KNOM Exchange: How Can We Prepare Students for Life After High School?
On the Sep. 10 episode of Exchange, we talked about models of successful education in western Alaska — and how we’re preparing students for life after high school.
Obama Unveils Effort for Community Climate Resilience During Visit to Kotzebue
President Obama ended his Alaska trip in Kotzebue, unveiling initiatives to help rural villages cope with climate change in the fast-thawing Arctic.
Arctic Leaders Outline Local Priorities in Letter to President Obama
Local leaders have drafted a letter outlining their vision for the Arctic’s future as Kotzebue prepares for President Obama’s visit today.
Kotzebue Prepares for President Obama’s Visit
As President Barack Obama shifts his focus to western Alaska, Kotzebue residents discuss oil, erosion, and subsistence.
Obama to Restore ‘Denali’ Name, Focus on Climate Change in Trip to Alaska
Obama’s three-day tour of Alaska focuses on climate change with visits to to Anchorage, Dillingham, and Kotzebue.
City Council Approves Marijuana Laws, Utility Rate Hike; Rejects Noise, Firearm Ordinances
Residents showed up in force Monday night to sound off on everything from rising utility rates to the final draft of the city’s long-gestating marijuana laws.
BLM Installs New Outhouse at Salmon Lake Public Campground
A single new unisex vault toilet replaces the wooden outhouses at the Bureau of Land Management’s public campground near Salmon Lake.
Mental Health Focus of U.S. Arctic Research Commission’s First Day in Nome
Presenters link mental health and wellness in the Arctic to broader goals like economic development and the future of the circumpolar north.
Kotzebue Fishery Closes Early with ‘3rd Best Harvest in Over 25 Years’
Commercial fishermen at Alaska’s northernmost salmon fishery caught more than 300,000 pounds of chum salmon, pocketing over $800,000.
Amid Strong Commercial Harvest, Some Yukon Fishermen ‘Just Getting Started’ on Subsistence
A large mid-August pulse of fall chum and coho salmon is keeping commercial fishermen busy in the lower river, but those upriver say they have yet to meet their subsistence needs.