The Nome Static, April 2023

Showcase highlights healthy workplaces

After two and a half decades of faithfully sharing jobs in the region during KNOM’s weekly Job Files show, Vickie Erickson retired last year. Dan Fishel, who took over the regular Job Files hour, is trying something new in addition to the usual show: an employer showcase.

Hear from 2023 Iditarod finishers under the burled arch in Nome

KNOM Radio covered as many of the mushers in the small field of 33 as we could. By the time everyone finished, the final count was 29 teams completed the 51st running of the Iditarod.

Nome officials, artists and businesses weigh in on this year’s Iditarod

The 2023 Iditarod has come and gone from the finish line at the end of Front Street in Nome, but local businesses are feeling the effect of what it brought to the city, financially.

Radar study reveals 1918 pandemic graves at Pilgrim Hot Springs cemetery

The results of a ground-penetrating radar study of the Pilgrim Hot Springs cemetery, located about 60 miles northeast of Nome, have been released.