Posts by Sophia Desalvo
Vaccines Delivered to Bering Strait Villages, 200 Plus Savoonga Residents Received First Dose
Reynolds says close to 200 people in Savoonga have received at least the first dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. As a community health practitioner, she is one of nine personnel in the clinic responsible for communicating with roughly 650 residents
Read MoreNome Public Schools and Bering Strait School District Go to In-Person Instruction, Lower Yukon Still in “RED”
Following the winter holidays, Nome Public Schools and the Bering Strait School District are returning to in-person instruction, while the Lower Yukon School District will proceed with a distance-learning model.
Read MoreFlying Debris Severs Power Line in Unalakleet Due to High, Gusting Winds
Yesterday, damaging high wind in Unalakleet sent debris flying into high voltage power lines, knocking out electricity for half of the village. After roughly nine hours, electricity was restored to the south side of town, thanks to the efforts of Unalakleet Valley Electric Cooperative (UVEC) workers.
Read MorePfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine Arrives in Nome, First Dose Will Be Administered Tonight
The first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have officially arrived in Nome. The vaccine touched down at approximately 1:30pm today on the Alaska Airlines flight from Anchorage.
Read MoreNome-Beltz E-Sports Team Competes in Final Match, Varsity Undefeated in Fall Season
The Nome-Beltz E-sports team competed in their season’s final match last month. Despite having their state championship cancelled by the Alaska School Activities Association (ASAA), the Nanooks, composed of both varsity and junior varsity squads, may have been one of the few sports teams still allowed to compete in the state of Alaska.
Read MoreNome Public Schools’ Board Meeting Outlines Board Priorities for Current School Year
In the most recent Nome School Board meeting on November 10, 2020, board members approved the audit report for the 2019-2020 fiscal year, as well as the Board’s priorities for the current school year.
Read MoreSavoonga School Reopened to In-Person Learning After Weeks of Being in the “RED”
Students in Savoonga returned to Hogarth Kingeekuk Sr. Memorial School in-person Monday after several weeks of being in the “RED” zone.
Read MoreASAA Says High School Basketball and Cheerleading Will Begin in January 2021
Wrestling’s season, however, is still to be determined. ASAA’s Executive Director, Billy Strickland, is confident those dates will be decided by the next board meeting.
Read MoreNewly Opened Hooper Bay Charter School to Receive $500,000 in Grant Funds
Hooper Bay Charter School’s mission is to provide culturally relevant education through a unique, place-based science curriculum.
Read MoreBallot Measure 2 Promises to Overhaul Alaskan Elections For Better or For Worse
The three components encompassed in Ballot Measure 2 are increased campaign financing disclosure requirements, a top-four primary election open to all Alaskan voters, and ranked choice voting.
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