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APPEAL— Rexodus Pomrenke appealed the city clerk’s decision that deemed her ineligible for candidacy for municipal office. Listening is outgoing council member Meghan Sigvanna Tapqaq, who chaired the council meeting in the absence of the mayor.
The Nome Common Council, in an unanimous vote, denied Rexodus Pomrenke’s appeal to overturn the city clerk’s decision that found her ineligible to run for office and thus excluded her from the...
CHAIRMAN— Tony Haugen was reelected as chairman of the Norton Sound Health Corporation Board of Directors during their full board meeting in Nome, September 17-19.
The Norton Sound Health Corporation Board held their regular quarterly meeting in Nome last week September 17-19. Alongside many actions and topics noted, the board approved an employee housing...
AVOIDING THE ICE— The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton encountered and shadowed four Russian Federation Navy vessels 57 miles northwest of Point Hope,  Sept. 15, 2024. The Russian fleet consisted of a Severodvinsk-class submarine, a Dolgorukiy-class submarine, a Steregushchiy– class Frigate, and a Seliva-class tug. Stratton patrolled under Operation Frontier Sentinel, a Coast Guard operation designed to meet presence with presence when strategic competitors operate in and around U.S. waters.
Last week, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, and the U.S. Coast Guard detected and tracked four separate incursions of Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air...
Concerned over the development of a graphite mine near the Imuruk Basin, the Native Village of Brevig Mission, and the Traditional Councils of Teller and Mary’s Igloo requested a government-to-...
HARBOR VIEW SUBDIVISION— The Planning Commission approved a plat creating the new Harbor View Subdivision for residential development.
A plat for Harbor View Subdivision was approved by the Planning Commission last week in a special meeting, the first step in Bering Air’s creation of a new residential area in Nome’s city limits....
Emerging out of executive session, the Nome Common Council approved a contract with interim city manager Brooks Chandler. Chandler was recruited to fill the city’s chief executive role as former...
GRAPHITE ONE CAMP— The Graphite One exploration camp is located at the base of the Kigluaik Mountains.
This summer, Graphite One continued another season of exploration at the Graphite Creek deposit on the northern slopes of the Kigluaik Mountains, as the December 2024 feasibility study deadline for...
With official primary election results made public, there were few surprises left as Mary Peltola emerged as the leading candidate for Alaska’s lone U.S. House of Representatives seat. Alaska is...
Hunters in Game Unit 22C made quick business of moose hunting and had harvested a record number of 40 moose in just two days. Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game’s Nome office reported that GMU 22C closed...
TUB AND ROLL–The Running Club team makes their way down Front Street. In front: Elizabeth Phan, Douggie Coulter; Martin Bickford  Paige Savok and Liliana Bickford pushing and Caleb and Ellen Stewart in the back.
Nomeites were joined by a few extra spectators for the Labor Day festivities as the cruise ship visitors on the Hurtigruten ship Nansen, docked at the port of Nome, caught a look into the whimsy of...

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