Kwethluk

A film that focuses on the history of the Russian Orthodox faith in Alaska was screened in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta for the first time since it premiered two years ago. Sacred Alaska heavily features the Yup'ik communities of Kwethluk and Bethel.

The court said the lengthy sentence for 32-year-old Daniel Nick was due to a history of violent behavior and past convictions involving the same victim.

Russian Orthodox believers and clergy congregated in the Kuskokwim village of Kwethluk this month to complete one of the final steps in the process of canonizing the first Yup’ik saint – exhuming her body.

This summer, the church plans to hold a grand ceremony in Kwethluk, inviting pilgrims from across Alaska and from far-flung parts of the Orthodox world where icons bearing the name “Blessed Matushka Olga of Alaska” have become commonplace.

The state now alleges that a total of four people acted together to steal as much as $50,000 in cash from the Kwethluk Inc. building in January 2024.

Thirty-three-year-old Marvin Nicori has been charged with multiple felonies for a Jan. 28 incident that resulted in the theft of as much as $50,000 in cash from the Kwethluk Inc. building, according to troopers.