Braving heavy winds and below-zero temperatures, a dozen mushers embarked across the sea ice for their chance at claiming victory in this year’s Kobuk 440 Sled Dog Race.
Sports
Kiana’s boys basketball team needed one more for a full squad. An 8th grade girl volunteered.
Eighth grader Fannie Williams played all of both regional tournament games for Kiana’s boys high school team.
Without Iditarod fanfare and ‘Mardi Gras of the North,’ Nome businesses expect financial losses this year
The City of Nome and many commercial establishments expect to take a financial loss this year as one of Nome’s biggest tourist events falls casualty to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dallas Seavey wins 5th Iditarod
This is Seavey’s fifth Iditarod win, tying him with Rick Swenson for the most Iditarod victories ever.
‘We got us a dog race’: Seavey first into Skwentna with just 67 miles to finish
The Iditarod’s five top mushers were running within two hours of each other Saturday as they started their last push to the finish line, with Aaron Burmeister of Nome seizing the lead in search of his first victory.
Iditarod roundup: Seavey holds onto lead in race’s final third
More than two dozen Iditarod teams are retracing their route back to Willow Friday after reaching this year’s turnaround spot.