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HONORING THE GUESTS— Port Director Joy Baker, City Manager Tom Moran, Nome Mayor Richard Beneville and the King Island Drummers and Dancers welcomed Crystal Serenity passengers to Nome on Sunday, August 21.

Inaugural visit of Crystal Serenity to Nome deemed a success

Prior to the arrival of the nearly 1,700-souls carrying mega luxury cruise ship Crystal Serenity in Nome, a bit of anxiety hung in the air over the Gold Rush City. Will the Friday and Saturday storm...

Nome Common Council threatens to demolish Nome Front Street bar

The Nome Common Council, following up on what Councilman Stan Andersen says is a mandate from citizens to put a stop to hazardous eyesores, has drawn up an abatement list of 20 or so ramshackle...

ROOM FOR EXPANSION— Nome leadership appealed to the Army Corps of Engineers to continue a delayed Arctic deep-draft port study.

U.S. delegation asks Army to accelerate Nome’s deep-draft port

The Nome Port Commission met last week and poured over a comprehensive list of projects on the worktable for the Port of Nome. The projects fall under maintenance, projects in planning stages,...

Luxury cruise ship Crystal Serenity to arrive in Nome on Sunday

On Sunday, Nome can expect to see a sharp rise in population for the day as 1,064 passengers will disembark from the luxury cruise liner Crystal Serenity. This will mark the first time that a cruise...

CENSURED— The Alaska Supreme Court issued an order to sanction Judge Tim Dooley with public censure.

Judge Dooley disciplined with censure by Alaska Supreme Court

Last Friday, the Alaska Supreme Court issued an order for a public censure of Nome’s Superior Court Judge Timothy Dooley, who was investigated by the Alaska Judicial Conduct Commission for allegedly...

IN FLAMES— A Nome volunteer firefighter points the fire hose into the flames that consumed a five-plex on Fourth Avenue on Sunday evening.

Fire engulfs Fourth Avenue five-plex

Spectators marveled at billowing black smoke coming out as flames gutted most of a yellow housing complex near East 4th Avenue and Steadman Sunday evening. Nome Volunteer Fire Dept. got the call...

POINTING TO THE FUTURE— Virgil Soonagrook of Gambell refers to a map of his village as he discusses possible economic development at the fourth Arctic Resource Development and Infrastructure summit on Tuesday. Listening to Soonagrook are, left to right, Richard Koozaata, Louie Green Jr. and Bill Culbertson.

Connectivity is key issue at fourth BSA summit in Gambell

The Arctic is changing. For years, the elders of northern communities have been reporting it, and scientists have been putting forth much data to support it. In an effort to continue their proactive...

Photo by Diana Haecker INALIQ DANCERS— During last week’s Kawerak/Rural Provider’s Conference, evening entertainment included bench dance performances by Little Diomede’s Inaliq Traditional Dancers.

Justice bill discussed at Kawerak/Rural providers conference

As part of a two-year partnership, Kawerak teamed up with RurAL CAP and hosted the 33rd Rural Providers conference in conjunction with the annual Kawerak gathering, held in Nome last week. The...

At Nome Common Council, burn barrel debate heats up

Positive news came from Superintendent Nome Public Schools Shawn Arnold during last Monday’s regular Nome Common Council meeting. Funds to operate pre-kindergarten education that had been dropped...

THIS LAND IS OUR LAND— Bureau of Land Management Director Neil Kornze signs a patent transferring over one million acres of land to the corporations Kukulget, Inc. of Savoonga, and the Sivuqaq, Inc. of Gambell, during a ceremony with community leaders of St. Lawrence Island on July 27.

St. Lawrence Island corporations get clear title to their land

The federal Bureau of Land Management handed over permanent title to St. Lawrence Island to Alaska Natives last week. Neil Kornze, federal BLM director, traveled to the sixth-largest island in the...