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A measure that would bar all candidates who owe undisputed debts to the City of Nome from elected or appointed offices failed to gain approval at the Dec. 12 Nome Common Council meeting. When the...
The Nome-Beltz band and choir, under the direction of Musical Director Ron Horner, kicked off the Christmas season with several musical performances.
The centerpiece to their merrymaking occurred at...
The Arctic Council, presently headed by the United States, has produced the 240-page Arctic Resilience Assessment, ARA for short, a study of global implications of accelerated climate change in the...
Hundreds of people from near and far streamed into the Nome Rec Center for the 2016 Firemen’s Carnival on Saturday night.
The main fundraiser for the Nome Volunteer Fire Department once again drew...
The National Snow and Ice Data Center reports that after a quick initial freeze-up during the second half of September, ice growth slowed substantially during early October.
“On October 20, 2016,...
The Alaska Judicial Council is scheduled to arrive in Nome next week to interview candidates for the open Superior Court Judge position in Nome.
The Nome court had to rely on judges from other...
Senate and House representatives from the Nome area have powerful positions on legislative finance committees but their opportunities will be to protect rural Alaska from cuts rather than to bring...
A brand new fire truck complementing Nome Volunteer Fire Department’s fleet rolled off the last barge a month ago and was formally blessed on Saturday, November 19.
Fire chief Jim West Jr. gathered...
Nancy made Nome home and to that end she wanted to make Nome a better place to live. From her volunteering to her award winning journalism, she always put Nome first. Politicians from all over...
In my first real job, I worked for Nancy in the summers as a photo editor and office assistant. One summer, when a big news story broke out, the Nugget turned into a flurry. She had informants all...