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Below-average salmon runs expected for 2025 season - KNOM Radio Mission

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) released its 2025 Norton Sound Salmon Management Outlook in early April. In it, the department forecasted continued challenges for the region’s commercial salmon fisheries due to below-average runs of key species and limited market demand. ADF&G Area Management Biologist, Kevin Clark, said there isn’t a “silver bullet” explaining the low salmon runs. “There are papers out there that indicate that p…See the Story

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Nome's 'Investment Summit' highlights importance of delayed port expansion project - KNOM Radio Mission

In the same week the Port of Nome took a multi-million dollar reduction in state funding, leaders from across the country met Friday for an “Investment Summit” to discuss the future of the western Alaska hub. Senator Lisa Murkowski sat in the front row for the first half of the day as speakers took turns sharing their vision for the region. The longtime Alaska Senator began her speech with some crowd work. “You hear it all the time,…See the Story

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27 days on foot: Teaming up for a 1,000-mile trek to Nome in the Iditarod Trail Invitational

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Kari Gibbons, in her first traverse of the full 1,000-mile route, and Petr Ineman — who’d previously done it on a bike and on skis — joined forces on the trail this year.See the Story

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Not Just Balto: 7 Other Heroes From Nome’s 1925 Serum Run

Living in isolated Alaska has its risks. Particularly in the early days of its development, Alaskan citizens had limited access to resources, especially in the winter when the snow and ice made transport by traditional means difficult. In 1925, disaster struck when an outbreak of diphtheria hit the town of Nome. With the route impassable by plane or ship, the citizens relied on sled dog teams to bring a lifesaving antitoxin to its people. One do…See the Story

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Northern Hawk Owl––Another owl on the prowl for voles

By: Kate PersonsBoreal owls, the subject of the last Birder’s Notebook article, are not the only unexpected owl to spice up the winter bird scene in parts of this region. Bold and charismatic, northern hawk owls also have come from interior forests in search of food. A scarcity of voles in Alaska’s interior has apparently prompted both species to venture westward and onto the Seward Peninsula to prospect for prey beyond their normal range. Hawk …See the Story

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Do you agree with the Governor to veto the $1,000 increase in per student funding?

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Nome approves 5-year contract for new city manager - KNOM Radio Mission

At a Monday meeting, the Nome Common Council approved a contract with William Lee Smith III to serve as the next City Manager, concluding a six month search to fill the municipality’s top administrative role. Smith brings decades of municipal leadership experience to the position. He previously served as County Manager for Chatham County in Savannah, GA, from 2014 to 2022. City of Nome Mayor John Handeland, said he expected Smith to arrive in No…See the Story

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Nome hosting Arctic Investment Summit to shape the region's future

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As Arctic development gains global attention, the City of Nome is preparing to host an Arctic Investment Summit on April 18, bringing together political, business, tribal and research leaders to discuss the region’s future. A public open house will follow…See the Story