Fr. 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.

In 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.

Inspired by her family of artists, Victoria Sosa knew from a young age she wanted to follow in their path.

While Magner said he’s been passionate about the faith since he was a teenager, it wasn’t until a fateful talk on Native ministry that he was inspired to pursue a life serving Indigenous communities.

In his nearly 30 years as a Jesuit priest in the region, Wood said the highlight of serving in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta was getting to build relationships with his community.

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.