The Nome Arts Council organized an open mic last Friday at the Mini Convention Center, bringing Nomeites together to celebrate local talent in music and poetry.
By Megan Gannon
Nome Public Schools Superintendent Jamie Burgess addressed the Nome Common Council last week with a “State of the Schools” report. She told Council members and Mayor John Handeland how the district has been navigating staff shortages...
The complicated road to recovery after Merbok
By Peter Loewi
As soon as the flood waters receded, residents across the region began clearing debris, rebuilding roads and addressing their needs going into winter. Even now, two months after ex-Typhoon...
The Nome Arts Council organized an open mic last Friday at the Mini Convention Center, bringing Nomeites together to celebrate local talent in music and poetry.
“Nome shows up for the arts!” said Scotty Campbell of KNOM, who served as emcee. “There’...
The Nome Nanook wrestlers competed at the Lancer Smith Memorial tournament in Wasilla this past weekend. The team was led by second place girls varsity finisher Natallie Tobuk, fourth place varsity finisher at 103-lb Young Erikson and 171-lb JV...
By Megan Gannon
After a staff shortages forced school closures at Nome-Beltz Middle High School – one last month, one this week — the district continues to seek volunteers and substitute teachers to help patch vacancies and staff absences.
During...
By Diana Haecker
The Nome Common Council took care of two action items on the agenda in a swift, regular meeting on Monday, passing in first reading an ordinance to dispose of city property along the Port Road to the DOT to accommodate improvements...
By Peter Loewi
Results of last week’s midterm elections held many surprises nationwide as a forecasted red wave didn’t quite materialize.
It appears that Democrats held on to their razor-thin majority in the U.S. Senate, while about 20 U.S. House...
By Peter Loewi
The sun crested the post office as Nomeites, family, and friends began their parade down Front Street to celebrate Veterans Day. Temperatures were low but spirits were high as blues and oranges lit up the sky, illuminating the...
By Diana Haecker
A grand jury in Anchorage indicted Nome and Anchorage businesswoman Tina Yi on five counts for tax evasion and five counts for filing false tax returns that underreported income from the business she owned in Nome, SJ Investment...
