Posts by Joe Coleman

Governor Mike Dunleavy’s administration has been discussing plans for possible legislation with federally-recognized tribes that will allow for educational tribal compacts in Alaska. During a presentation and listening session last month, the governor gave examples of what that could look like in rural Alaska communities. KNOM’s Joe Coleman reports: Department of Education Project Coordinator and…

The Nome School Board has decided to change to a middle school model at Nome-Beltz, approve funding for last month’s disbursements and out of state travel, as well as extend a contract offer to Superintendent Jamie Burgess. Students of the month were Benny Lee of Anvil City Science Academy, and Rachel Burgess and Davey Okpowruk…

The Nome Subway Showdown concluded this past weekend, with Soldotna claiming victory over the Nanooks basketball teams. The Nome boys’ team was led by high-scorer Dawson Schaeffer and the girls’ team by Lisa Okbaok. Overall, the Nanooks boys took 2nd in the Subway Showdown, with the team losing only to eventual tournament champions Soldotna, 62…

The Nome Nanook basketball season started late last month with a varsity exhibition game versus Redington. Both the boys’ and girls’ teams played, with the boys’ team taking home a win to start their season. Pat Callahan, the coach for the boys’ basketball team, and Nome-Beltz activities director, says that he speculated they would barely…

December 20th-21st, the Nome wrestling team sent eleven wrestlers to the state meet and were joined by a number of Bering Strait School District teams including Brevig Mission and Gambell as the 2019 wrestling season drew to a close. “We had five boys qualify and only one of the five guys was seeded, but four…

Mix Six Volleyball teams from Golovin and Shishmaref were joined by teams from Buckland, St. Mary’s, and Alakanuk at the state tournament from December 5th to 7th. Golovin and Shishmaref reached states by taking the top two spots in the Bering Strait School District Mix Six Regional Tournament. The Shishmaref Northern Lights lost their first…

The Nome wrestling team was joined by Stebbins and Unalakleet at the Grace Grizzly Shakedown Wrestling Tournament in Anchorage last weekend (Dec 6th-8th). By the end of the tournament, pivotal Nanook wrestler Elden Cross had left nursing an injury. “He got slightly dinged up in the quarter final match. We pulled him out and he…

The Nome school board met Tuesday for its last meeting of the calendar year, to discuss a pair of large upcoming purchases, hand out awards for the month, as well as hear comments from a resigning teacher. The board was presented with an $80,000 grant from Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation for a proposal from…

White Mountain has been without regular postal service since late October, according to the Alaska United States Postal Service (USPS), after their former postmaster left her position and no full-time staff member has filled the opening. All first-class mail for White Mountain is being held in Nome until further notice. KNOM’s Joe Coleman has this…

Two weeks ago, Bering Strait School District held their Mix Six Volleyball Tournament to determine who would move on to the state competition. Twelve of the fifteen total district schools competed and the top two moved on to state. With the majority of BSSD teams represented, games started on November 20th, a Wednesday of that…