In Rachel Ventress’ writing class on September 23 at Anvil City Science Academy, middle schoolers pulled papers out of binders and pencils out of cases, along with their thick assignment packets.
Over 120 years ago, two Alaska Native children from the Bering Strait region were taken to the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, a notorious boarding school. Both died of tuberculosis and were buried there. Now, over a century later, they have come...
In Rachel Ventress’ writing class on September 23 at Anvil City Science Academy, middle schoolers pulled papers out of binders and pencils out of cases, along with their thick assignment packets.
“Today, your task is that you complete page 21, the...
Five Nanooks competed at the state DII cross country running championships in Anchorage last Saturday, October 2. Senior Granite Peacock was the best finishing Nanook, coming in 13th place with a time of 17:42. Gabe Tran placed 29th , with a...
The municipal election results for Tuesday, Oct. 6, were a foregone conclusion as none of the seats saw competing candidates, including the separate election for the Nome representative seat on the Norton Sound Economic Development Board. Of Nome's...
The patience of Nomeites was tried lately as mail, groceries and long-awaited Amazon boxes were slow in arriving in Nome, and by extension in the regional communities.
Starting Wednesday, Alaska Airlines stopped accepting cargo shipments to Nome,...
The Teller Cultural Festival marked its 20th anniversary this year and the round number comes with a sad connotation: the long time organizer Cora Ablowaluk is stepping back, seeking a successor who would carry on the torch.
The first festival was...
On Tuesday, Oct. 6, Nome voters will be casting their ballots for two Nome Common Council seats, two NJUS board seats and two School Board seats. There is no contested seat in this municipal election. Voters also will be casting a ballot for NSEDC’...
A conflict of interest question brought efforts to overhaul the City of Nome’s pull-tabs ordinance to a screeching halt as the Nome Common Council was getting ready to vote on it in first reading, during Monday’s regular council meeting.
Council...
The Alaska State Troopers are investigating the death of 40-year-old Lorraine M. Saccheus in Elim. According to a trooper dispatch, on September 26, 2026, at 12:50 a.m., a health aide in Elim reported that Saccheus was injured at a house in Elim...
After an exciting Big West Regional Meet held in Nome on Saturday, September 26 that featured competitors from Kotzebue, Utqiagvik, Bethel and Nome, the Nanooks are sending five runners to the State Championships this coming Saturday at Bartlett...
Last Friday, in a parking lot behind the UAF Northwest Campus, a group of Nome ANSEP Acceleration Academy students next to a bright orange van were working to assemble a basketball hoop. Inside, other students were quietly working on classwork....
Alaska Airlines has again put an embargo on freight shipped to Nome from Anchorage until September 26. According to Alaska Air spokesperson Tim Thompson, the embargo began September 18. "Due to ongoing freighter maintenance, Alaska Air Cargo has...
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