Sophia Desalvo

Children sitting in chairs spaced out wearing masks.

This year’s Yup’ik Statewide Spelling Bee for Beginners included Iñupiat spellers for the first time. Fourth grader Kopeck Kaitlyn Alston from Brevig Mission earned first place.

Kawerak brought in the Zender Environmental Health and Research Group to conduct a feasibility study for the potential project, a concrete step toward building a sustainable future in Nome.

Aaron Burmeister finished second in the 2021 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, reaching the finish line in Deshka Landing just 3 hours after Dallas Seavey, the now 5-time Iditarod Champion.

Seavey and Burmeister neck and neck into the Skwentna-South checkpoint.

Brent Sass heads to this year’s race half-way point. Other mushers who have already taken their mandatory 8 hour layover are not far behind.

Woman in blue and purple parka with red hat

Aliy Zirkle sustained significant impact that resulted in a concussion and orthopedic injuries to her upper torso.

The burled arch in Nome being prepared for the Iditarod finish.

This year’s Iditarod will look different in a lot of ways, especially with the absence of familiar faces who opted not to participate in this year’s shortened “Gold Trail Loop.”

Boy basketball player reaching for ball. Fans in the stands in background.

Nome-Beltz High School was prepared to host a basketball game against Unalakleet last Friday, but after learning of a positive COVID-19 case in the village, the Bering Strait School District decided to cancel the games.

Brett Lapham and Zack Weisz have taken over first position in the leaderboard. The team checked out of Unalakleet on the way to Nome at 10:08 this morning with 30 layover hours used.

In a meeting last week, the School Board for the Bering Strait School District approved a plan for basketball teams to travel between villages that are in the “GREEN” zone.