Iditarod 2019, Day 6: Lead Mushers Finish Their 24’s
As Iditarod’s frontrunners finish their mandatory, 24-hour layovers, the mathematics of the leaderboard begin to simplify, and leaders begin to emerge. Explore highlights of KNOM’s Iditarod coverage from Thursday, March 7.
As of Thursday Afternoon, There’s Only One ‘Scratch’ in Iditarod 2019. That’s Unusual.
One abnormality in Iditarod 2019 is how few mushers have scratched: only one as of Thursday afternoon. Bruce Lee, a retired musher and Iditarod analyst, offers possible explanations for why the scratch count in 2019 is (so far) so low.
As 24’s End, Iditarod Leaders Emerge
Aliy Zirkle is the first Iditarod musher to drive her team into Iditarod, the halfway point of the race, where she is now taking her mandatory, 24-hour rest. But some of the other front runners in the race have completed their 24 and are pulling ahead.
Shishmaref Wins High School District Basketball Tourney
The Shishmaref Northern Lights boys’ and girls’ basketball teams walked away champions of the Bering Sea Bash regional basketball tournament last weekend (Feb. 26–Mar. 2).
Former Finance Director for Watershed Council Sentenced to 18 Months for Embezzlement
A former finance director for the nonprofit, Native-led corporation Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council was sentenced to serve 18 months in prison on March 1. David McGraw of Fairbanks pled guilty to embezzling $315,000, the misuse of which curtailed or terminated programs meant to assist Alaska Native tribes, says Kelly Donnelly of YRITWC.