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“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...
Gas prices at the pump and heating oil costs are set to increase next week. While prices per gallon of diesel and gas fuel are not quite set yet, Bonanza Fuel CEO Scot Henderson said that Bonanza's...
Clouds and occasional rain didn’t stop Nome’s young entrepreneurs from showing up for Mizuktata last Saturday, June 27. Mizuktata, which means “let’s drink juice” in Inupiaq, is Nome’s version of...
Ulric Jeffery Ulroan, 48, was arrested in Nome and charged with 47 counts of sexual abuses of minors, sexual assaults and furnishing alcohol to a victim under 21, for alleged crimes against children...
Anyone driving to Teller during the summer of 2024 noticed the construction east of the Teller Highway at mile 48. It consisted of gap-spaced walls placed at unusual angles with no roofs.
Locals...
As the nation celebrates its 250th birthday, plans are shaping up for the 124th celebration of Independence Day, on Saturday, July 4.
Traditionally, the Anvil Mountain Run kicked off Fourth of July...
After weeks of unexplained closures of flight service stations in northwestern Alaska, the Federal Aviation Administration has confirmed that the agency has placed several Flight Service employees...
A foggy morning that turned into a sunny, breezy afternoon set the scene for the Midnight Sun festivities last weekend, June 20 and 21. Nomeites dashed for gold, paraded down Front Street, plunged...
Nome was all set to welcome a large influx of cruise ship passengers from the Noordam on Thursday, June 18, but when fog rolled in and one of the tender boats deviated from the course, the ship...