The Nome Common Council met last Monday, Feb.
The Nome Common Council met last Monday, Feb. 17 for a rescheduled regular meeting and tackled a wide range of issues from FY20 budget amendments, an ordinance to adopt the uniform code to capture online sale tax revenue and first readings including...
Early on the morning of Feb. 10 three people from White Mountain who were travelling to Golovin found themselves trapped in overflow and were able to contact local search and rescue. “I got a call about 1:45 in the morning that folks were stuck out...
Israel and Joseph Hale rode the Iron Dog in the recreational class and were the first team to arrive in Nome. They were also the first Iron Dog team to travel through the villages of the Northwest Arctic Borough in the race. Israel Hale is the first...
The Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation’s Board of Directors voted Feb. 6 to not buy red king crab for both the winter and summer seasons of 2020. The board also voted to urge the Alaska Department of Fish and Wildlife to close the fishery...
The Nome Planning Commission met Feb. 4 and received an update on efforts to fill two critical city positions, which have been vacant. “The police chief’s deadline for resumés is closed,” said City Manager Glenn Steckman. “Finance director is closed...
The large-scale die off of gray whales, walrus and certain seabirds has alarmed residents of northwest Alaska as well as the scientists who study those creatures. The scientists use the term “unusual mortality event,” UME for short, when large...
A second round of advertising to fill the position of Nome Police Chief has produced more applicants for the job and the City of Nome administration is in the process to move into the interview phase with five candidates.
The position became vacant...
A former Baptist Church with a lot of rooms is now a residence for people attracted to communal living and reasonable rent.
Kugzruk Kommons is the creation of Janice Wilson, who grew up with nine siblings in Nondalton. Her family’s house was big...
Nome Mayor Richard Beneville suffered a mild stroke on Sunday, January 19 at his home in Nome.
In an interview with The Nome Nugget by phone on Feb. 4, he reported that he is doing fine and recovering at Providence hospital in Anchorage.
Beneville...
