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The Nome Common Council signed off on a three-year collective bargaining agreement with the City of Nome Employees Association, which will raise wages by 8.2 percent in 2025, 3 percent in 2026 and 4...
GOODBYE— Interim City Manager Brooks Chandler leaves Nome on December 16, after his three-month tenure.
Three months has come and gone, and Interim City Manager Brooks Chandler is packing his bags to leave Nome, he hopes better than he found it. Chandler stepped in the role temporarily after former...
A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment charging Matthew Jackson, 22, of Shaktoolik with cyberstalking adults and children and sexually exploiting children to produce and possess child...
CALL TO ORDER—Cole Cushman sits in front of a Lions International branded bell.
On a Thursday evening last week, a dozen people in bright yellow vests filed into the Fire Hall building on Bering Street. It was volunteers for the Bering Sea Lions Club, the Nome branch of an...
The Nome Common Council approved a resolution to move port funds for the port expansion into an escrow account to accrue and earn interest.
The delay of the Port of Nome expansion project due to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ cancellation of the bidding process in October has created an opportunity for the City: some of the money...
BEFORE— Shown are rundown structures during demolition work on Derek McLarty’s property. McLarty bought the property to renovate and improve its appearance.
It’s no secret that there are more than a few run-down structures in Nome. Though it’s easy to complain about town appearances, the topic of upkeep begs the question, why isn’t anything being done...
SERUM RUN CELEBRATIONS— The Nome Kennel Club spearheads the effort to organize a commemorative week during the January 25-Feb. 2 week to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Serum Run.
January 2025 marks one hundred years since sled dogs took over headlines nationwide as mushers rushed diphtheria serum from Nenana to Nome, racing the clock to save a community from tragedy. To...
SEA OF RED— Teachers, staff and community members wore red and sat in on the November 12 regular school board meeting in large numbers. The display was in support and solidarity for Nome Public School teachers who have been working for over two months without negotiated contracts. Rosa Wright was one of many who stood up during the public comment period to encourage the school board to increase teacher salaries to, at minimum, match the rate of inflation.
The Nome Public School Board met for its regular meeting last week, with an unusually large audience in attendance. Community members and faculty piled into the Nome Elementary School Library,...
Consultants to the Port of Nome presented a draft Strategic Development Plan for onshore development of port infrastructure last week to the Nome public and took community comment on it. Last week’s...
The entire city of Shishmaref lost power last week when their main generator went down Wednesday night, the outage continued until power was restored Sunday night. On Thursday morning Alaska Village...

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