Photo by Ariana Crockett O’Harra
By Ariana Crockett O’Harra  
Photo by Diana Haecker
The Alaska District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is holding a public meeting on Thursday, Oct.
Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra
In Rachel Ventress’ writing class on September 23 at Anvil City Science Academy, middle schoolers pulled papers out of binders and pencils out of cases, along with their thick assignment packets.
Photo by Kate Persons
In the last half of September, the muddy shores of Safety Sound were a staging area for flocks of young long-billed dowitchers fueling up for migration.
The patience of Nomeites was tried lately as mail, groceries and long-awaited Amazon boxes were slow in arriving in Nome, and by extension in the regional communities.
Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra
After an exciting Big West Regional Meet held in Nome on Saturday, September 26 that featured competitors from Kotzebue, Utqiagvik, Bethel and Nome, the Nanooks are sending five runners to the State Championships this coming Saturday at Bartlett H
Photo by Ariana Crockett O’Harra
Photo by Diana Haecker
Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra
Photo by Kate Persons
Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra
Photo by Diana Haecker
The Nome Common Council welcomed new council member Randy Oles in its regular meeting, held on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Deputy City Clerk Wali Rana swore in Oles as well as two planning commission members, Jennifer Dean-Johnson, newly appointed to seat G...
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By Ariana Crockett O’Harra   “It’s always been what I’ve wanted to do since high school,” said Son Erikson, a newly hired officer at the Nome Police Department. “I’ve always just felt like I wanted to help people, wanted to do good.”  Erikson...
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The Alaska District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is holding a public meeting on Thursday, Oct. 15 in Nome to explain the Environmental Impact Statement process associated with the proposed Graphite One LLC graphite mine on the northern slopes...
Photo by Ariana Crockett O’Harra
“Always be proud of who you are,” Phyllis Walluk told students gathered in the Nome-Beltz gymnasium during the school’s Indigenous People’s Day celebrations on Monday. Walluk, the cultural studies teacher, had just read out a list of students’...
Photo courtesy of Nyché Andrew
Over 120 years ago, two Alaska Native children from the Bering Strait region were taken to the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, a notorious boarding school. Both died of tuberculosis and were buried there. Now, over a century later, they have come...
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In Rachel Ventress’ writing class on September 23 at Anvil City Science Academy, middle schoolers pulled papers out of binders and pencils out of cases, along with their thick assignment packets. “Today, your task is that you complete page 21, the...
Photo courtesy Debbie Peacock
Five Nanooks competed at the state DII cross country running championships in Anchorage last Saturday, October 2. Senior Granite Peacock was the best finishing Nanook, coming in 13th place with a time of 17:42. Gabe Tran placed 29th , with a...
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The municipal election results for Tuesday, Oct. 6, were a foregone conclusion as none of the seats saw competing candidates, including the separate election for the Nome representative seat on the Norton Sound Economic Development Board. Of Nome's...
The patience of Nomeites was tried lately as mail, groceries and long-awaited Amazon boxes were slow in arriving in Nome, and by extension in the regional communities. Starting Wednesday, Alaska Airlines stopped accepting cargo shipments to Nome,...
The Teller Cultural Festival marked its 20th anniversary this year and the round number comes with a sad connotation: the long time organizer Cora Ablowaluk is stepping back, seeking a successor who would carry on the torch. The first festival was...
On Tuesday, Oct. 6, Nome voters will be casting their ballots for two Nome Common Council seats, two NJUS board seats and two School Board seats. There is no contested seat in this municipal election.  Voters also will be casting a ballot for NSEDC’...
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A conflict of interest question brought efforts to overhaul the City of Nome’s pull-tabs ordinance to a screeching halt as the Nome Common Council was getting ready to vote on it in first reading, during Monday’s regular council meeting.  Council...

Obituaries

December 13, 1935 – October 4, 2026
Elizabeth “Nugazaq” Tocktoo Nayokpuk was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great grandmother whose greatest joy...

Education

Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra

In Rachel Ventress’ writing class on September 23 at Anvil City Science Academy, middle schoolers pulled papers out of binders and pencils out of cases, along with their thick assignment packets.

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