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2021-10-16

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Native-owned business combines traditional Qaspeqs, other garments with modern materials

Naataq Gear is a rural Alaskan business focused on producing a water-resistant version of the Qaspeq (kuspuk). With Indigenous People’s Day happening this week, KNOM’s Davis Hovey reports on this small business in Nome that’s doing its part to merge traditional and cultural Alaska Native values with modern materials. “Well... Read more

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Data gathered for Graphite Creek studies

Graphite One Inc. Oct. 13 announced the completion of a 2,052-meter drill program focused on gathering data for a feasibility study on developing a mine at its Graphite Creek project about 35 miles north of Nome, Alaska. A preliminary economic assessment completed in 2017 outlined plans for a mine at... Read more

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Nome-Beltz cross country team finishes strong with state meet in Anchorage

The Nome-Beltz High School cross country team wrapped up the 2021 season with the state championship in Anchorage on Saturday, October 9. In the girl’s race, Freshman AwaLuk Nichols lead the Nome-Beltz runners, clocking in at 23 minutes and five seconds. Overall, she placed 24th. Besides Nichols, six other girls from the Bering Strait Region ran in the state championships. Natallie Tobuk, a Nome Junior, placed 32nd with a time of 24:35.1. Della Medlin, a senior from Nome placed 38th overall. Her time was 25:12.9. Zaida Baldwin, a senior from Kotzebue took 42nd, finishing with a time of 25:39.7. Sophomore Katelyn Piper, also from Kotzebue, rounded out the Bering Strait School District representation. She finished 49th with a time of 26:5.3. Read more

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First COVID death reported in region

The Nome, Norton Sound and Bering Strait region saw its first COVID-19 related death this week since the pandemic began in March 2020. The unidentified individual was a regional resident in their 60s, and passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 13, according to the Norton Sound Health Corporation. COVID-19 cases in... Read more

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