During Merbok, winds in Golovin reach above 60 mph, knocking out power lines which later destroyed freezers full of summer subsistence catches. Water rose to as high as 12.5 feet in some places, ...

Today, at 65, he is still living there, considered one of the most challenging places to travel to in the Arctic. It makes repairing his single-story home just as taxing. He said he longs for the days ...

Thu, 10/02/2025 - 12:06amadmin By Diana Haecker | In the upcoming Oct. 7 municipal elections, Nome voters will be asked on the ballot if they approve a one percent sales tax hike from the current five ...

By Diana Haecker |Adam R. Lust, running for office for the first time in Nome, received 366 votes for his bid to serve on the Nome Common Council, Seat E, a three-year term. There were 33 write-ins.

A press release from Governor Dunleavy’s office last week said that Medicaid, Title IV-E Foster Care, and Adoption Assistance will have funding. Some programs may be operating on automatic or advance ...

School Board seats A and E, both three-year terms, currently held by Darlene Trigg and Marjorie Kunaq Tahbone, are also on the ballot. Both run unopposed. Also on the ballot is the question whether ...

Wed, 09/24/2025 - 10:15pmadmin By Diana Haecker | With no action item on the docket, the Nome Port Commission breezed through a light agenda and then piled into a white van to get a guided tour of the ...

Thu, 10/02/2025 - 12:21amadmin By Diana Haecker | On Tuesday, Sept. 30, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opened a 30-day public comment period in response to a permit application received from ...

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Needing truck drivers, mechanics and other personnel to work at BSNC operations, the regional Native corporation is getting ready for years of delivering rock for the seawall project at Utqiagvik and ...

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