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Hunting Success
Warren Nicolai, originally of Kwethluk, was able to get a nice muskox during a recent hunt on Nelson Island last weekend. He shared the bounty with family and friends. photo by Phillip Tulik

1A Coastal Championship Awards
The Chefornak Shaman boys are the 1A Coastal Conference 2017 champions. They will be representing LKSD at the State Basketball tournament in Anchorage March 15-18. Coaches are Robert Panruk and his wife Eva. They have […]

Proton arc
Aurora-seekers were treated to a rare auroral phenomenon – a proton arc – which appeared in the night sky over Larson Subdivision in Bethel, Alaska on 3/3/17 at 12:30am. Our website is having network outages […]

“Shooting star” and Northern lights
Here is a spectacular shot of a meteor streaking through the Northern lights. The camera lens was able to pick up this shooting star while the Auroras blazed over Tundra Ridge last night, March 2nd, […]

Charlie, Smith help Bethel grapplers take second and Tanana Invite
by Tommy Wells Landon Smith and DellaRae Charlie both wrestled their way to gold medals this past weekend and helped power the Bethel Regional Junior High School wrestling team to a second-place finish behind Anchorage […]

Cama-i Dance Festival 2017
by Linda Curda “Nunaniryuum Nalliini ~The Time of Joy” This year’s Cama-i (Yup’ik for a warm welcoming hello) Dance Festival is almost here and the Bethel Council on the Arts is once again proud to […]

March Madness begins!
A blast from the past: Islander player #34 Isaiah Pitka defends the basket as a Napaskiak Hawk looks to score 2 points in the championship boys game last year. This week the 1A Alaska Coastal […]

Relocated Iditarod start adds to event filled March in Fairbanks
by Explore Fairbanks Staff The 2017 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, also known as “The Last Great Race,” is now scheduled to run from Fairbanks to Nome, moving it closer to the original historic route. […]

Western Alaska Leaders Unite to discuss key issues
Representatives from leading organizations in Western Alaska assembled in Juneau last week for a working session to continue the process of fostering stronger working relationships for the benefit of the region. The trip, which took […]

2017 Junior NYO
The Junior Native Youth Olympics competition took place February 24–26 at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex, UAA campus. Over 800 junior athletes participated from schools all over Alaska including competitors from Gladys Jung Elementary School. […]

Kongiganak Lady Wolverines going into 1A tournament with 13-0 record
The Kongiganak Wolverine girls basketball team is on a roll with their 13-0 record this basketball season. They will be headed into the 1A Coastal Conference coming up this week. Joining them at the tournament […]

Bethel girls drop OT thriller to Kotzebue
by Tommy Wells For the Bethel Regional High School Lady Warriors, a scoring drought came at the worst possible time on Friday in the opener of their two-game series with the Kotzebue Lady Huskies. It […]


Furry Kaviar
Photo by Jimmie Lincoln

Bethel’s Women’s March January 21st
Approximately 75-100 marchers took part in the Bethel Women’s March held on Saturday, January 21st. Here the group makes its way up the Chief Eddie Hoffman Highway. Marchers joined others around the nation in this […]