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BSNC proposes crew camp on 6th Avenue

By Diana Haecker | Finding regional employees to work in Nome is one thing. Housing them is a whole different story. In order to meet the challenge, local businesses and organizations – like Norton...

Fire destroys home on the Beam Road

By Diana Haecker | A fire on mile one of the Beam Road completely destroyed the ATCO trailer home 77-year-old Paul Haskell and his dog were living in. According to Nome Volunteer Fire Chief Jim West...

LEARNING— Visitors explore the newly renovated Bering Land Bridge Preserve Visitor Center on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025.

New Bering Land Bridge Preserve Heritage Center opens doors after renovation

By Ariana Crockett O’Harra | The Bering Land Bridge National Preserve Heritage Center re-opened its doors on September 6 after spending nearly a year undergoing renovations. Since the visitor center...

POOL— The site of the future pool in Unalakleet.

Unalakleet gets a swimming pool

By Diana Haecker With earthwork underway and cement ready to be poured, the community of Unalakleet could soon see a public swimming pool become a reality. Just outside of Unalakleet proper, toward...

SPEECH – Reverend Keith Bateman gives a speech during the Nome Nazarene 80th anniversary celebration on Friday, Sept. 12.

Nome Church of the Nazarene celebrates 80th anniversary

By Ariana Crockett O’ Harra “Trouble may drive you to prayer, but prayer will drive away trouble.” That’s what the Nugget printed on September 15, 1945 in the church listing the Nome Church of the...

ALL SMILES—Tamara Klink on deck of the Sardinha 2, in Nome, on Sept. 11, 2025

Solo Northwest Passage sailor makes stop in Nome

By Ariana Crockett O’Harra Tamara Klink, 28, a Brazilian sailor famous for her solo sailing adventures, and her boat, the 34-foot Sardinha 2, stopped in Nome last Thursday after completing the...

Airlines bid for subsidized air service to Unalakleet

By Laura Robertson | Three airlines submitted proposals to provide subsidized air service to Unalakleet before the bidding period closed on September 2. Public comments are due on September 12. ...

FIRST WALL—The 3D printer prints the first wall of the experimental house in Nome on August 20, 2025.

3D-printed house going up in Nome

By Laura Robertson | Tucked between the KICY radio station and the Arctic Native Brotherhood Club, an experimental, 3D-printed house sits half-finished after a 3D printer has started churning out the...

Labor Day celebrated with 49th annual bath tub race and modified rubber duck race

By Laura Robertson | Labor Day took place under cool grey skies. A break in the weeks of rain allowed onlookers to watch the annual Bathtub Race without getting wet, but the Rubber Duck race had to...

Two candidates run for mayor

By Diana Haecker | The filing deadline on Tuesday, Sept. 2, revealed meager interest to run for public office as only one race in the upcoming municipal elections is contested. It’s the office of...