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By Diana Haecker and Ariana Crockett O’Harra |
A storm on Wednesday caused severe flooding in Kotzebue, prompting mandatory evacuation orders to all residents of the city.
In the Nome, Bering Strait...
By Diana Haecker |
Despite wind-driven rain during a proper Nome fall storm on election day, 424 Nome voters found their way to the polls and elected a new mayor for Nome.
Ken Hughes won a decisive...
On Tuesday, Oct. 7, Nome voters will be casting their ballots for the following offices: Mayor of Nome, two Nome Common Council seats, two NJUS board seats and two School Board seats. The only...
By Diana Haecker |
On Tuesday, Sept. 30, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opened a 30-day public comment period in response to a permit application received from Graphite One as the Canadian...
By Diana Haecker |
In the upcoming Oct. 7 municipal elections, Nome voters will be asked on the ballot if they approve a one percent sales tax hike from the current five percent to six percent, or...
By Ariana Crockett O’Harra and Diana Haecker |
Dance groups from across the region flocked to Teller for the 19th annual Teller Cultural Festival, held last weekend, but none had to brave a more...
By Diana Haecker |
With no action item on the docket, the Nome Port Commission breezed through a light agenda and then piled into a white van to get a guided tour of the port facilities, narrated by...
By Diana Haecker |
Finding regional employees to work in Nome is one thing. Housing them is a whole different story. In order to meet the challenge, local businesses and organizations – like Norton...
By Diana Haecker |
A fire on mile one of the Beam Road completely destroyed the ATCO trailer home 77-year-old Paul Haskell and his dog were living in.
According to Nome Volunteer Fire Chief Jim West...
By Ariana Crockett O’Harra |
The Bering Land Bridge National Preserve Heritage Center re-opened its doors on September 6 after spending nearly a year undergoing renovations.
Since the visitor center...