Three miles east of Nome you find a special place called Fort Davis (aka “Fort”). It was there that my family’s Native allotment was located which we grew to love as children.

Three miles east of Nome you find a special place called Fort Davis (aka “Fort”). It was there that my family’s Native allotment was located which we grew to love as children.
Like many Nome families, Fort was a location where seasonal and...

On a warm and sunny Sunday afternoon, Graphite One representatives invited the Nome public to an Open House at Old St. Joe’s to learn more about the proposed graphite mine in the northern Kigulaik Mountains. About 30 visitors found their way into...

Thirty-two students graduated from Nome-Beltz High School on Wednesday, May 27, opening a new chapter in their lives. Under sunny skies, the graduates were paraded around town in a motorcade of decorated trucks and cars, winding through all...

The Nome school board met Tuesday, May 19 for a special meeting to appoint a board member to Nancy Mendenhall’s seat. Mendenhall is leaving the board after 11 years due to personal family matters. Two candidates – Vincent Villella and David O’Neill...
Port of Nome officials invited to an open house last Thursday at Old St. Joe’s, with the goal to present several projects around the small boat harbor and Nome’s port to the public.
Looming large was of course the expansion of the Port of Nome as...

For a short while, the sky was crying as Nome veterans gathered at 11 a.m. on Front Street for the annual Memorial Day parade to the Nome Belmont Cemetery. By the time the parade reached Seppala Drive, the sprinkling rain let up and parade...

Tribal representatives and stakeholders from the region, along with outside commercial entities met with the U.S. Coast Guard representatives in Nome last week to discuss the possibility of standing up a Waterways Safety Committee, or WSC, in the...

The Nome-Beltz Track team had a late start to the season this year, with only about a month of regular practices, due to the lack of a coach. Lahka Peacock filled the void and stepped up to coach the team despite having no experience coaching track...

Delegates from the Bering Strait region and representatives from government, scientific and commercial groups met last week for the Bering Strait Regional Energy Summit, hosted by Kawerak, at the Mini Convention Center.
Regional and tribal...

The lack of legally running taxis in Nome since January of this year has imposed hardship on Nomeites and visitors alike who don’t own their own vehicles to get around.
But the void is about to be filled as a business-savvy and community-minded...

The Nome Common Council went on a tour of Nome’s public infrastructure and saw first-hand that work is needed to bring city buildings and equipment up to speed.
The Beam Road landfill’s current cell is filling up and the garage is undersized. ...

The Nome Common Council is on track to pass a budget for fiscal year 2027, but all present council members agreed on Monday that the final product still needs a bit of work before its final passage in June.
Budget
The council voted the city’s...
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