
The Alaska House of Representatives has passed House Joint Resolution 17, a pivotal step in acknowledging the profound trauma inflicted by Indian boarding schools on indigenous communities across our state and nation. House Joint Resolution […]
Bethel Community Services Foundation (BCSF) would like to inform incoming and returning college and university students that the application period is open for two scholarship opportunities. The deadline for both scholarships is May 20, 2024. […]
3 year old Kallie Lewis of Kongiganak is happy for her ceturrnat tom cods that were caught at the Ilkivik River on August 22, 2023. photo by Marcy Daniel
Sport Fishing Kuskokwim River tributaries Salmon •Sport fishing for king and chum salmon is closed throughout the entire Kuskokwim-Goodnews Management area due to a below-average king and chum runs in the Kuskokwim River drainage. Sport […]
by Ned Rozell Ben Jones suspected he had found something special when he squeezed into a volcanic cave and saw pale wooden poles, some with ends shaped like a willow leaf. When he crawled in […]
Alaska State Troopers in Fairbanks received reports of an aircraft crash at 10:03 AM on April 23, 2024, around seven miles south of the Fairbanks International Airport on the Tanana River. A preliminary investigation revealed […]
April 2, 2024Comments Off on Tuluksak student makes legislative trip to Juneau
by Kailey Napoka This is the interview with Daniel Andrew of Tuluksak about his trip to Juneau. What did you learn in Juneau Things like working, listening, and talking. How to be in meetings. Who […]
by Ned Rozell Denali, North America’s highest peak at 20,310 feet above sea level, always seemed abnormally high to Peter Haeussler. He is a geologist who has studied the mountain for years and has also […]
Alaska high schools may select a student who exemplifies outstanding citizenship and sportsmanship throughout the cross country season. Coaches chose the following athletes for the 2023 XC season. CONGRATULATIONS! Bethel Jordan Klejka Paul Dyment Bristol […]
Fourteen 2024 inductees add to Alaska High School Hall of Fame excellence. The depth and excellence of Alaska’s high school activities will once again be on display when the 2024 Alaska High School Hall of […]
The Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches Senior All Star event is in the books for 2024, taking place at Grace Christian School this past Saturday. The girls 1A/2A game featured Isabella Peterson of St. Mary’s […]
April 4, 2024Comments Off on BRHS Warriors to host NYO Invitational
The respectful hush of the gym, the atmosphere of focus and concentration, the gracious sportsmanship and comradery are the characteristics that embodies Native Youth Olympics, and this can be found wherever an NYO event is […]
Gloria Mark from Eek, Alaska enjoys reading the Delta Discovery newspaper while moose hunting up river on the North Side this September. Photo by Richard Mark, also of Eek.
by Tad Lindley Used to be vegetarian In the beginning people did not hunt for food. We were all vegetarian. We had a different relationship with animals. They were not afraid of us. It wasn’t […]
by Peter Twitchell When you live with someone who is addicted to alcohol, it can be very stressful for the person who isn’t drinking. That could be a mother with a child who drinks and […]
by Dave Kutcher We are aware that there is a certain euphoria stemming from the last quarter stock market returns of 2023 and even a continuation of some positive news in Q1 2024…but, just because […]
by Frank Keim original artwork by Frank Keim Like their lookalike first cousins, the tuxedo-clad Common murres, Thick-billed murres are among the deepest divers of all birds, sometimes foraging for their food as deep as […]
by Tad Lindley The Bible is a collection of writings that spanned 3,200 years. It claims to be the words of God given to a series of at least 36 men (including the heathen king, […]
by Dave Kutcher The word on the street is that more than 60% of Americans are more afraid of running out of money during retirement than they are of their own death. There is a […]
by Calista Corporation Five Individuals Recognized for Making an Impact in Their Communities. Five Calista (cha-LIS-tah) Corporation Shareholders are receiving recognition in the 2024 Shareholder Awards. Drawn from nominations submitted by fellow Shareholders, these annual […]
by the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission On April 2, 3, and 4, Commissioners from 19 of our Member Tribes gathered in Anchorage for our 2024 Annual Meeting and elections. It was powerful and good […]
Today (April 26th, 2024), Superior Court Judge Andrew Peterson sentenced 67-year-old Donald McQuade of Gresham, Oregon to serve 50 years for the Murder in the First Degree conviction for the 1978 murder of sixteen-year-old Shelley […]
by BCSF Staff The 2024 Kuskokwim Ice Classic is open for guesses! Don’t miss out on the fun and your chance at 50% of the jackpot raised! This year, guesses can be submitted online at […]
by the NOAA Alaska Regional Office The response, in a remote community, took several days and involved a broad array of partner agencies, organizations, and local trained volunteers. A humpback whale was entangled in fishing […]
September 21, 2022Comments Off on BRHS hosts Invitational Volleyball weekend
The Bethel Regional High School volleyball teams hosted a weekend of slamtastic with teams from Chevak and Juneau-Douglas participating. The games started on Friday and continued on through Saturday. The Juneau-Douglas Bears varsity team came […]
Elias Leo Kelly was born on November 8, 1963, to Norman and Mary Kelly in Bethel, Alaska. His Yup’ik name is Allgiq, Caal Holt. Nicknames were “Chief” and “Jaborski.” Leo grew up in Pilot Station, […]
April 2, 2024Comments Off on Roy Andrew Peratrovich Jr.
Roy Andrew Peratrovich Jr. – Yeil-Naawu – son of renowned civil rights activists Elizabeth and Roy Peratrovich Sr., passed away on Nov. 26, 2023, in Gig Harbor, Wash. A member of the Tlingit Nation, Roy […]
Mom, Mary Helen Paniyak, Paniyagaq. Born March 21, 1945 in Qissunaq. She used to tell the story of when she was born. She’d say she was born during the flu. The elders told her mom […]
April 4, 2024Comments Off on Failure to salvage moose
Alaska Wildlife Troopers Bethel received a report of an unsalvaged moose in GMU 18, near Saint Mary’s. Further investigation revealed Monte Downing, age 71 of California, shot a 64” bull moose on September 17, 2023, […]
February 14, 2024Comments Off on Man convicted for possession of child pornography
Joseph Kashatok, 67, of Kipnuk, Alaska, was convicted on Feb. 2, 2024, after a jury trial of two counts of Possession of Child Pornography. The trial lasted a little under two weeks, and the jury […]
February 14, 2024Comments Off on Bethel woman pleads guilty to murder
Today (Jan. 16th, 2024), 36-year-old Stephanie Olrun entered a guilty plea to the charge of Murder in the Second Degree for the March 12, 2021, murder of her 2-year-old adopted daughter, Jane Olrun. Bethel Superior […]
April 26 • On 4-15-24 at 10:04 a.m. medics responded to the report of a person coughing up blood. The patient was assessed and transported to the hospital. • On 4-15-24 at 2:39 p.m. medics […]
by Kenneth Hargens 7 December 2021 This incident happened in 2018, I believe. Certainly not any later year. I am sure the month was September as the tourists had left and there was very little […]
July 26, 2018Comments Off on Berry pickers spy Bigfoot
by K.J. Lincoln On Saturday, August 3rd, 2013, a family from Bethel witnessed a very tall, black colored creature walking upright while they were out picking berries. The family of three – the dad and […]
July 26, 2018Comments Off on Hairy Man tracks along the Kisaralik River
by Delta Discovery staff The Kisaralik and Kasigluk rivers snake through the tundra together from the Kuskokwim River and make their way to the Kuskokwim and Kilbuck mountains. Hairy Man people, or Bigfoots, and/or their […]
July 25, 2018Comments Off on Hairy Man sighted in Napakiak
by Delta Discovery staff In late April 2013, a worker at the Napakiak village corporation was just taking a look outside the 2nd story window of the building during the early afternoon hours, when she […]
July 25, 2018Comments Off on Question about Hairy Man or Bigfoot in our land
by Delta Discovery staff By now, you may have read over a dozen stories of sightings of Hairy Man in the Y-K Delta. We still have many more stories that we have collected and will […]
July 25, 2018Comments Off on Whitefish set netters spot Bigfoot
by K.J. Lincoln Two fishermen from Bethel saw a creature too tall to be a human walking upright while checking their whitefish net at the upper mouth of Tarperrnaq River. Dana Kopanuk, was one of […]
Alaska high schools may select a student who exemplifies outstanding citizenship and sportsmanship throughout the cross country season. Coaches chose [...]