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OUTREACH— Greg Pollock, Principal Director for Arctic and Global Resilience, Office of the Secretary of Defense, center, met with Alaska Native leaders during a roundtable discussion on Aug. 1, 2024, in Nome

Dept. of Defense sends envoy to Nome to roll out Arctic Strategy

The U.S. Department of Defense sent a high-ranking official, Greg Pollock, Principal Director of the Arctic and Global Resilience Policy Office, to Nome last week. His visit was an engagement effort...

Shots fired at worksite in Teller

A gravel laying project for a new housing development two miles outside of Teller got off to a rocky start after a worker reportedly fired shots while the mayor of Teller Blanche Garnie and her 17-...

DEVASTATING–A fire burned the Turner home to the ground in Shishmaref, on July 30.

Fire in Shishmaref destroys family home

A family home in Shishmaref burned to the ground in a fire last week, July 30. Around 9 p.m. on July 30 a fire broke out at the Turner home, just hours after a family gathering. Once the fire was...

OPERATION POLAR DAGGER— Three Blackhawk helicopters approach the USS John Canley, a newly commissioned expeditionary mobile base ship, in Nome’s roadstead on Tuesday, July 30. Their presence is part of the weeklong NORAD drill called “Operation Polar Dagger”, conducted in the Bering Sea.

US Dept. of Defense drops new Arctic Strategy

Last week, the U.S. Department of Defense released a new Arctic Strategy. Updating the last plan from five years ago, it outlines a series of actions for the federal government to take around the...

Swans gather at Bonanza Channel in this file photo taken in May.

DEC denies tribe's request for IPOP hearing

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation on Monday denied a request for a public hearing on the state permit it is considering issuing to IPOP LLC. The Village of Solomon tribal government...

BIRDS EYE–A view of Stebbins school ruins removal, done by Tapraq Rock, a local contractor in Stebbins.

Stebbins remains steadfast in rebuilding after school fire

Three weeks after the tragic fire that razed the Tukurngailnguq School and teacher housing in Stebbins to the ground, the community proves their resilience and resolve in the face of tragedy. With...

FISHING— Charles Okpealuk sets a net at Grantley Harbor on July 18, as his son Zayne looks on. ADF&G opened the Port Clarence district for subsistence fishing, after an unprecedented closure.

First ever subsistence fishery closure at Port Clarence causes hardship at Teller, Brevig

After experiencing an unprecedented closure of subsistence salmon fishing, the Port Clarence district, including Teller and Brevig Mission, is now open for fishing. The Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game...

City Manager Glenn Steckman resigned from his job to take a position in Cambridge, MD.

City manager resigns, effective September 1

Nome’s City Manager Glenn Steckman announced his decision to resign from the job to the public today, July 24. The resignation is effective September 1. Steckman said in an interview with the Nome...

BERM BOOST – FEMA announced last week that Shaktoolik is set to receive nearly $6 million to improve their community berm, on which two local boys are shown walking on top of in its current state

Shaktoolik races against time and bureaucracy to rebuild protective berm

On Friday, July 12 Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, announced over $100 million in funds approved to help Alaska communities rebuild infrastructure and public buildings damaged during ex...

HELLO CENTRAL— The Beneville family came to Nome to place a headstone at Richard Beneville’s gravesite. Pictured are Shelly Pawlikowski, Leslie Absher, Susan Beneville, Michael and his son Maverick Beneville and Derrick Beneville.

Beneville family unveils headstone at Richard Beneville’s gravesite

Under grey skies with the lightest of rains, dozens of Nomeites and Beneville family members gathered at Belmont Point Cemetery on Wednesday, July 10 at 5 p.m. for the unveiling of the headstone at...