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Ryan Cotter/KYUKFr. Provinsal currently serves the villages of Chevak, Nightmute, and Toksook Bay. He will be staying in the region until the summer of 2026, drawing upon his half a century of expertise to mentor incoming clergy members on how to effectively serve the faithful of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. -
Gabby Salgado/KYUKIn Bethel, many readers have spent their summer "leveling up" through the library’s reading program. A community celebration on Aug. 16 marks the end of the game-themed program.
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The three final Jesuit priests in the state leave behind a complicated legacy, and are the culmination of a mission begun in 1887 to establish the Catholic Church in Alaska. -
The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta lost one of its most memorable musical voices this summer with the passing of Bobby Gregory. The man who blended Yup’ik culture with rock ‘n’ roll and drew comparisons to guitar legends of the past lives on in song. -
For the second year in a row, a woman from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region has been crowned Miss World Eskimo-Indian Olympics. This year’s winner, Joeli Angukaranaq Carlson, ran on a platform inspired by her own life. -
Diane Carpenter lived a life embedded in social change and community betterment on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. She passed away earlier this year at the age of 92. -
Yuut Elitnaurviat, the vocational center serving the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, is under new leadership after Executive Director Mike Hoffman recently retired. Yuut Elitnaiurviat says it could not be in better hands with his replacement – a household name across the region and the state. -
Last week, three Alaska drag queens traveled to the bush to perform in Bethel’s first-ever drag show. The Pride event bridged Native culture with the modern art form featuring an all-Indigenous cast. -
Students from Mertarvik have been documenting the impact climate change has had on their lives through writing and photographs. A group of Mertarvik students traveled to New York City earlier this year to see their work on display. -
The coastal New England town of Provincetown, Mass. and the Bering Sea coastal village of Mertarvik are just about as far away as two places can be in the United States. But students in both communities have common ground in growing up in a rapidly changing climate. -
The July 17 event not only marked the anniversary of the death of a civil rights icon, but also the death of the main source of public radio funding for Alaska. -
Six teams converged in Bethel’s sand pit last weekend for the Bethel Volunteer Emergency Services Association’s annual mud volleyball tournament and fundraiser.
