All Iron Dogs racers rest and repair in Nome
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Record-breaking, yet difficult trail conditions didn’t stop the 21 racers still in the Iron Dog Race from all checking into Nome by the night of Monday, Feb. 21.
Jackrabbits being surveyed in Western Alaska for first time
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The Alaska Department of Fish & Game is studying the dwindling population of Alaska hares or more commonly, jackrabbits in Western Alaska. Researchers don’t yet know why the population has been decreasing.
Remaining Iron Dog racers check into Nome
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The rest of the top five saw some changes. Cody Barber and Brett Lapham, who KNOM previously reported as being in fourth position on the morning of Feb. 21, in fact scratched out Sunday night at 10:34 p.m. Shane Barber and Troy Conlon are now in fourth position; they checked into Nome at 5:09 p.m. on Feb. 21. Andrew Gumley and Klinton VanWingerden have moved up to fifth position. They actually arrived in Nome before Barber and Conlon, at 3:39 p.m., but Gumley and VanWingerden have used fewer layover hours.