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First COVID death reported in region

The Nome, Norton Sound and Bering Strait region saw its first COVID-19 related death this week since the pandemic began in March 2020. The unidentified individual was a regional resident in their 60s...

RESEARCH VESSEL— The research vessel Sikuliaq sits at the Westgold Dock at the Port of Nome on October 5.

Sikuliaq wraps up weeks of Arctic Ocean research

FAIRBANKS (UAF)—A science cruise led by a University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher to investigate the origin of the Arctic Ocean’s Amerasia Basin has come to an end, with the research vessel...

COVID case numbers rise, DHSS activates crisis standards of care

By Julia Lerner As hospitals across the state continue to ration care and turn away patients, COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Nome, Norton Sound and the Bering Strait region. The Norton Sound...

Municipal election results

By Diana Haecker Only 11 minutes after the polls closed on Tuesday, Oct. 5 at 8 p.m., City Clerk Bryant Hammond had preliminary results ready in a largely uncontested municipal election. On Thursday...

YOUNG AVIATOR— Zara Rutherford, 19, of Belgium landed in Nome on Thursday, Oct. 30 in her ultralight aircraft, trying to set a world record as the youngest person to fly around the world solo.

Teenager stops in Nome in attempt to fly solo around the world

By Julia Lerner Nineteen-year-old Zara Rutherford landed her two-seat plane at Nome’s City Field on Friday afternoon as part of her attempt to break a Guinness World Record. Her goal: to be the...

Council extends Emergency Ordinance until January 2022

By Diana Haecker In their regular meeting on Monday, the Nome Common Council unanimously voted to extend an emergency ordinance until January 2022. This marked the second reading of the ordinance,...

COVID cases increase to 72 in the region

By Julia Lerner The state of Alaska sees record-breaking numbers of new COVID-19 cases every day, and the Nome, Norton Sound and Bering Strait region is not immune against the trend. Cases continue...

Iditarod participants must be vaccinated in the 2022 race.

Iditarod requires vaccination of all mushers, volunteers

By Diana Haecker The Iditarod Trail Committee last week announced that it will require full COVID-19 vaccinations for all participants in next year’s 50th running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race...

Version 4 of a proposed District 39 map.

Redistricting maps up for public comment in Nome

By Julia Lerner Members of the Alaska Redistricting Board will visit Nome in October to meet with residents and discuss several proposed district maps as part of their community outreach tour....

NOME YOUTH FACILITY— The facility was closed due to state budget constraints two years ago.

Closure of Nome Youth Facility still impacts regional youth offenders

By Julia Lerner Two years after the closure of the Nome Youth Facility, tales of teen vandalism, fights and theft grip Nome’s social media pages while Nome police officers struggle to address the...