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By Julia Lerner
Tensions flared during Thursday’s Port Commission meeting as commissioners discussed exploring changes to the current wharfarge tariff charges for rock, sand and gravel cargo...
By Diana Haecker
The better part of Mondays’ Nome Common Council meeting was spent on a discussion relating to a port tariff adjustment request brought to the panel by the Port Commission.
Chair of...
By Julia Lerner
Over the last week, Norton Sound Health Corporation has identified 128 new COVID-19 cases across the region. With four cases recovering, this brings the total number of active cases...
By Julia Lerner
Current arctic sea ice cover is at its lowest levels since before 1850 and is likely to reach practically ice-free conditions at its summer minimum at least once before 2050,...
Last week Superior Court Judge Josie Garton ruled that the state Office of Management and Budget is permanently prohibited from sweeping the PCE endowment fund into the Constitutional Budget Reserve...
By Julia Lerner
Amidst the surge of COVID-19 cases in Stebbins, Norton Sound Health Corporation has identified a second outbreak in the village of St. Michael, where there are currently nine active...
By Julia Lerner
The population of the Nome Census Area, comprised of Nome and 15 indigenous villages across Norton Sound and the Bering Strait, grew by more than 550 people in the last decade,...
By Julia Lerner
The Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation’s board voted to oust the Nome representative from its board of directors last week, triggering a special election to fill the seat...
By Julia Lerner
COVID-19 cases in the region hit record highs this week, reaching 101 active cases in the region on Tuesday morning. In the last week, Norton Sound Health Corporation has identified...
The Nome Common Council met for a work session on a program to incentivize homeowners to beautify their houses and for a discussion on a ban on plastic bags, prior to the regularly schedule meeting....
