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COVID-19 News Coverage

The Nome hospital at dusk, viewed from the front, with light streaming through its windows.

NSHC To Begin Rapid Testing for COVID-19, Receives Large Donation of Medical Supplies

By Emily Hofstaedter | April 7, 2020

Funds from CARES Act Forthcoming for Alaskans, Small Businesses, and Tribes

By Davis Hovey | April 7, 2020
Three women wearing medical scrubs

Equipment from Oil Spill Kits Repurposed for COVID-19 Response in Bering Strait

By Davis Hovey | April 6, 2020
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News from Western Alaska

Wellness Center Work Ahead of Schedule, Coronavirus Could Delay Construction

By Davis Hovey | April 9, 2020

Citizens Comments Accepted Electronically During COVID-19 City Council Meetings

By Emily Hofstaedter | April 8, 2020

Damage Found in Nome-Beltz Tunnel, Blocked Off Until Engineer Can Assess Site

By Joe Coleman | April 3, 2020

Spring Bear Hunts Open to Alaska Residents Despite Initial Closure from ADF&G

By Davis Hovey | April 3, 2020

St. Michael’s Residents Waiting for Spring Thaw Without Running Water

By JoJo Phillips | April 1, 2020
A close-up view of a utility meter on the side of a Nome building.

NSEDC Gives Second Energy Subsidy, Households Will Receive $1,150 This Year

By Davis Hovey | April 1, 2020
Aucha Johnson of Unalakleet two-foot high-kicking at BSSD's NYO tournament in Gambell. Photo Credit: KNOM (2014)

Nome Spring Sport Seasons Abruptly Come to an End, NYO Could Host One More Event

By Joe Coleman | April 1, 2020
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Special Urbi et Orbi Blessing of Pope Francis

Listen now to our rebroadcast of a special message from Pope Francis, translated to English: a prayer for the end of the coronavirus epidemic.

The KNOM Newsletter (Nome Static), April 2020

A picture of Virginia Washington, grant writer for St. Michael, smiling at her desk with a lot of notes on the wall behind her.

St. Michael’s Tanks Are Sinking

Expedition Remembers 1925 Serum Run

A picture of Thomas Waerner in front of the Iditarod finish sign and a Norwegian flag in Nome, Alaska.

Norwegian musher Thomas Waerner Wins 2020 Iditarod

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