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A sign at City Hall in Nome informs that the City Clerk cannot take payments, on Monday, June 12, due to an internet outage.
On Sunday, Nomeites noticed that their internet wasn’t working and that cell service was spottier than usual. By midmorning, it was clear that something bigger than just a temporary outage had...
RABID MOOSE— Jeston Weyanna captured a video of a moose walking through Teller in a staggering gait, and a foaming mouth, on Friday, June 2.
A moose that was killed in Teller last week had been infected with rabies, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game confirmed. This case marks the first record of rabies in a moose in the state. Last...
HOMETOWN HEROES — Nome celebrated the Hoogendorn brothers’ big win of the reality TV competition series “Race to Survive,” on Monday at the Katirvik Cultural Center.
Oliver and Wilson Hoogendorn arrived to a wave of enthusiastic applause at Katirvik Cultural Center on Monday evening. Over the last ten weeks, viewers across the country had been watching the...
The Nome Police Department reported that Roberta Tokeinna, 42, was found deceased at the seawall on Monday evening. According to a Nome Police Department press release, officers responded at 6:37 p....
DOE VISIT — Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy David Turk speaks with NJUS's Ken Morton during his visit to Nome.
David Turk, the deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of Energy, stopped in Nome and Teller during a visit to Alaska last week. Recent legislation has put more federal funds toward the clean...
MEMORIAL DAY— Despite snow showers, a good crowd participated in the 2023 Memorial Day parade in Nome on Monday.
At 11 o’clock on May 29, only a small crowd had gathered in the snowy weather to see the Memorial Day parade march down Front Street. But as the parade made its way towards the Nome Cemetery, more...
Gail Schubert
In a letter to shareholders, Bering Straits Native Corporation announced that as of last Friday, May 26, President and CEO Gail Schubert no longer serves in these leadership roles, but that she will...
Update: Nome City Clerk Bryant Hammond said in an email that police department phone lines are up and running again, but to keep the 907-304-1192 phone number handy  "in case there’s an emergency ...
THREE PHASES— U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Project Manager Jathan Garrett walked the public through the proposed three phases of the Port of Nome expansion
Public safety, the lack of engagement with tribal governments, concerns about subsistence opportunities, a pending federal marine mammal harassment authorization and the long-term planning of the...
CLASS OF 2023— Graduates of Nome-Beltz High School celebrated their commencement on Tuesday, May 16 at the NBHS gym.
Tuesday, May 16 was Graduation Day for 39 seniors of Nome-Beltz High School.  Following a tradition started during the COVID-19 pandemic, students paraded through town in the beds of decorated trucks...

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