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September 2026
Search continues for missing Akiachak boater Jonathan Lomack
Jonathan Lomack, 59, of Akiachak, has been missing on the Kuskokwim River since Tuesday night, with his boat found empty and search crews from three communities now in their third day looking for him.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
A Tyonek man died Saturday after neighbors heard gunshots
A Tyonek man died Saturday after neighbors heard gunshots and found him wounded. The state medical examiner has not determined a cause of death.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readFrom 
August 2026
Akiachak is in line for fiber broadband, one of seven roadless villages getting wired
Akiachak is in line for fiber broadband, one of seven roadless Y-K Delta villages being wired in a project reaching nearly 3,000 long-unserved households.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
July 2026
Alaska Center for the Book honors Delta librarian and Akiachak literacy advocate with 2026 awards
Alaska Center for the Book named Delta librarian Tiki Levinson and Akiachak resident Mary Samson George as 2026 literacy award recipients.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
Akiachak man faces 7 felony charges in Bethel sexual abuse case
Alaska State Troopers arrested Akiachak man Lewis Lomack, 47, on seven felony charges tied to sexual abuse of a minor, and believe more victims exist. He is presumed innocent.
by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago1 min read
Akiachak man charged with murder after early-morning stabbing death
Randy Nose, 41, died from stab wounds in Akiachak early Monday. Fred Nose Jr., 37, also of Akiachak, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 4mo ago1 min read
June 2026
FAA adds navigation aids to Chefornak Airport under 18-year lease
The FAA is installing weather and navigation systems at Chefornak Airport in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta under an 18-year lease extension through 2044 at no cost to the state.
by Alaska News5mo ago2 min read
About Akiachak
Akiachak, known in Yup'ik as Akiacuaq, is a Yup'ik village on the Kuskokwim River in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, within the Bethel Census Area. It has no road connection, so the river is its main route for travel.
River travel brings its own dangers, and searches for missing boaters on the Kuskokwim draw crews from neighboring communities. Public safety is a recurring concern, with Alaska State Troopers handling serious criminal cases in the village.
As a roadless village, Akiachak has long lacked high-speed internet, and it is among the Y-K Delta villages in line for fiber broadband.