Topsham teen mushes into Junior Iditarod Alaskan dogsled race

While many children will be busy building snowmen and drinking hot cocoa this winter, Topsham dogsled enthusiast Tara Crossman, 16, will fulfill her dream of competing in a pair of elite Alaskan dogsled races this February — the Junior Willow 100 and the Junior Iditarod.

The Mt. Ararat High School junior said her love for dogsledding started when she was 7 years old after watching the animated film “Balto,” the story of a heroic dogsledding team that delivers medicine to sick children in Nome, Alaska.

“I just g ... Read more

2 feet of snow bring much of central peninsula to a halt

More snow is on the way

A major snowstorm dropped up to 2 feet of snow on much of the Kenai Peninsula as it ventured north toward Anchorage this weekend, closing schools and businesses Monday.

On Friday night, the National W ... Read more

2022 at KNOM: Year in review

January

A Christmas surprise: Volunteer fellow Miriam Trujillo and volunteer engineer Les Brown reveal they worked after hours to produce the annual Christmas play, which was originally cancelled due to staffing shortages.

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Discover the Snowiest Place in Alaska

There’s no doubt about it, Alaska may just be one of the snowiest places in the entirety of the United States. However, just how snowy is it? And where is most of that snow found at? If you’re not sure of the answer to these questions, don’t wo ... Read more

Pushing Peaks With Cirque Series Founder Julian Carr

Professional skier, entrepreneur, and Cirque Series founder Julian Carr fell in love with mountain running in an organic, roundabout way: one-on-one time with his dog Lexie — an athletic, white Dogo Argentino, which is a pack-hunter breed with agility and sharpness — the perfect adventure partner. It was February 2010. Carr lived near a trailhead for Mount Olympus in Utah’s Salt Lake Valley, where he was born and raised. For the past nine years, he’d mountain bike or wake surf in the off-season gaps between skiing in Chile and Argentina ... Read more

Soldotna to finish field house design with COVID relief fund

Voters in October approved a proposition allowing the city to incur up to $15 million in debt to build the field house

The City of Soldotna will use about $220,000 in federal COVID-19 relief funds to finish design and bid work for the So ... Read more

A Year In Review: Indigenous Successes at McGill

The Office of Indigenous Initiatives (OII) is pleased to share its annual review of Indigenous successes and accomplishments across McGill in 2022.

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Check out our watch list for 2022-23 USA TODAY HSSA Boys Hoc

USA TODAY

The USA TODAY High School Sports Awards is pleased to announce its watch list for the 2022-23 USA TODAY HSSA Boys Hockey Team.

This initial list includes 50 current student-athletes who meet the nomination criteria ... Read more