Western Alaska Student Runners Head to State
![Boys from across Western Alaska took off from the finish line at the Bering Strait School District Cross-Country Championships (Photo courtesy of Brendan Ellis, 2017)](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/BSSDBoysStart-e1506463033728-1200x787.jpg)
After regional championships this past Saturday, athletes from across the region will compete at the state cross-country running competition in Anchorage this weekend.
Nome Hosts Cross-Country Invite; In Volleyball, Kotzebue Huskies Defeat Lady Nanooks
![Nome's Jamie Yi crosses the finish line in White Mountain, 2017](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Cross-country-1200x900.jpg)
Teams from Kotzebue, Teller, White Mountain, and Savoonga visited Nome for the Nome Cross-Country Invite. And the Kotzebue Huskies volleyball team hosted the Nome Nanooks, resulting in a Kotzebue win.
Iditarod Musher Zirkle Visits Western Alaska Schools in the Off-Season
![Aliy Zirkle at the podium](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014-03-16-iditarod-banquet-91-1216px-1200x800.jpg)
This week, Aliy Zirkle saw Golovin, Elim, and White Mountain in a way she’s never seen them before: without snow.
Profile: At Culture Camp, New Teachers Immerse in Region
![Educators new to Alaska try their hand at cutting fish during Cultural Camp for Educators.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CultureCamp-Fish-1200x900.jpg)
Educators new to Nome Public Schools and the Bering Strait School District recently got a hands-on introduction to the culture and tradition of the region at Cultural Camp for Educators.
Elder Voices: Velma Brown
![The community of White Mountain. Photo: Laura Kraegel, KNOM.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2016-02-12-WMO-024-2432px-1200x900.jpg)
Velma lived in communities all over Alaska and has many stories to share, about everything from school to winter storms to alcohol addiction.
Elder Voices: Willa Ashenfelter
![Fish River, White Mountain](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/White-Mountain-wilderness-edit-1-of-1-1200x621.jpg)
On this week’s episode of “Elder Voices” from the KNOM Archive, hear White-Mountain-born Willa Ashenfelter describe village life she remembers as a child, particularly her fond Christmas memories. Tune in Wednesday at 11am and again at 6pm, only on KNOM.
Elder Voices: Steven Agloinga
![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)
Steven Agloinga was born in White Mountain in 1926. Steven shares his story in a rebroadcast of Elder Voices from a 2004 interview with KNOM. Join KNOM every Wednesday at 11am and again at 6pm, for a rebroadcast of the beloved series Elder Voices.
August ’09: “Come back soon!”
August 23, 2009 The transmitter fails this morning, just as the automated remote control commands the increase to daytime power. KNOM general manager Ric Schmidt coaxes it to operate at very low power: about 2,000 watts. The reason for the problem was a lightning strike that severed the jumper cable 100 feet above ground. Due to high […]