By Diana Haecker
The Nome Common Council convened for a special meeting on Monday, April 18 to welcome Senator Lisa Murkowski to town and discuss the city’s federal priorities.
By Diana Haecker
Last week, Nome Police arrested and charged Isaac Ozenna Sr., 74, of Nome with 31 counts of sexual abuse of minors and coercion, for alleged sexual assaults children, going back more than 30 years, involving six victims.
A grand...
By Peter Loewi
COVID-19 cases in the Nome, Bering Strait and Norton Sound region remain low, but nationally, cases continue to rise.
There are six active cases in the region: two cases in Nome, two cases in White Mountain, one case in Brevig...
By Diana Haecker
Nome Common Council members sitting as the Board of Equalization on Tuesday denied Norton Sound Health Corporation’s appeal of the City Clerk’s ruling that six of NSHC’s properties should be not exempt from the city’s property tax...
By Rebekah Albertson
On Thursday, May 5, the Lady Nanook basketball and cheer team reprised the switch-up game first introduced in 2016.
The varsity basketball players suited up in cheer uniforms to test their coordination, and the cheer team put...
By Peter Loewi
The community came out on Saturday, April 30 to celebrate the Nome-Beltz High School Boys Basketball’s state championship win at the Rec Center, but in the process, ended up celebrating a lot more.
This year, Nome had state...
By Peter Loewi
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation reported over the weekend that the first case of a highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in Alaska. State Veterinarian Dr. Robert Gerlach said in a press release that...
By Peter Loewi
COVID-19 infections in Alaska appear to have hit a low plateau and risen slightly —15 percent by New York Times statistics— in the last two weeks, just as cases in this region drop into “Medium” community level.
There are currently...
Sixteen Nome-Beltz students – 14 seniors and two juniors – traveled to Hawaii last month to learn the ways in which their counterparts on Oahu live and perpetuate their Native culture. The exchange is part of a three-year program called TASK,...
By Peter Loewi
At a break between songs, Elder Virginia Tom stood up in the St. Michael community gym and praised the young drummers and dancers. “They’re determined and willing to learn,” she said. Tom explained that the songs performed are from...
