According to his employment agreement with the City of Nome, unanimously approved Oct. 14, William Glenn Steckman III will become Nome’s new city manager effective Nov. 11.
The American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to City of Nome on Sept. 24 seeking justice for Clarice “Bun” Hardy: $500,000 to Hardy or ACLU would go to court on Hardy’s behalf. The ACLU gave the City an Oct. 11 deadline to accept the offer....
According to his employment agreement with the City of Nome, unanimously approved Oct. 14, William Glenn Steckman III will become Nome’s new city manager effective Nov. 11.
The initial term of Steckman’s job will be three years at an annual salary...
ANCHORAGE— Attorneys for Our Children’s Trust urged Alaska Supreme Court Justices on October 9 to allow their 16 Alaskan youth clients to proceed with their lawsuit against the state over its climate change policy.
“We’re here today to ask the...
Out of 2,662 eligible voters registered to vote in Nome, only 492, or 18.48 percent, made it to Old St. Joe’s last week to cast their ballots for one mayor, two council members, two Nome Joint Utilities Board seats and two School Board seats. The...
Preliminary results of NOAA bottom trawl surveys in the Bering Sea say that similar surveys in the record warm waters of the Bering Sea need to be repeated next summer, according to fisheries research biologist Lyle Brit.
Unless hell freezes over,...
The Nome Common Council met in a special meeting Monday evening with the stated agenda purpose to vote themselves into executive session to discuss issues with the Nome Police Dept.
However, before going into the closed meeting, the Council...
BSSD runners beat personal records at State XC Championships
By Brendan Ellis,
BSSD Student Activities Director
Strong winds from a fall storm blew through the region over the weekend, but the weather held off long enough to get all six qualified...
According to a press release from John K. Handeland, Interim City Manager, Nome Police Chief Bob Estes has resigned.
Estes will continue to lead the police department for up to 90 days in accordance with his contract, the press release says.
The...
The Nome Common Council conducted a special meeting Sept. 30 to hold executive sessions closed to the public on two issues: Selection of a new city manager and another session on a letter from the American Civil Liberties Union, Alaska demanding $...
