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St. Michael man charged with murder in girlfriend’s death

Leroy Kobuk Sr., 47, was charged with first and second degree murder after allegedly killing his girlfriend Michaeline Snowball, 43. On August 17 troopers responded to a report of a deceased woman...

GARDEN PARTY— Nome Garden Tour organizers Kim Knudsen, Angela Hansen and Cheryl Thompson at the potluck concluding the event on August 18.

Nome gardeners show off their green thumbs during Garden Tour

Despite wolf-howling winds and machine-gun precipitation, over a dozen Nomeites gathered outside Old St. Joe’s on Sunday, August 18 for the annual Garden Tour led by master gardener and teacher...

KOUGAROK ROAD— Nome’s road system offers three roads, endless vistas and glorious country to explore.

Three roads, 229 miles and 48 hours— road tripping around Nome

The mission: to traverse all 229 miles of the summer-only road system in and around Nome in 48 hours to capture the beauty of a Seward Peninsula summer while it still blossomed around us. To play...

The DEC only permits the discharge coming out of the "silt curtain doorway" behind the dredge, as pictured in this slide, presented at the DEC's informational meeting.

Nomeites raise concerns about IPOP to state regulators

Dozens of comments submitted to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation call for IPOP LLC to be denied a state permit for its proposed gold mining operation in Bonanza Channel. IPOP, a...

The Nome Common Council in session, on August 12. While HVAC installation is done at City Hall, the Richard Foster building serves as temporary council chambers.

City looking to hire a public relations firm

With only a few weeks left at the job, outgoing City Manager Glenn Steckman presented a host of requests for proposals to the Nome Common Council last Monday of things to be done prior to his...

Dr. Amy Phillips-Chan, former director of the Carrie M. McLain Memorial Museum and editor of the book, returned to Nome to host the event for a group of a couple dozen Nomeites.

Stronger Together: Reflecting on the pandemic through literature

Stronger Together, a book that catalogues Nome’s COVID pandemic experience was celebrated by the community that created it last week at the Richard Foster Building. Dr. Amy Phillips-Chan, former...

COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE– Elders gathered from across the state to attend the Inupiaraaqta workshop in Nome last week. They are (back row) Clifford Seetook, Rose Fosdick, Martha Outwater, Jack Brown, Lucy Kitchen, Betsy Pikonganna, Josephine Bourdon, Daborah Anungazuk, Toby Anungazuk; (middle row) Rita Olanna, Arlene Soxie, Sophie Nothstine, Georgianna Merrill, Clifford Weyiouanna, Richard Atuk; (front row) Annie Conger, Emma Olanna, Darlene Katchetag, Bruce Tungwenuk.

Celebrating language – Inupiaq workshop comes to Nome

Last weekend the Inupiaraaqta or “Let’s Speak Inupiaq” workshop landed in Nome, bringing together people from all over the region, of all ages and levels of fluency for an immersive, connective...

OUTREACH— Greg Pollock, Principal Director for Arctic and Global Resilience, Office of the Secretary of Defense, center, met with Alaska Native leaders during a roundtable discussion on Aug. 1, 2024, in Nome

Dept. of Defense sends envoy to Nome to roll out Arctic Strategy

The U.S. Department of Defense sent a high-ranking official, Greg Pollock, Principal Director of the Arctic and Global Resilience Policy Office, to Nome last week. His visit was an engagement effort...

Shots fired at worksite in Teller

A gravel laying project for a new housing development two miles outside of Teller got off to a rocky start after a worker reportedly fired shots while the mayor of Teller Blanche Garnie and her 17-...

DEVASTATING–A fire burned the Turner home to the ground in Shishmaref, on July 30.

Fire in Shishmaref destroys family home

A family home in Shishmaref burned to the ground in a fire last week, July 30. Around 9 p.m. on July 30 a fire broke out at the Turner home, just hours after a family gathering. Once the fire was...