Little Diomede, AK: On its Own
![Little Diomede, 2008](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2008-04-23-dio-for-static-001-2432px-1200x799.jpg)
For weeks on end in February, one of the most isolated communities on Earth was cut off from the outside world with the halting of its regular helicopter flights. As KNOM reported, there was “no way on or off.”
Through a Glass, Brightly
![Courtney inside our digital studios](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2015-02-11-volz-and-ds-017-2432px-1200x800.jpg)
Thanks to you, construction continues with the Tom and Florence Busch Digital Studios. The latest work involves the glass windows partitioning one room from another.
In Our Volunteers’ Home: a Floor to Walk On, a Stove to Cook On
![Feet on the new floor in KNOM's volunteer house](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2015-02-11-volz-and-ds-004-2432px-1200x800.jpg)
A few recent upgrades to our volunteer dormitory aren’t just making it a more comfortable home; they’re an investment for a crucial part of our mission.
Here’s Why, in Nome, It’s Still $5.72 a Gallon
![Gas prices in downtown Nome, February 2015](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2015-02-11-gas-prices-and-ice-005-2432px-1200x800.jpg)
Around the New Year, gas prices were falling everywhere in the USA — except in rural Alaska. Here’s why.
Finding Love on Story49
![Kristin and Caitlin](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2015-02-11-story-49-crew-010-2432px-1200x800.jpg)
For a Valentine’s-Day-themed edition of Story49 last month, volunteer producers Kristin Leffler and Caitlin Whyte teamed up to capture stories about finding love in the sub-Arctic.
Ice In, Ice Out
![Nome, Alaska, from the frozen Bering Sea](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2015-02-07-gas-prices-and-ice-002-2432px-1200x800.jpg)
The freezing of the Bering Sea drastically changes the landscape of rural Alaska’s coastal communities. It also opens up new possibilities for transportation and subsistence.
In ’15, a Unique Race Season
![Aaron Burmeister at the Ceremonial Start, Iditarod 2014](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2014-03-01-iditarod-cerem-start-479-2432px-1200x800.jpg)
In rural Alaska, “race season” rolls on. Early March finds us in-between two of the long-distance competitions that most excite our region: Iron Dog and the Iditarod.