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By Diana Haecker
The Helmsley Charitable Trust of Colorado on Monday announced a $20 million grant to improve water, sanitation and hygiene in rural Alaska, mostly in communities of the Norton Sound...
By Julia Lerner
The Nome Police Department may soon begin the process of earning its official accreditation following a motion from the Public Safety Advisory Commission on Monday.
Accreditation is...
By Julia Lerner
Since last week, the Norton Sound Health Corporation has identified ten new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of active cases in the region to 12.
On Wednesday, June 2, an...
By Diana Haecker
Clarice Leota “Bun” Hardy filed a civil lawsuit in federal court in February 2020 against the City of Nome, former NPD police chief John Papasodora and Lt. Nicholas Harvey, alleging...
By Julia Lerner
Icicle Seafoods wants to buy Norton Sound’s pink salmon.
This summer, Icicle Seafoods plans to bring a processing vessel as well as four or five fishing tenders to buy pinks from...
By Julia Lerner
Since last week, Norton Sound Health Corporation has identified ten new COVID-19 cases in the region, bringing the total number of active cases to nine.
On Wednesday, May 26, NSHC...
By Diana Haecker
Under sunny skies and a light breeze, Nome’s veterans and several National Guard members in uniform lead a somber parade down Front Street and to Belmont Point Cemetery to...
By Diana Haecker
The Nome Common Council in a 4-1 vote (with one abstention) approved Northwest Gold Digger LLC’s permit application to mine within the boundary of the Moonlight Wells Protective...
By Diana Haecker
The community of Gambell fought a distemper outbreak among its dog population this spring and managed to squash the epidemic in its early onset. Distemper is a deadly disease that...
By Julia Lerner
The Liitfik Wellness and Training Center officially opened its doors to the public on Monday, May 17.
The center, an outpatient clinic supporting individuals with behavioral health...