At Subway Basketball Showdown, Close Games and Family Pride
![Nome girls, in white, fight with Unalakleet girls, in brown, fight to recover the basketball](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/3G7A9409-1200x800.jpg)
The Unalakleet boys and Kotzebue girls teams came out on top of at a competitive weekend of high-school basketball last Thursday through Saturday.
Nanooks Basketball Returns to the Court This Weekend
![Nanooks girls, in white, play against Delta-Greely, in green, on the Nome-Beltz court](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/3G7A3022-1200x800.jpg)
School starts again today for Nome Public Schools. That also means it’s back to the court for Nome-Beltz Basketball. Both boys and girls teams return to action after the holiday break with the Subway Showdown this weekend.
Unalakleet Cooperative Works to Restore Power to Residents After Break in Electrical Line
![Unalakleet in the fall of 2014. Photo: Caitlin Whyte, KNOM file.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/MG_3662-608x400-1.jpeg)
According to Unalakleet’s Valley Electric Cooperative (UVEC) general manager Reese Huhta, around 9:45 Friday morning, the Cooperative became aware of a break at the wind farm. Technicians attempted to perform a bypass on the line, which was unsuccessful. A line technician is being flown in from Golovin to conduct a repair.
Iditarod to Tighten Race Trail Security, Rewrite “Gag Rule”
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The Iditarod Trail Committee (ITC) is taking steps to tighten security along the race route in the near future. The move comes after October’s announcement that four dogs on four-time champion Dallas Seavey’s team tested positive for the prohibited painkiller tramadol at the end of the 2017 race.
Unalakleet, Shishmaref Compete At State Volleyball Tournament
![Shishmaref, in black and white uniforms, takes on Gustavus, across the net, in red and black](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171130_163515-1200x900.jpg)
The Unalakleet Wolfpack and Shishmaref Northern Lights volleyball teams headed to Anchorage last weekend to compete in the State Mixed-Six Tournament. Shishmaref made it to the quarterfinals.
At BSSD Mixed-Six Championship, A Thrilling Volleyball Climax
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Unalakleet and Shishmaref took the top two spots and advanced to state in an energetic BSSD Western Conference Mixed-Six Volleyball Tournament in St. Michael.
Story49: “I Gave Myself Permission”
![Laureli Ivanoff stands on the beach in Unalakleet.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Laureli-Ivanoff-1200x900.jpg)
After 20 years away, Laureli Ivanoff returned home to Unalakleet, determined to share stories that celebrate life in rural Alaska.
Regional Wrestling, Volleyball Teams Compete In Kotzebue, Unalakleet
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Nome and Kotzebue led the tallies at Kotzebue’s Bush Brawl Tournament, while Unalakleet fought to victory at home in the Unalakleet Mixed-Six Smash Classic.
Not a Drop to Drink
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Your support enables KNOM to provide crucially-needed information to rural Alaska: such as when, earlier this year, two listening communities were placed on “boil water” notices because of concerns of tap water contamination.
Leadership Summit Keynote Urges Hope, Resolve In Native Community
![Jorie Ayyu Paoli receives a standing ovation after her keynote speech (Photo: Gabe Colombo, KNOM, 2017)](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_1122-1-e1507244385327-1200x900.jpg)
Jorie Ayyu Paoli delivered the keynote address at the Kawerak Leadership Summit in Nome. “Our community — we’re like the willow,” she said. “You can cut the willow down, you can cut it back, to try and get rid of it, but if there’s even a shred of root, it will re-grow and thrive.”