Norton Sound Residents to Receive $575 Utility Credit from NSEDC on Next Statement
Utility meter in Nome. Photo: Matthew Smith, KNOM. In an effort to alleviate economic pressures in the Norton Sound region, the Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation (NSEDC) is issuing a $575 energy subsidy for 2024. Residents can expect a credit on their upcoming utility billing cycle, an initiative designed to ease the financial burdens faced […]
Fighting For More Fish, CVRF Woos Voters In Election Year
Coastal Villages Region Fund is trying to drum up more voter support for its Just Fix CDQ campaign, which aims to change fishery allocations the nonprofit says are unfair.
With New Report, CVRF Continues Its Fight for More Fish
The Coastal Villages Region Fund has commissioned a new report that it says is further evidence its federal fishery allocations are unfairly low.
Nome Port Commission Seeks To Expedite Impound Process
Frustrated with vessel owners who put off paying fees to the last minute, officials at the Port of Nome discussed changing the city’s impound process at Thursday night’s regular Port Commission meeting.
Marine Biologists Seek Answers in a Warmer Bering Sea
A group of marine scientists is visiting Western Alaska this week to discuss the results of a second bottom-trawl survey of the northern Bering Sea.
Small Business Grant Winners All In Nome; Sea Laundry Plans to be Up and Running Next Summer
Colby Engstrom, the owner of Sea Laundry, aims to use the $50,000 in funds from the Small Business Initiative program to provide basic laundry services for Nome residents and perhaps the region in the near future.
Transmitter Replacement Update
KNOM’s AM transmitter is overdue for a replacement. A recent grant from a regional Alaska nonprofit puts the station within striking distance of the funds needed for this crucial overhaul. Can you help?
Alumnae, Back at the Microphone
There’s an infectious spirit of service at the heart of our mission; it’s been at the core of what we do, and how we view our role in rural Alaska, since our earliest days on the air in 1971. Like Les Brown (about whom we’ve written elsewhere in our November newsletter), the people who work […]
Our new news director!
In April, the news within KNOM’s walls was, at least momentarily, the news department itself. It was a bittersweet moment as we said goodbye to our longtime news director and, a few weeks later, welcomed a familiar face to the position. We’re proud and so fortunate to have counted Laureli Kinneen among our ranks for […]