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VAPING PROBLEMS— NBMHS Principal Teriskovkya Smith addresses the Nome Common Council to inform them of the vaping crisis at the school.

Council hears of ambulance service and vaping problems

By Diana Haecker The Nome Common Council heard sobering testimony from a family whose 67-year-old mother died after a harrowing wait for an ambulance that never came. Kelly Bogart gave public...

City, Corps to sign partnership agreement on port expansion

Now that the City of Nome has selected a site for a potential temporary workforce camp, the last hurdle has been cleared to sign a formal partnership agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers, and...

Tony Haugen elected to chair NSHC board of directors

By Anna Lionas The Norton Sound Heath Corporation Board of Directors gathered in Nome for the three-day meeting from September 19 to the 21. The meeting began with a moment of silence for Stan...

Quintillion repairs are complete, internet service restored

After three months since the Quintillion fiberoptic cable suffered a catastrophic failure on June 11, this week brought the long-anticipated news: repairs have been completed and service is 100...

U.S. Army Corps won’t hear new public input on IPOP

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it won’t open a new public comment period in its reappraisal of IPOP’s permit application. IPOP’s initial permit application for a controversial project to...

BERM REMNANTS— Lewis Nakarak shows one of the last remnants of the original berm, which was mostly destroyed by ex-typhoon Merbok.

Still waiting on Merbok aid, Shaktoolik braces for fall storms

By Stephen Lezak SHAKTOOLIK—One year after ex-typhoon Merbok destroyed the 28-foot-tall berm that separated Shaktoolik from Norton Sound, residents look to autumn with a mix of fear and frustration...

GRAVE MATTERS — Splintered wood from fallen and smashed coffins are being investigated by an archaeologist in St. Michael.

Graves continue to erode at historic St. Michael cemetery

A year after ex-typhoon Merbok, hit the region, an archaeologist has returned to St. Michael this month to help recover graves that were exposed due to erosion. In the immediate aftermath of Merbok...

BSNC invests $2 million in Graphite One

Bering Straits Native Corporation announced last week that it has invested $2 million in the mining exploration company Graphite One. “This is not just an investment in Graphite One, it is a long-...

Council votes down proposed BSNC man camp site for port expansion in town, looks at two other locations

UPDATE: In a special session, the Council passed a resolution to lease a portion of Satellite Field, west of the Softball Field, from Alaska Gold Co. NOME—The Nome Common Council voted down a...

GCI cell service interruption impacts emergency calls

Telecommunications company GCI sent out an alert last Thursday September 7 informing customers in Nome they are unable to place or receive calls between mobile and landline phones including emergency...