Posts by Davis Hovey
Iron Dog Race restart moved up due to weather, Aklestad and Olstad through White Mountain
Reigning Iron Dog champions, Tyler Aklestad and Nick Olstad, maintain a 30-minute lead on the second-position team in this year’s Iron Dog snowmachine race. The restart began in Nome at 6 a.m. this morning instead of the originally planned 8 a.m. restart.
Read MoreAklestad and Olstad lead through Kotzebue, 10 teams scratch from Iron Dog
The top teams departed Kotzebue this morning as they moved forward to Nome and the halfway point of the 2023 Iron Dog snowmachine race. Team 7 of Tyler Aklestad and Nick Olstad started this race in 16th position on Friday, Feb. 17, then moved into first after McGrath where they have held the lead since the evening of Feb. 18.
Read MoreKuskokwim 300 lineup set for race start, one Nome musher competing
The Kuskokwim 300 sled dog race is back to normal. There are no COVID-19 restrictions in place, the trail will follow the traditional route, and winter weather seems to be normal for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta area.
Read MoreArctic Deep Draft Port design pushed back, Congress funding increased
Nome’s deep draft port project was originally scheduled to have 95% of its final design set by the beginning of December 2022. As the new year has begun, that benchmark has been delayed. The upside is the port project is getting a financial boost.
Read MoreCity of Nome pursuing grant to fund HomePlate Apartments
The City of Nome is officially onboard to financially support the community’s Housing First Project, also known as HomePlate.
Read MoreNome’s Arctic Deep Draft Port project approaches milestone
A major milestone in the development of Nome’s Arctic Deep Draft Port is coming up later this month. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Port of Nome’s contractors must have 95% of the design finalized by the end of November and so far, things are on track.
Read MoreFEMA extends disaster application deadline
Western Alaskans have an extra two weeks to apply for state and federal disaster assistance as recovery efforts from ex-Typhoon Merbok are still ongoing in various communities.
Read MoreNeal Foster holds narrow lead in House District 39 race after first count of election results
Unofficial election results show incumbent Neal Foster of Nome leading Tyler Ivanoff of Shishmaref by one percent of the vote. Not all votes have been tallied yet, as zero have come in from Gambell so far.
Read MoreGovernor candidates Les Gara and Jessica Cook run as democrats
One of Gara and Cook’s priorities for rural Alaska is to create better access to affordable broadband by utilizing federal funds to build up internet infrastructure in Western Alaska.
Read MoreGovernor candidates Bill Walker and Heidi Drygas run as non-partisan
Bill Walker and Heidi Drygas are running as the non-partisan candidates challenging Les Gara, the Democratic candidate, and incumbent Mike Dunleavy.
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