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By Diana Haecker Brent Sass, in his seventh running of the Iditarod, won the 2022 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race, arriving under the burled arch on Tuesday morning at 5:38 a.m. with 11 dogs in harness...
UNALAKLEET CHECKPOINT—The sun sets over the Unalakleet checkpoint of the Iditarod, illuminating the Nulato Hills.
By Peter Loewi On Sunday, the two front runners in the 2022 Iditarod had already passed, but the work at the checkpoint was only just ramping up. Volunteers and fans alike came in and out more...
SHAKTOOLIK CHECKERS— Lynn Takak and Iditarod Checker Gary Bekoalok wait for Iditarod teams to arrive in Shaktoolik on Sunday, March 13.
By RB Smith     Fierce winds and drifting snow greeted mushers as they came into Shaktoolik last Sunday, March 13, forcing many to hunker down for the night and crowd into the small checkpoint. The...
50 YEARS OF IDITAROD— Aaron Burmeister of Nome leaves the start line during the ceremonial start in Anchorage, on Saturday, March 5.
By RB Smith The 50th Iditarod kicked off to a snowy start last weekend, as 49 mushers hit the 1,100-mile trail to Nome. The race is the first full Iditarod to take place during the COVID-19 pandemic...
Rob Luce addresses the Nome City Council on Feb. 28, 2022.
By Diana Haecker After months of work sessions, debates at regular meetings and hearing angry testimony from Nome residents, an attempt to curb by ordinance hard liquor sales through package stores...
Team 7 arriving in Nome on Monday, Feb. 21.
By Peter Loewi Heavy, wet snow and strong winds didn’t stop Tyler Aklestad and Nick Olstad from storming into town at 2:17 p.m. on Monday, leading the Iron Dog 2022 Pro Class to the Halfway Point in...
TRAINING RUN— Mike Morgan and his team partner Chris Olds recently finished a training run from Wasilla to Nome. Here Morgan is pictured at Hell’s Gate where the trail drops from the Alaska Range onto the southfork of the Kuskokwim River.
By Peter Loewi Iron Dog is so competitive, says Nome racer Mike Morgan, that you can’t afford to work on the machine during the race. There are “a lot of strong teams that could potentially do...
OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST MEETS NOME SWIMMERS— Nome Northstar Swim Team members  Joetta Hubert, Aliyah Hensley, Piper Lewis, Kourtney Bogart, Ella Hubert, Lexi Blandford and Demi Pantelis met Olympic Gold Medalist Lydia Jacoby at the Water Bowl competition held last week in Anchorage
On February 4, 2022, 21 Nome Northstar Team swimmers attended the Water Bowl competition at Bartlett Pool in Anchorage, hosted by the Northern Lights Swim Team. The ages of the NNST competitors...
Caden Hanebuth  jumps high to get the jump ball during Saturday night's game against the Glennallen Panthers.
By Sara Bioff Last weekend, on February 4 and 5, Glennallen Panthers brought their boys and girls’ junior varsity and varsity teams to play against the Nome Nanooks in the Nanook Den. Noatak’s JV...
GETTING READY— Dad Evan Booth and his son Steffen prep their racing machines in Nome for their first Iron Dog together as a team.
By Peter Loewi Evan and Steffen Booth are all in for the Iron Dog. The father-and-son team bring a unique mix of experience and youth to the trail: father Evan, 53, first raced in 1990 and won with...

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