Spotted seal mother with pup.
Microplastic pollution has contaminated nearly every inch of the natural world. Tiny plastic strands have been discovered at the bottom of the Marianas Trench in the Pacific Ocean and at the top of the Alps in Europe.
PREPPING— A local work crew in Diomede prepares beams to stabilize the collapsed city building
The Diomede city office building is in the process of being stabilized after a team of engineers arrived on the island on Sunday, Dec. 3 to assess the structural integrity of the affected buildings.
The City of Nome and Bering Straits Native Corporation are discussing expanding the Cape Nome jetty to ease the transport of rock from the adjacent rock quarry.
The City of Nome and Bering Straits Native Corporation are discussing expanding the Cape Nome jetty to ease the transport of rock from the adjacent rock quarry.
OPENING— HomePlate Apartments, in the planning since 2009, is opening its doors to its first tenants.
HomePlate Apartments, a Housing First project for Nome’s chronically homeless, opened its doors and held three open houses on Tuesday November 14 for neighbors, investors and community members to tour the 15-unit project off Greg Kruschek Ave.
BURNED— A suspicious fire consumed Randy Oles’ shed and partially burned the wall of his house on Steadman, on Tuesday night. The police are investigating a series of suspicious fires that occurred in the area over a span of a few weeks.
Nome police are investigating four suspicious fires that occurred in the same general vicinity in Nome over the course of the past month, with the latest fire consuming a storage shed and leaping to the adjacent residence of Randy Oles on Steadman
Spotted seal mother with pup.
PREPPING— A local work crew in Diomede prepares beams to stabilize the collapsed city building
The City of Nome and Bering Straits Native Corporation are discussing expanding the Cape Nome jetty to ease the transport of rock from the adjacent rock quarry.
OPENING— HomePlate Apartments, in the planning since 2009, is opening its doors to its first tenants.
BURNED— A suspicious fire consumed Randy Oles’ shed and partially burned the wall of his house on Steadman, on Tuesday night. The police are investigating a series of suspicious fires that occurred in the area over a span of a few weeks.
Update: The Governor on Dec. 8 issued a disaster declaration, which  activates the state’s Public Assistance program and can reimburse local governments and certain non-profits for repairs to critical infrastructure and/or emergency protective...
Spotted seal mother with pup.
Microplastic pollution has contaminated nearly every inch of the natural world. Tiny plastic strands have been discovered at the bottom of the Marianas Trench in the Pacific Ocean and at the top of the Alps in Europe. Now new research shows that...
Nome’s swimming pool was supposed to open in September after an overhaul this summer, returning the pool back to a chorine system after the saltwater system eroded the pool equipment. Repeated disruptions in part shipments pushed the estimated...
The City of Nome and Bering Straits Native Corporation are discussing expanding the Cape Nome jetty to ease the transport of rock from the adjacent rock quarry.
The City of Nome and Bering Straits Native Corporation are discussing expanding the Cape Nome jetty to ease the transport of rock from the adjacent rock quarry. “There have been discussions about expanding the jetty for many years, but large-scale...
uperintendent of Nome Public Schools Jamie Burgess gives the State of the Schools presentation to the Nome Common Council on November 27.
Superintendent Jamie Burgess delivered her annual State of the Schools report to Mayor John Handeland and the Nome Common Council before their regular council meeting last Monday. Burgess discussed successes and struggles at each of the schools and...
The City of Diomede building, pictured in the center, slid off its foundation and rests against the green school house.
On Sunday, at about 11:30 a.m. the city building at Little Diomede slid off its aged, wooden foundational stilts. It is now leaning precariously against the school building, located downhill.   The suspected cause of the stilt failure is rotten...
During its regular meeting last Thursday, Nome’s Port Commission heard that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is finalizing its call for bids from contractors to work on the first phase of the port’s expansion. The Corps released a draft...
The fall moose hunt around Nome has been ultra-competitive in recent years. Hunters in Game Management Unit 22C know that each September they have only a short window to find a bull. For the last five years, about 100 hunters have received permits...
ERODED— During last week’s storm, the Chukchi Sea facing shoreline of Sarichef Island was pounded by high waters and eroded into the sea.
High winds that pushed water high up on south facing shores of the Seward Peninsula cause shoreline erosion on the Chukchi Sea coast of Shishmaref, last week.   Videos posted on social media showed waves washing over the newly installed seawall...

Obituaries

John Kelly Breeden
John Kelly Breeden was born on March 28, 1957 in Spokane, Washington to Floyd and Patricia Breeden. He passed from this life on Thursday, November 16, 2023, in Delaware, Oklahoma at the age of 66...

Education

uperintendent of Nome Public Schools Jamie Burgess gives the State of the Schools presentation to the Nome Common Council on November 27.

Superintendent Jamie Burgess delivered her annual State of the Schools report to Mayor John Handeland and the Nome Common Council before their regular council meeting last Monday.

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