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By Peter Loewi
Following days of strong winds and inclement weather, COVID-19 cases appear to be down from previous weeks’ counts, but Mark Dr. Peterson caution and said, “we will see an increase in...
By Peter Loewi
Sitting on a workbench under a 38-year-old Kitty Cat snowmachine, you’d never guess that Nome brothers Jarvis and Jordan Miller are leaving to do the Kotzebue loop in a little over 12...
By Diana Haecker
The City of Nome stands accused of deliberately withholding information sought in a civil lawsuit, brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of Clarice Leota Hardy in...
By Peter Loewi
COVID cases continued to climb this week, as the highly transmissible Omicron variant is spreading rapidly through the region. On Friday, Norton Sound Health Corporation announced 407...
By Diana Haecker
In a five-hour meeting consisting of a work session on the annual financial audit, followed by a regular session, the Nome Common Council covered vast ground. Discussed were topics...
By Peter Loewi
The Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is surging through the region, causing record infection numbers.
“We expect the month of February to be a rough month with a lot of cases...
By Diana Haecker
The Port Commission met in a work session and regular meeting last week to finalize wharfage ratesdealing with gravel, sand and rock exports, noting that the amount of gravel going...
By Diana Haecker
In a nearly five-hour long meeting marathon, the Nome Common Council on Monday heard heart-wrenching public testimony and debated the question how to curb alcohol-fueled misbehavior...
By Peter Loewi
On the evening of January 14, City Manager Glenn Steckman reinstated the mask requirement for persons in public places. As written, the emergency order states that until midnight,...
By Peter Loewi
Describing the way he was advised, fresh out of flight school, to introduce himself to Nome – by flying helicopters over the town – Alaska Army National Guard Lieutenant Colonel Eric...