Sage Smiley

Last week, KYUK welcomed a new reporter into the newsroom. Samantha Watson, or Sam, comes to the Yukon-Kuskokwim (Y-K) Delta from the East Coast, where she's most recently worked for Vermont Public Radio. She grew up in Great Barrington Massachusetts, known for a few famous alien abductions, and attended the University of Vermont.

The Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge is opening up a registration moose hunt in Zone 2 of its Unit 18 game management area on the Kuskokwim River.

A young water engineer from the Kuskokwim Delta coast has been named to the prestigious Forbes 30 Under 30 Education list for her work with her nonprofit education organization, lilnativegirlinSTEM

Five individuals from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta have been newly appointed or reappointed to the regional council that advises on federal subsistence management decisions – the Federal Subsistence Board Regional Advisory Council for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

Early-winter weather shifts are common on the Yukon-Kuskokwim (Y-K) Delta, but the National Weather Service said that December 2024 has been especially warm.

Bethel's boys and girls teams both walked away with regional titles, beating out more than a dozen other teams from throughout the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta and the Aleutian Chain, although Bethel's head wrestling coach reported that weather conditions prevented Alakanuk and Mountain Village teams from attending the tournament.

2024 marked the 50th anniversary of Bethel’s University of Alaska Fairbanks, Kuskokwim Campus, which has evolved with the community over those decades.

Today, Dec. 31, marks the end of 2024. Here’s a look at some highlights of the nearly 500 stories reported on by KYUK this year.

The 2025 Bogus Creek 150 sled dog race has been postponed because of concerns about the readiness of local teams, according to the Kuskokwim 300 Race Committee, which manages a suite of races on the Kuskokwim River.

Last month, Bethel’s library director was honored with a national librarian award – one of just 10 people in the country to receive it.