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URBAN MUSK OXEN— A musk oxen herd hung out near Snake River in town last week. Musk oxen have killed several sled dogs over the years.
Three dog deaths occurred in Nome due to musk ox gorings last week, all involving different musk ox herds in three different locations. The most recent attack occurred on Tuesday, Oct. 3 when a sled...
The Nome Common Council approved three ordinances Monday night, two of which pertain to an issue more or less dear to the hearts of Nome property owners. Folks who love their junk motor vehicles for...
HARVEST TIME— Rob Bensin with Bering Strait Development Corp. pushes a load of cabbages harvested at Pilgrim Hot Springs to the truck for transport to Nome and the farmer’s market
Fresh organic produce from Pilgrim Hot Springs is a reality. Lined up on the sidewalk in front of the BSNC Building on Friday were vegetable hungry locavores clutching their shopping bags and...
ELECTIONS— Poll worker Erin Lillie and City Clerk Bryant Hammond tally preliminary election results on election night, Tuesday.
Preliminary results from Tuesday’s municipal election indicate that two new Nome Common Council members will be sworn in soon. It appears that no run-off elections will be necessary as all winners...
The state Dept. of Corrections will hold a town meeting at Old St. Joe’s on Oct. 11 at 5 p.m. that will be open to the public to discuss the future of Seaside Center “halfway house.” People who will...
PRESENT— Lt. Governor Byron Mallott accepts the gift of a kuspuk from Kawerak’s Hattie Keller after he delivered a speech opening the Leadership Conference in Nome, on Tuesday, Oct. 3
Lt. Governor Byron Mallott addressed the opening session of Kawerak Inc.’s Leadership Summit Tuesday with words which looked forward one hundred years into the future of Alaska. “When I talk to...
Richard Beneville
NN: What is your motivation and what are your qualifications to run for mayor? Richard Beneville: My motivation to seek re-election comes from my deep love and respect for Nome and its citizens and...
Adam Martinson
NN: What are your qualifications to run for the Nome Common Council? Adam Martinson: I am a 33-year resident of Nome, loyal husband and proud father of two children as well as a graduate of Nome-...
Tom Ukallaysaaq Okleasik
NN: What are your qualifications to run for the Nome Common Council? Tom Ukallaysaaq Okleasik:  It is an honor to run for the City of Nome Common Council.  As an introduction, I was born and raised...
Lucas Sawyer
NN: What are your qualifications to run for the Nome Common Council? Lucas Sawyer: Some say we are in a second gilded age, facing the same social issues as the first: income inequality and concerns...

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