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Kirsten Bey, a Nome musher participating in the Serum Run Expedition from Nenana to Nome, was hit by a snow machiner about five miles before they reached Galena, on Sunday, March 1. According to...
The Nome Public Safety Advisory Commission met Saturday to interview the five semi-finalists for the City of Nome’s chief of police position. Four of the candidates were interviewed via video...
An almost complete Nome Common Council – with all present except for councilwoman Jennifer Reader — was all smiles when the first point of order on last Monday’s regular meeting consisted of swearing...
On Thursday, Feb. 20, the ACLU and the law firm Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Miller & Monkman, filed a civil lawsuit on behalf of Clarice Leota Hardy in the United States District Court for Alaska...
For over 25 years, Christmas trees and cutouts of Santa, mermaids, walruses and more have made their way onto the sea ice in front of Nome. As soon as the ice is sufficiently thick and in place, Nome...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...