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By Diana Haecker The Nome Common Council breezed through a light agenda in last Monday’s regular meeting, passing two resolutions that authorized the purchase of two new police cars and issuing a...
TRAWL SURVEY— Lyle Britt, director of the resource assessment and conservation engineering division of the Alaska Fisheries Science Center, presented findings from the summer trawl survey in the Northern and Eastern Bering Sea.
By Julia Lerner Key marine species in the Northern Bering Sea, including several types of crab and fish, have seen significant population declines over the last several years, according to a new...
Nome Port Director Joy Baker presented information about future port construction during the Alaska Association of Harbormasters and Port Administrators conference in Anchorage last week. She shared details about anticipated costs, expected timelines, and why a deep-water port was necessary in the region.
By Julia Lerner Representatives from the City and Port of Nome traveled to Anchorage last week to participate in the annual Alaska Association of Harbormasters and Port Administrators conference....
By Julia Lerner The Nome, Norton Sound and Bering Strait region has seen its second COVID-19 related death last week. The individual, a regional resident in his 60s, passed away on Wednesday,...
A Coast Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft forward-looking infrared camera captures an 18-foot boat stuck on Sinuk River near Nome, Alaska, Oct. 29, 2021. The C-130 crew were notified of overdue boaters location and dropped a pump can with survival gear and a radio.
By Diana Haecker Two overdue boaters from Teller were rescued by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter last Friday after being reported overdue on Thursday. They were both found alive and well in a cabin...
SWORN IN— City Clerk Bryant Hammond, right, swears in Paris Hebel as the new Youth Representative on the Nome Common Council.
By Diana Haecker As COVID infections surge in Nome and the region, Nome City Manager Glenn Steckman put before the Nome Common Council an emergency ordinance that would’ve closed bars until Nov. 14...
By Julia Lerner On Thursday, Oct. 28, NSHC reported the second COVID-19 death in the region. According to state data, the deceased is a man in his 60s, from Nome. COVID-19 cases in the Nome, Norton...
By Julia Lerner As Nome’s Emergency Shelter Team, NEST for short, prepares to welcome its first guests for the winter season next week, many Nomeites are continuing to discuss housing solutions and...
CHANGE—Alaska Airlines plans to replace the 737s with a smaller planes for the morning flights, starting in summer 2022.
By Diana Haecker It was not a press release that announced changes to Alaska Airlines’ service to Nome, but whispers on the street. Those whispers proved true as Alaska Airlines confirmed this week...
ALGAL HOTBEDS— The map shows algal cyst hotbeds off the northwest Alaska coast.
By Julia Lerner Warming sea waters are contributing to a massive growth of harmful and toxic algal blooms in the waters of the Bering Sea, putting both marine animals and human lives at risk,...

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