THREE PHASES— U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Project Manager Jathan Garrett walked the public through the proposed three phases of the Port of Nome expansion
Public safety, the lack of engagement with tribal governments, concerns about subsistence opportunities, a pending federal marine mammal harassment authorization and the long-term planning of the city’s fiscal obligations to an expanded port facil
2023 COMMENCEMENT— Northwest Campus’ Director Dr. Barb Amarok applauds the achievements of the class of 2023, during the commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 11 at Old St. Joe’s.
Nome’s Northwest Campus of the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, College of Rural and Community Development held their 47th Annual Commencement on Thursday, May 11, at Old St. Joe’s Hall.
 A delegation from the NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center visited Nome last week: Maggie Mooney Seus, AFSC communications program manager; Michale Cameron, the polar ecosystems program manager at the AFSC’s Marine Mammal Laboratory; Bob Foy, the AFSC science and research director; Mabel Baldwin-Schaeffer, AFSC tribal coordinator.
The Bering Sea region is front and center for federal fisheries researchers after the 2019 heatwave produced extreme change in the marine ecosystem.
UPDATE— Mike Schaffner, Senior VP of Mining with Graphite One, presented a project update to the public on April 20, at Old St. Joe’s Hall in Nome.
Graphite One needs to develop a much bigger mine in order to attract investors, company officials said in Nome last week.
LAST FLIGHT (top)—Kevin Ahl made his last trip as a Bering Air pilot on April 1, 2023.
On April 1, pilot Kevin Ahl set off on his last round of flights for Bering Air after a long career with the company. “It feels like I walked through the door last week,” Ahl said. “It’s kind of amazing that 38 years went by.”
A CLASS WINNER— Bubba McDaniel jumps a bump along the trail on the Beam Road, on his way to win the 600 cc class of the 2023 Cannon Ball race, held last Saturday in Nome.
Cody Sherman, Bubba McDaniel and Shayla Johnson won their respective classes in the Cannon Ball snowmachine race, held Saturday, April 15, in Nome.
THREE PHASES— U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Project Manager Jathan Garrett walked the public through the proposed three phases of the Port of Nome expansion
2023 COMMENCEMENT— Northwest Campus’ Director Dr. Barb Amarok applauds the achievements of the class of 2023, during the commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 11 at Old St. Joe’s.
 A delegation from the NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center visited Nome last week: Maggie Mooney Seus, AFSC communications program manager; Michale Cameron, the polar ecosystems program manager at the AFSC’s Marine Mammal Laboratory; Bob Foy, the AFSC science and research director; Mabel Baldwin-Schaeffer, AFSC tribal coordinator.
UPDATE— Mike Schaffner, Senior VP of Mining with Graphite One, presented a project update to the public on April 20, at Old St. Joe’s Hall in Nome.
LAST FLIGHT (top)—Kevin Ahl made his last trip as a Bering Air pilot on April 1, 2023.
A CLASS WINNER— Bubba McDaniel jumps a bump along the trail on the Beam Road, on his way to win the 600 cc class of the 2023 Cannon Ball race, held last Saturday in Nome.
Update: Nome City Clerk Bryant Hammond said in an email that police department phone lines are up and running again, but to keep the 907-304-1192 phone number handy  "in case there’s an emergency  and the phones go down again."   Original post: City...
THREE PHASES— U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Project Manager Jathan Garrett walked the public through the proposed three phases of the Port of Nome expansion
Public safety, the lack of engagement with tribal governments, concerns about subsistence opportunities, a pending federal marine mammal harassment authorization and the long-term planning of the city’s fiscal obligations to an expanded port...
CLASS OF 2023— Graduates of Nome-Beltz High School celebrated their commencement on Tuesday, May 16 at the NBHS gym.
Tuesday, May 16 was Graduation Day for 39 seniors of Nome-Beltz High School.  Following a tradition started during the COVID-19 pandemic, students paraded through town in the beds of decorated trucks under one of Nome’s late spring snow flurries and...
At the beginning of this past school year, the administration of Nome-Beltz Middle/High School installed sensors in a set of its bathrooms to detect vaping among students. Principal Teriscovkya Smith said she quickly found herself playing a game...
2023 COMMENCEMENT— Northwest Campus’ Director Dr. Barb Amarok applauds the achievements of the class of 2023, during the commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 11 at Old St. Joe’s.
Nome’s Northwest Campus of the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, College of Rural and Community Development held their 47th Annual Commencement on Thursday, May 11, at Old St. Joe’s Hall. UAF’s class of 2023 consisted of 43 graduates, some of whom...
Following the May 1 lockdown at Nome-Beltz Middle/High School, parents voiced concerns about the district’s response to the incident. When the Board of Education met last week, several parents gave public testimony not only about fears for student...
 A delegation from the NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center visited Nome last week: Maggie Mooney Seus, AFSC communications program manager; Michale Cameron, the polar ecosystems program manager at the AFSC’s Marine Mammal Laboratory; Bob Foy, the AFSC science and research director; Mabel Baldwin-Schaeffer, AFSC tribal coordinator.
The Bering Sea region is front and center for federal fisheries researchers after the 2019 heatwave produced extreme change in the marine ecosystem. That’s according to Bob Foy, the Juneau-based science and research director of the Alaska Fisheries...
Assessor Arne Erickson answered questions during a
It was standing room only in Council Chambers at City Hall last Wednesday as property owners, who had appealed the assessment of their property values, wanted their cases heard before the Board of Equalization. But swamped with a record amount of...
MMIP MARCH— Nomeites marched to demand justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons, on Friday, May 5.
Nome recognized National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day last week. A group convened on Friday afternoon to remember and demand justice for lost relatives whose deaths and disappearances remain unsolved. In their speeches and...

Obituaries

Dennis Wayne Kost
Dennis Wayne Kost passed away February 8,2023 at the age of 59 at Norton Sound Health Corporation. He was born October 5,1963 to George and JoAnn Kost of Nome, Alaska. Dennis graduated from Nome-...

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2023 COMMENCEMENT— Northwest Campus’ Director Dr. Barb Amarok applauds the achievements of the class of 2023, during the commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 11 at Old St. Joe’s.

Nome’s Northwest Campus of the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, College of Rural and Community Development held their 47th Annual Commencement on Thursday, May 11, at Old St. Joe’s Hall.

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