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The hot topic at the Thursday, July 20 meeting of the Nome Port Commission was storage space.
Many vessels stored on dry ground at the port have been there for years, some since the early 2010’s....
Two ships bound for the Northwest Passage were stuck in Nome’s harbor last week due to thick sea ice concentration in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas.
Alaska Climate Specialist Rick Thoman said that...
The Port of Nome expansion project may potentially see cost savings to the City of Nome, if amendments to the Water Resources Development Act, for short WRDA 2026, find their way to the final House...
Nome’s crabbing fleet this summer saw a somewhat unconventional vessel. Gabriel Smith used a 22-foot open skiff dubbed the Ripley, hauling in more than 12,000 pounds over the 10-day commercial summer...
Nome feels growing pains. For the lack of a long-term transportation plan, an outdated comprehensive plan and growing demands to address dust, potholes and housing needs, the city government is now...
A Japanese fisheries science research vessel from Hokkaido University was docked in the Port of Nome last week and welcomed local scientists and members of the press onboard on July 10 for a tour. ...
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District is pursuing a comprehensive Environmental Impact Statement review rather than an Environmental Assessment in their permitting review for the...
Nome celebrated the United States of America’s 250th birthday since the Declaration of Independence under blue and sunny skies.
Nomeites began to gather on Front Street just before 11 a.m. for the...
“Mystery Woman Continues Journey to Nome,” read the headline in The Nome Nugget newspaper on August 3, 1929. The so-called Mystery Woman referenced was Lillian Alling, a Polish immigrant who had...
Over seven months Nomeites and visitors had to make do without any operating taxicab service in Nome, but as of this week a Nome couple decided to register a cab business, getting their chauffeurs...