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Gobbling up the budget: The high price of Thanksgiving in Nome
The national price of Thanksgiving dinner for ten people this year is expected to cost about $62, or $6.20 per person. That’s according to a survey by the American Farm Bureau Federation released earlier this month (Nov 15). The findings come from a survey conducted the first week of November (1-6) by “volunteer shoppers” who…
Read MorePublic statement regarding new General Manager of KNOM Radio Mission
The KNOM Radio Mission regretfully announces that Inuraaq Evans recently stepped down from the role of General Manager. The Board of Directors remains impressed with her vision and enthusiasm for positive growth in the region, and we look forward to seeing her wonderful accomplishments in the future. The Board is pleased to announce that long-time…
Read MoreYoung Hunters Walrus Summit to come to Nome
The Young Hunters Walrus Summit, the first of its kind, will be held in Nome next month. “Our mission is very simple. It is to protect the pacific walrus conservation,” Vera Metcalf said.
Read MoreDear Friend… (May 2022)
KNOM needs your prayers. In recent months, the radio mission has been hit hard by staffing shortages. As you may know, workplaces around the country are seeing employees move, resign, or find different careers altogether. In rural Alaska, where finding specialized staff comes with extra challenges, the trend puts a great deal of pressure on…
Read MoreIditarod teams navigate rough, windblown trail into Nikolai
Teams pulling into Nikolai described a snowless section worse than any year in recent memory. “It was not fun,” rookie Hanna Lyrek said. Kristy Berington worried her sled wouldn’t make it. And Hugh Neff said he’d “taken a few Tylenols.”
Read MoreThe Nome Static: End-of-Year 2021 (Print Layout)
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Read MoreAfter Hours-Effort Saves Christmas Day Play
This year, KNOM will ring in Christmas Day with the old and the new! Due to staff shortages, the traditional volunteer-led project of writing an original Christmas play was canceled. However, in a moment of clarity, KNOM volunteers knew that they had to step in and save the play. Les Brown dreamed up KNOM’s first…
Read MoreSeavey Holds Slim Lead over Burmeister
Seavey and Burmeister neck and neck into the Skwentna-South checkpoint.
Read MoreThe Nome Static, March 2021 (Print Layout)
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Read MoreThe Time Traveling Adventures of Tommy and Tammy
KNOM’s volunteers: Cathy Rubano, Sophia DeSalvo, and Colin O’Connor, now present you with a KNOM Radio production of the 2020 Annual Christmas Play. Listen as Tommy and Tammy travel back in time to the period before their grandparents were married. Their adventures along the way remind us what Christmas is about, even in tough times.
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