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Posts by Colin O'Connor

Overcrowding Persists One Year Later

By Colin O'Connor | March 26, 2021 | 0

Anvil Mountain Correctional Center continues to exceed its population capacity. KNOM reported last year that between 2018 and 2019 AMCC exceeded its maximum capacity for inmate population 70% of the time.

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Aaron Burmeister Gets 2nd Place Finish in Iditarod 2021

By Colin O'Connor | March 15, 2021 | 0

Nome musher Aaron Burmeister secures his best Iditarod finish yet.

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Has Nome Mushing Seen its Heyday?

By Colin O'Connor | March 15, 2021 | 1

Mushing’s connection to Western Alaska is both historic and iconic, but interest in it has varied over the years. Has mushing seen its heyday here in Nome?

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Changing Weather Conditions Keep Iditarod Mushers Cautious on Return Strategy

By Colin O'Connor | March 10, 2021 | 0

Willow-based musher Lev Shvarts speaks with KNOM’s Colin O’Connor about current trail conditions and looking ahead to the return trip on this year’s Gold Trail Loop.

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Iditarod Mushers Brent Sass and Dallas Seavey First to Leave Nikolai

By Colin O'Connor | March 9, 2021 | 0

The leaders have arrived to Nikolai at mile 263. Brent Sass and Dallas Seavey were the first to leave there, stopping only for a few short minutes.

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Nome’s Public Safety Commission Approves New Use of Force Policy

By Colin O'Connor | March 5, 2021 | 0
Backend of Nome police car.

Nome’s Public Safety Advisory Commission convened this month to discuss the drafted use of force policy. After several cancelled meetings due to COVID-19, and failing to make quorum, the commission did meet on Monday for the first time since October of 2020.

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Iron Dog Racers Mike Morgan and Chris Olds Continue Top Three Streak

By Colin O'Connor | February 25, 2021 | 2
Two men on snow machines at nightime.

Mike Morgan of Nome and teammate Chris Olds finished among the top three in this year’s Iron Dog, for the fourth consecutive year.

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2021 Iron Dog Red Lantern Finishers Joseph and Israel Hale Make Historical First

By Colin O'Connor | February 23, 2021 | 0
Two men on snow machines on a sunny winter day.

On Saturday Joseph and Israel Hale became the first ever disabled team to finish the full 2,600-mile Iron Dog race.

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Local Shismaref GoFundMe Organized to Aid Victims of House Fire

By Colin O'Connor | February 10, 2021
Man in green kuspuk holds green bottle while standing on beach on cloudy day

A local Shishmaref fundraiser is aiding residents who lost their home in a fire early Sunday morning. Law enforcement say other crimes took place leading up to the blaze that same day.

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Nils Hahn Wins Nome Kennel Club’s 26-Mile Race

By Colin O'Connor | February 9, 2021
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Nome Kennel Club hosted a 26-mile race this past Saturday, the third of their short-distance races this season. Five teams participated on what was a sunny dry cold afternoon in Nome as temperatures averaged 15 below.

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April 2021 Articles

“Happy Birthday”, Western Alaska-Style

A vintage photo of an igloo on a field of snow and ice, with a pair of snowshoes and a handwritten sign that says “Happy Birthday from Nome.”

Listen to a few distinctively Western Alaska versions of the Happy Birthday” songs heard each day during Hotlines.

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