The man, who was traveling from Chevak to Scammon Bay on a snowmachine, had been missing since the afternoon of Jan 1.

While the holidays might be a time for some people to step away from work and curl up near the heater, the final sled dog race of 2023 brought 14 teams out into the bitter cold to compete for the Holiday Classic title.

Listen to Tuluksak kids talk about their experience during the Alaska National Guard’s annual community outreach program, Operation Santa Claus. KYUK traveled with the group via Black Hawk helicopter to the village of Tuluksak on Nov. 15 and brought us this audio postcard.

Bank workers at the Wells Fargo branch in Bethel withdrew their petition to file for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday, Dec. 20.

The Alaska National Guard’s annual community outreach program, Operation Santa Claus, is in its 68th year. Through the program, Mr. and Mrs. Claus and some of their helper elves bring Christmas cheer to communities off the road system.

Wrestling teams across the state traveled to Anchorage to find out who the best teams and wrestlers are in their divisions and individual weight classes.

Daylon Brown, who has been wrestling for eight years, became the first state wrestling champion from Quinhagak. The 17-year-old senior is a man of few words.

Raymond Alexie has done it again. The musher from Kwethluk won back-to-back Season Openers to kick off the second annual Delta Championship Series on Dec. 17.

Eleven teams of students traveled to Bethel recently for the FIRST Lego League Robotics competition. The students, all between the fourth and eighth grades, built Lego robots following this year’s theme of art and masterpiece.

Wrestling season is wrapping up and Bethel teams are headed to the state championships held at the Alaska Airline Center in Anchorage from Dec. 15 to 16.