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The DEC only permits the discharge coming out of the "silt curtain doorway" behind the dredge, as pictured in this slide, presented at the DEC's informational meeting.
Dozens of comments submitted to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation call for IPOP LLC to be denied a state permit for its proposed gold mining operation in Bonanza Channel. IPOP, a...
The Nome Common Council in session, on August 12. While HVAC installation is done at City Hall, the Richard Foster building serves as temporary council chambers.
With only a few weeks left at the job, outgoing City Manager Glenn Steckman presented a host of requests for proposals to the Nome Common Council last Monday of things to be done prior to his...
Dr. Amy Phillips-Chan, former director of the Carrie M. McLain Memorial Museum and editor of the book, returned to Nome to host the event for a group of a couple dozen Nomeites.
Stronger Together, a book that catalogues Nome’s COVID pandemic experience was celebrated by the community that created it last week at the Richard Foster Building. Dr. Amy Phillips-Chan, former...
COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE– Elders gathered from across the state to attend the Inupiaraaqta workshop in Nome last week. They are (back row) Clifford Seetook, Rose Fosdick, Martha Outwater, Jack Brown, Lucy Kitchen, Betsy Pikonganna, Josephine Bourdon, Daborah Anungazuk, Toby Anungazuk; (middle row)  Rita Olanna, Arlene Soxie, Sophie Nothstine, Georgianna Merrill, Clifford Weyiouanna, Richard Atuk; (front row) Annie Conger, Emma Olanna, Darlene Katchetag, Bruce Tungwenuk.
Last weekend the Inupiaraaqta or “Let’s Speak Inupiaq” workshop landed in Nome, bringing together people from all over the region, of all ages and levels of fluency for an immersive, connective...
OUTREACH— Greg Pollock, Principal Director for Arctic and Global Resilience, Office of the Secretary of Defense, center, met with Alaska Native leaders during a roundtable discussion on Aug. 1, 2024, in Nome
The U.S. Department of Defense sent a high-ranking official, Greg Pollock, Principal Director of the Arctic and Global Resilience Policy Office, to Nome last week. His visit was an engagement effort...
A gravel laying project for a new housing development  two miles outside of Teller got off to a rocky start after a worker reportedly fired shots while the mayor of Teller Blanche Garnie and her 17-...
DEVASTATING–A fire burned the Turner home to the ground in Shishmaref, on July 30.
A family home in Shishmaref burned to the ground in a fire last week, July 30. Around 9 p.m. on July 30 a fire broke out at the Turner home, just hours after a family gathering. Once the fire was...
OPERATION POLAR DAGGER— Three Blackhawk helicopters approach the USS John Canley, a newly commissioned expeditionary mobile base ship, in Nome’s roadstead on Tuesday, July 30. Their presence is part of the weeklong NORAD drill called “Operation Polar Dagger”, conducted in the Bering Sea.
Last week, the U.S. Department of Defense released a new Arctic Strategy. Updating the last plan from five years ago, it outlines a series of actions for the federal government to take around the...
Swans gather at Bonanza Channel in this file photo taken in May.
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation on Monday denied a request for a public hearing on the state permit it is considering issuing to IPOP LLC. The Village of Solomon tribal government...
BIRDS EYE–A view of Stebbins school ruins removal, done by Tapraq Rock, a local contractor in Stebbins.
Three weeks after the tragic fire that razed the Tukurngailnguq School and teacher housing in Stebbins to the ground, the community proves their resilience and resolve in the face of tragedy. With...

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