From The Editor

by Greg Lincoln Scientists studying the abundance and distribution of seals in the Bering Sea, Chukchi Sea, and Beauford Seas have completed their survey for the summer of 2025. The researchers are from NOAA Fisheries’ […]

by Greg Lincoln Folks from Bethel and the surrounding area enjoyed an afternoon celebrating the return of salmon to the Kuskokwim River with food, music, prize giveaways, and speeches last Saturday. The gathering was also […]

by Greg Lincoln Twenty-nine folks showed up in Bethel to support the fight against breast cancer sponsored by the Alaska Run for Women under the Delta Divas on Saturday, June 7th, 2025. Runners ran over […]

by Greg Lincoln On Memorial Day we honor and remember the selfless heroes of the armed forces who gave the ultimate sacrifice in service of our country, our families, and our children. And we also […]

by Greg Lincoln Two Yup’ik Eskimo elder master sewers have been passing on their knowledge by teaching their apprentices the art of sewing sealskin soles on fur mukluks in the style of the Akula Tundra […]

by Greg Lincoln The Senior NYO games took place this past weekend, and several athletes from the Yukon Kuskokwim region took home medals for their hard work. Senior games participants included student-athletes who are in […]

by Greg Lincoln Each year the Cama’i Festival features a logo that represents the theme of the festival. The theme is decided upon by the planning committee with careful consideration, thoughtful reflection and consultation, and […]

by Greg Lincoln Montel Waska #13 of the Kasigluk-Akula Tundra Foxes comforts Gordon Pitka of the Toksook Bay Islanders after their game. photo by Joe Yates The Alaska Coastal Conference completed its first round of […]

by Greg Lincoln 2025 Humanitarian Award winner Mike Williams Jr. of Akiak, AK with his gold pan award. photo by Kelly Lincoln The Kuskokwim 300 Race Committee hosted an awards banquet for the Kuskokwim 300 […]

by Greg Lincoln Pete Kaiser of Bethel won the 2025 Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race for his 9th win. He crossed the finish line in 36 hours and 41 minutes early Sunday morning on the […]

by Greg Lincoln Laney Green #14 of the Chevak Lady Comets and Destiny Panruk #24 of the Chefornak Lady Shamans reach for the rebound during their game at the 2025 Chevak Comets Hoopfest last weekend. […]

by Greg Lincoln Ayaprun Elitnaurvik students perform at the 2023 Cama-i Festival. photo by Kelly Lincoln Six local organizations in Bethel are the recipient of the latest round of community action grants from the City […]

by Greg Lincoln Basketball season is in full swing with tournaments and league games, travel and home games. Tournaments were taking place in Toksook Bay, Tuntutuliak, Marshall, Kipnuk, Eek and other places in our region. […]

by Greg Lincoln The Scammon Bay Eagles hosted their annual Kick Off Klassic basketball tournament featuring local and regional ball teams from as far away as Huslia, Minto and Wainwright this past weekend. Teams participating […]

by Greg Lincoln Raymond Alexie of Kwethluk mushed his Alexie Racing Kennel team to a first place finish at the Season Opener dog race held on New Year’s Day last week. His race time was […]

by Greg Lincoln The Mt. Edgecumbe Braves are the new Division II State Wrestling Champions. They won the state title this past weekend at the conclusion of the 2-day tournament in Anchorage. Coming in second […]

by Greg Lincoln The Nelson Islander Mixed 6 volleyball team was awarded the Sportsmanship award at the 2024 Mixed 6 State Volleyball championship. The Islanders also placed 4th overall for the team standings. The team […]

by Greg Lincoln In 1997-98 the Alakanuk Braves were the runners up in the Mix Six state volleyball tournament. That year was the beginning of Mixed 6 – a coed sport – and only four […]

by Greg Lincoln Toksook Bay’s Nellie Jimmie will represent House District 38. Nick Begich wins US House Seat. Ranked choice voting tabulations have been made by the Alaska Division of Elections which were featured during […]

by Greg Lincoln The members of the Association of Village Council Presidents Inc. (AVCP) passed a resolution during their 60th Annual Convention held in August of this year directing the State and Federal Delegation to […]

by Greg Lincoln The City of Bethel will be considering a resolution that supports and encourages the formation of neighborhood watch programs in various residential areas across the City of Bethel. Council will consider Resolution […]

by Greg Lincoln The Association of Village Council Presidents presented the 2024 AVCP Awards at the Annual Convention, August 28-29, 2024 in Bethel. A total of seven awards were given. Health Award: Conan Murat of […]

by Greg Lincoln The Lower Kuskokwim School District cross country meet was held in Kwethluk, September 28th, 2024. The top 3 runners will be competing at the State Cross Country finals at Bartlett High School […]

by Greg Lincoln The City of Bethel Municipal Election will take place on October 1st, 2024. The Bethel City Council has four open seats: three 2-year term seats and one 1-year term seat. Three seats […]

by Greg Lincoln The Bethel Sandpit cross country race has its champions – Claire Dyment, a freshman from Bethel and Ned Peters, a senior also of Bethel. The Sandpit race took place this past Saturday […]

by Greg Lincoln In the race for House District 38 (representing Akiachak, Akiak, Atmautluak, Bethel, Chefornak, Chevak, Eek, Kasigluk, Kipnuk, Kongiganak, Kwethluk, Kwigillingok, Mekoryuk, Napakiak, Napaskiak, Newtok, Nightmute, Nunapitchuk, Oscarville, Quinhagak, Toksook Bay, Tuluksak, Tuntutuliak, […]

by Greg Lincoln Communities in the Yukon Kuskokwim delta region were hit by severe flooding and erosion on Sunday, August 18th, 2024. Floodwaters, wind and rain inundated beloved coastal communities such as Kipnuk and Kwigillingok, […]

by Greg Lincoln The SouthWest Alaska Arts Group, or SWAAG, is sponsoring the Best in the West Artist Entrepreneurship Program for aspiring artists of all levels of experience. This grant is an individual artist award […]

by Greg Lincoln The annual Native American Basketball Invitational took place this past week, July 22-27, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona which featured native high school basketball teams from across the country. Alaska youth also participated […]

by Greg Lincoln Stephen Compton, the son of Bethel’s Dr. David Compton, is an Alaska WWAMI medical student. WWAMI stands for “Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho”, and since July 1st, Compton has been training […]

by Greg Lincoln The World Eskimo Indian Olympics (WEIO) for 2024 featured some new records set, a testament to the hard work and determination of participants competing in the traditional native games of WEIO. Emily […]

by Greg Lincoln The Mt. Marathon Race in Seward, Alaska goes back to 1915 and this year was the 96th running of the race. The race is held every year on Independence Day. The start […]

by Greg Lincoln  The Kuskokwim village of Akiak has been without continuous power since June 13th, 2024, according to an online post. Problems with outages began on May 13th including no power for a stretch […]

by Greg Lincoln Even a seemingly desolate looking sand pit can yield an abundance of fresh greens for food. That is exactly what happened on June 14th when a group of like-minded Bethel folk and […]

by Greg Lincoln The State of Alaska Department of Transportation has 138 projects under construction in 2024 and the Tundra Ridge Road in Bethel, also known as the Polk Road, is one of them. Progress […]

by Greg Lincoln The Arctic Winter Games 2024 is in the books and Team Alaska is the champion with 222 medals. The AWG took place March 10-16 and was hosted by Alaska, the games took […]

by Greg Lincoln The City of Bethel Council confirmed James Harris as the new Chief of Police during their May 14th, 2024 regular meeting. He is scheduled to begin on July 1st, 2024. The City […]

by Greg Lincoln The Bethel Regional High School Class of 2024 held their graduation last Friday at the Home of the Warriors, the beloved WarriorDome. Fifty-one students walked and received their diplomas on the last […]

by Greg Lincoln The Kuskokwim Campus (KuC) in Bethel, Alaska held the 2024 Commencement on May 7th, and is also celebrating 50 Golden Years of serving the Yukon Kuskokwim delta region. The graduation ceremony took […]

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 […]

by Greg Lincoln Native Youth Olympics (NYO) is always a highlight and is a positive way to end the school year. NYO is more than athletics, it is a year-long program that helps youth build […]

by Greg Lincoln Kipnuk School, home of the Falcons, was host to the 2024 Lower Kuskokwim School District Native Youth Olympics (NYO) championships this past weekend. The tournament featured 11 NYO events: Kneel Jump, Wrist […]

by Greg Lincoln Kipnuk Falcon’s Deann Martin competes in the high school girls One Foot High Kick at last week’s NYO competition at BRHS. photo by Greg Lincoln The Chefornak Shamans are the winners of […]

by Greg Lincoln The Bethel Lady Warriors finished their basketball season with a trip to the 3A State Basketball Tournament in Anchorage this past weekend. They placed sixth overall at the state finals and they […]

by Greg Lincoln Simeon Bill of the Qasgirmiut Dancers performs at the Cama-i Festival last weekend in Bethel Cama-i 2024 Honoree Loddie Ayaprun Jones of Scammon Bay/Bethel 2024 Joseph Atrilgnuq Asuluk of Toksook Bay. The […]

by Greg Lincoln The Kipnuk Falcons boys team and the Napaskiak Lady Hawks are the champions of the 1A Alaska Coastal Conference basketball tournament and will represent the Lower Kuskokwim School District at the State […]

by Greg Lincoln Jonelle Smith #2 of the Tuntutuliak Lady Bluejays drives in past Newtok’s Jojean George #12 during their game on Saturday. photo by Greg Lincoln The Alaska Coastal 1A basketball tournament began this […]

by Greg Lincoln The 36th Annual Coastal Conference will be taking place this weekend, starting on Saturday, March 2nd and finishing up on Monday March 4th here in Bethel at the WarriorDome. On the girls […]

by Greg Lincoln The Kwethluk Dog Mushers Association hosted two days of dog mushing last weekend on Friday and Saturday, February 16-17, 2024. Winning the two-day event was hometown musher Raymond Alexie. His total elapsed […]

by Greg Lincoln Kwethluk musher Raymond Alexie has successfully defended his Bogus Creek 150 champion title, making this his second Bogus win in a row, congratulations to the Alexie family and Alexie Racing Kennel. Alexie, […]

by Greg Lincoln The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10041 along with the Bethel Warrior junior varsity host team sponsored a basketball tournament this past weekend. Boys and girls teams from Aniak, Chefornak, Dillingham, Emmonak, […]

by Greg Lincoln The 45th Kuskokwim 300 sled dog race has its champion – Pete Kaiser of Bethel has won his eight Kuskokwim 300 crown. Team Kaiser crossed the finish line at 9:25am on Sunday, […]

by Greg Lincoln The 2024 Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race is this Friday, January 26, 2024 starting here in Bethel, Alaska – the 45th running of Alaska’s premier mid-distance dog race. The roster features a […]

by Greg Lincoln The Alaska Schools Activities Association (ASAA) has released the 2023 Fall Wrestling Good Sport Recipients. Schools with 4 or more athletes, may select a student who exemplifies outstanding citizenship and sportsmanship throughout […]

(Top) Ayaprun Elitnaurvik Winter Pageant presented Christmas Around the World last week. (Bottom) Mikelnguut Elitnaurviat students dance the Trepak with scarves from the Nutcracker. by Greg Lincoln We wish you all a very Merry Christmas! […]

by Greg Lincoln Congratulations to Paul Dyment of Bethel (at bottom) and Daylon Brown of Quinhagak who both won gold medals at the 2023 State Division II Wrestling Championships last Saturday in Anchorage. Daylon Brown […]

by Greg Lincoln The Great Alaska Conference Wrestling took place last weekend, hosted by the Bethel Warriors at the WarriorDome. The top two wrestlers in each weight class have earned a berth to the Alaska […]

by Greg Lincoln Tuntutuliak Bluejay’s Ashton White hits the ball over the net during their game with Kake last Thursday in Palmer, Alaska at the 2023 State Mixed 6 Volleyball Championship tournament. Tunt Bluejays get […]

Yukon Kuskokwim delta pilot Kyle Kaganak has embarked on a new adventure – he is First Officer for ABX Airlines and has been flying 767 Boeing jets since October. Congratulations to Kyle and his family […]

by Greg Lincoln The Tuntutuliak Bluejays won the 2023 Lower Kuskokwim School District (LKSD) Mixed 6 Volleyball tournament held in Eek, home of the Cougars, this past weekend, Nov. 16-18th. The Bluejays will be representing […]

by Greg Lincoln Senator and Vice Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA) Lisa Murkowski chaired a Field Oversight Hearing entitled, “The Impact of the Historic Salmon Declines on the Health and […]

by Greg Lincoln The official results are in as of the first week of October for the 2023 Regional Education Attendance Area election. A Regional Educational Attendance Area (REAA) is an educational area that is […]

by Greg Lincoln In 2022, Alaska’s resident population was 736,556 persons, up from 736,105 persons in 2021 says the Alaska Vital Statistics 2022 Annual Report, updated September 22nd, 2023. This included 377,762 men (51%), and […]

by Greg Lincoln The Bethel Fire Department has a new fire engine to join in the fight to save lives during fires and other emergencies and last Saturday the community came to celebrate Engine-5 with […]

by Greg Lincoln Indigenous Peoples’ Day is celebrated on the second Monday in October. This year the holiday fell on October 9th, 2023, which was formerly known as Columbus Day. A community celebration was held […]

by Greg Lincoln Quyana to everyone who helped in any way at all before and after the passing of our beloved Dad and Ap’a Alois Lincoln of Toksook Bay. We are grateful for all that […]

by Greg Lincoln The Lower Kuskokwim School District 1A Cross Country race took place in Bethel at the Sand Pit this past weekend, September 30th, 2023. Teams from Chefornak, Akiuk, Kipnuk, Kongiganak, Kwethluk, Kwigillingok, Mertarvik, […]

by Greg Lincoln Alois Kakgar Lincoln was born on October 16, 1929 to Francis and Catherine Lincoln in Tununak, AK. He had a brother Dick Lincoln of Tununak, and two sisters: Julia Nevak of Toksook […]

by Greg Lincoln High school girls cross country runners race down the course at one of the toughest races in Alaska – the Sand Pit Run – in Bethel last Saturday. Teams from 16 communities […]

by Greg Lincoln Amendments would grant additional enforcement services in the community related to animal control and care. The volunteer-run animal rescue group, the Bethel Friends of Canines (BFK9s), operates the municipal animal shelter in […]

by Greg Lincoln Alaska Airlines is planning on sending their morning flight at an earlier time to Bethel every Tuesday starting September 12th, 2023 to accommodate passengers that want to make a day trip into […]

by Greg Lincoln The season of running is here with school back in session, teams have been practicing for their local meets since July 26th. This past Friday the Ayaprun Elitnaurvik Immersion School in Bethel […]

by Greg Lincoln The Bethel Community Action Grant program (CAG) is now in its sixth year of providing grant opportunities to local organizations and individuals for their civic programs or events that contribute to the […]

photography by Todd Ramoth/AK Storm by Greg Lincoln The Native American Basketball Invitational tournament in Phoenix, Arizona recently held July 17-23, 2023 centered around educational and inspirational programs including a college and career fair, an […]

Congratulations to Alyse Lincoln of Toksook Bay/Bethel who recently competed in the 95th Mt. Marathon Race in Seward, AK on the 4th of July. She is our (Greg and Kelly Lincoln’s) daughter and sister to […]

by Greg Lincoln The World Eskimo Indian Olympics 2023 has come to a close after a weekend of folks of all generations coming together to celebrate traditional Alaskan native games, dance, culture, artistry and craftsmanship, […]

by Greg Lincoln Michael Charlie of Bethel and Tununak is a Yup’ik pilot that now flies for Alaska Airlines. He has been a lifelong pilot flying in his native homeland – the YK delta region. […]

by Greg Lincoln Two house fires devastated Bethel within 24-hours of each other. On Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at approximately 2:00 a.m., the Bethel Fire Department responded to 5748 Neqleq Street in Kasayuli Subdivision for […]

The Alaska House Majority responded to Governor Mike Dunleavy’s recent budget vetoes, which include reductions of 202 million dollars of Undesignated General Funds (UGF): 145 million in operating funds, and 56 million in Capital projects. […]

by Greg Lincoln The Alaska School Activities Association has posted the official results from the State 3A basketball tournament that was held March 22-25, 2023. Congratulations to the student athletes and to their teams. ASAA/First […]