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By Megan Gannon On December 1, the Dunleavy administration rolled out changes to Medicaid coverage for dental services in Alaska that some practitioners fear will lead to delays in treatment for...
Curtis Worland
Alaska State Troopers said on Tuesday that Curtis Worland, a Court Service Officer for the Nome AST post, was killed by a musk ox in the afternoon. Trooper spokesperson Austin McDaniel said that...
By Diana Haecker The Nome Common Council last week passed a resolution that allows the City to enter into a memorandum of understanding with Nome’s liquor package stores with the stated goal to curb...
ICY WIRES— A NJUS line crew was busy removing ice from wires on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022.
By Diana Haecker A week of several freeze and thaw cycles left Nome and the region with puddles on ice and scenes that look more like breakup in spring rather than the customary snowy landscape of...
FIREMEN’S CARNIVAL IS BACK— After a two-year pandemic-induced hiatus, the first Saturday in December saw again the Firemen’s Carnival at the Rec Center in Nome.
By Megan Gannon Hundreds of Nomeites and visitors from the surrounding villages packed into the Nome Recreation Center for the first Firemen’s Carnival since 2019. Kids stood in line for face-...
By Megan Gannon In November 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden signed a historic bill allocating $1.2 trillion for infrastructure projects nationwide. Slowly over the last year, new details about how...
By Peter Loewi Following the November 23 tabulation of the ranked-choice votes, Lisa Murkowski and Mary Peltola both won reelection to Congress, both with around 54 percent of the final vote....
By Megan Gannon The State of Alaska and the North Slope Borough have filed a complaint to remove ringed seals’ federal protections under the Endangered Species Act, arguing that the decision to list...
The ANICA store in Stebbins burned down on Tuesday, Nov. 29.
By Megan Gannon and Diana Haecker In the early morning hours of Tuesday, Nov. 28, a Stebbins building housing the ANICA store and the Tapraq Fuel Company office burned to the ground. According to...
A lone tripod is left standing near mile 19 of the Nome-Council Hwy after ex-typhoon Merbok hit the region.
The complicated road to recovery after Merbok By Peter Loewi As soon as the flood waters receded, residents across the region began clearing debris, rebuilding roads and addressing their needs going...

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