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Hunters keeping an eye on a seal hauled out on ice.
For the first time in recorded history, Savoonga whalers landed their first spring bowhead whale in March. According to Savoonga’s representative to the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission George...
CANCER PREVENTION¬– The Alaska Community Action on Toxics and the Alaska Run for Women brought Dr. Ted Schettler to Nome to speak about breast cancer prevention last Thursday. Dr. Schettler, Science Director of the Science and Environmental Health Network, is pictured with Vi Waghiyi, who serves as Environmental Health and Justice Program Director for ACAT.
Dr. Ted Schettler, Science Director of the Science and Environmental Health Network , presented a lecture in Nome on Thursday, April 28. Schettler’s invitation to Nome was part of the Alaska...
EARLY BREAKUP— An unsually warm spring caused early breakup. Norton Sound shows open water and decaying sea ice in front of Nome.
Islands of decaying sea ice bob lazily in the open blue waters of Norton Sound in front of Nome. The beach is ice and snow free, allowing people to leisurely stroll along the shoreline, roast...
THAR SHE FLOWS— Big dreams riding big offshore mining dredges wait for the moment the Snake River knocks the ice out of the harbor. Phoenix Marine had them lined up with equipment in place to push and pull them into the water in anticipation of an early breakout.
Port of Nome staff are gearing up for another busy season when Nome folks and businesses will receive new inventory and the exciting stuff—new vehicles, dogfood, long awaited building materials—...
STILL STANDING— The FAA plans to assess contamination levels at the former navigational and communications site this summer.
Three officials with the Federal Aviation Administration were in Nome this week to begin the process of assessing soil contamination at the old communication and navigation facility near mile 1 of...
Best Sports Reporting: First Place— Keith Conger, "Run up Norton Sound coast sets stage for Iditarod finish" Best Short Feature: First Place — Keith Conger, "Iditarod veterinarian crew quietly...
The Nome Common Council introduced an ordinance amending and adding another section to City laws a requirement that owners and managers of vacant properties register them with the City. The measure...
Fluoride, which has been shut off on weekends due to a shortage of personnel will begin to flow into drinking water seven days a week. NJUS has received and installed a device to continuously monitor...
FIELD OF BLUE—Mayor Richard Beneville and Director Amy Phillips-Chan of Carrie M. McLain Memorial Museum show an antique Alaska flag that Beneville brought to the April 20 meeting of the Nome Museum and Library Commission.
A panel that serves the preservation of history and culture in Nome met recently to note milestones along the way to opening the Richard Foster Building to community use. The Museum and Library...
Superior Court Judge Ben Esch at his desk in Nome shortly before retiring in January 2013.
April 27, 2016 JUNEAU – Governor Bill Walker today ordered all Alaska flags to be lowered in honor of Retired Superior Court Judge Ben Esch, who passed away on Monday after a courageous battle with...

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