Welcome, Maddie and Mitch!
![Maddie Winchester in Studio A](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2015-08-12-maddie-008-2432px-1200x800.jpg)
As we transition into autumn, we’re transitioning, too, into the service terms of our 2015-2016 volunteer class. Meet KNOM’s new volunteer producers: Maddie and Mitch.
In Gambell, a Focus on Pollution
![Pollution researcher in Gambell, Alaska](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2015-06-28-kristin-ACAT-gambell-003-2432px-1200x795.jpg)
Earlier this summer, a very special community education course in a key part of KNOM’s listening area highlighted a growing awareness of pollution in our region. With your support, KNOM was on the front lines of this crucial story.
Recent Snapshots of Our Region
![White Mountain's oil drum storage area is one contaminated site out of 338 sites on ANCSA land that is still in the clean-up process,. Photo: Laura Kraegel/KNOM.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2015-07-30-laura-k-travels-003-2432px-1200x900.jpg)
Rural Alaska is truly an incredible place. See a few glimpses of recent volunteer travel in our region.
Smoke in the Sky!
![Smoke in Nome's weather forecast](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Smoke-iPhone-2432px-1200x800.jpg)
Daily life in Alaska is predictably unpredictable, and this summer’s weather in Western Alaska was no exception.
At Mass, Welcoming the Newies
![Volunteers at Mass, August 2015](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2015-08-13-volz-at-church-001-2432px-1200x800.jpg)
An August Mass at Nome’s St. Joseph Catholic Church was but the latest way our local faith community has welcomed KNOM and the people who serve at our mission.