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Wilson Hoogendorn and Oliver Tusagvik Hoogendorn of Nome summited Kilimanjaro, the tallest peak in Africa, on February 21.
The brothers are known for their outdoor exploits: They were the first to...
The Nome Common Council in an unusual Wednesday meeting – rescheduled due to inclement weather on Monday, February 23 — passed a resolution that increased the pay for communication officers at the...
On February 19, Gambell residents saw strange contrails in the skies above, approaching from the west, making a wide U-turn in the bright blue sky over the island and flying back west.
About 15...
Last week, almost exactly a year after Bering Air flight 445 crashed on the sea ice en route from Unalakleet to Nome, killing all nine passengers and the pilot, four families of crash victims filed...
In a special meeting on Monday, the Nome Common Council passed a resolution that set the city’s state and federal legislative priorities. The number one priority is the Port of Nome expansion,...
A severe blizzard hit western Alaska just as Iron Dog racers reached the coast, making their progress slow and eventually halted the pro class at Kotzebue.
The raging blizzard stranded several...
School safety was the main focus at two events last week – a tour of Nome Public Schools attended by the Nome Common Council and school board members, and a town hall meeting hosted by the Nome...
School issues are front and center at the Nome Common Council these days, as the council has toured the school facilities last week and makes an effort to better understand the Nome Public Schools’...
On Tuesday, Feb. 10, the State of Alaska’s Regulatory Commission notified Nome Joint Utilities General Manager John Handeland in a letter that payments of the PCE disbursements to Nome are suspended...