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GOING BIG— The Pomrenkes’ gold dredge Christine Rose is digging for gold off Nome’s beaches, as a film crew in the helicopter is filming the action in this file photo from 2011.
For eight seasons now, the Pomrenke family has entertained audiences on the Discovery Channel through the reality television show “Bering Sea Gold,” while giving viewers a glimpse into the life of a...
ARCTIC COUNCIL—U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson chaired the 10th Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council in Fairbanks, which marked the end of the U.S. Chairmanship Program.
The chairmanship of the Arctic Council held by the United States for the past two years passed to Finland in a ceremony earlier this month at the 10th Ministerial Meeting in Fairbanks. Finland will...
The Nome Common Council tabled a measure requiring property owners to clear accumulated ice as well as snow from sidewalks adjacent to their property. A city law already requires snow removal....
TELLER FIRE— Nome Volunteer Fire Department volunteers helped Teller residents fight a fire in a residential home, on May 4, 2017
A house fire in Teller caused substantial damage to the home of Ray Foster, according to Nome Volunteer Fire Department Chief Jim West Jr., but it fortunately did not result in injuries to people....
Source: Bering Sea Elders Group
President Donald Trump signed an executive order last Friday that rolled back not only outer continental shelf oil and gas development restrictions in the Arctic, Chukchi and Beaufort Seas, but also...
HOUSING CRUNCH IN THE REGION— Savoonga Tribal Vice President Larry Kava visits with Alaska Coalition of Housing and Homelessness Brian Wilson in Savoonga on Thursday April 27.
Last week, Brian Wilson, the Executive Director for the Alaska Coalition of Housing and Homelessness, ACHH for short, visited Nome from Juneau to personally assess overcrowded housing and...
The Nome Common Council unanimously voted April 24 to approve a resolution approving a memorandum of agreement between Norton Sound Health Corp. and the City’s Nome Volunteer Ambulance Dept. “It’s...
The Port of Nome
The Nome Port Commission took delivery on a draft port and harbor development analysis during an April 20 work session. Lorraine Cordova, familiar to City of Nome administration through her work at...
The City of Nome and Norton Sound Health Corp. have moved closer to an agreement over services of Nome Volunteer Ambulance Dept. NVAD, staffed by about 20 volunteers, provides in-city emergency...
INSTALLATION— Alaska Supreme Court Justice Craig Stowers administers the oath of office to Nome Superior Court Judge Romano DiBenedetto as Fairbanks Judge Matthew Christian and Second Judicial District Presiding Judge Paul Roetman look on, on Thursday, April 13 in the Nome Courthouse.
On Thursday, April 13 the main Nome courtroom gallery was filled with a large crowd to witness the installation of Romano DiBenedetto as Nome’s new Superior Court Judge. DiBenedetto was appointed to...

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