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An anonymous former Bering Straits Native Corporation employee identified as “Jane Doe” filed two civil lawsuits with the Nome court in late September. At the heart of the lawsuits are allegations of...
A grand celebration of culture and family took place Monday in the Rec Center. Nomeites gathered in the afternoon and stayed into the evening to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
Though it’s not a...
The Northern Justice Project has filed a class action lawsuit against the Alaska Department of Corrections on behalf of Alaskans who have been taken into custody and not put in front of a judge...
Municipal election results are in and canvassed by the Nome Common Council. Mayor: John Handeland. Council seat A: Adam Martinson. Council seat B: Maggie Miller. Utility Board A: Patrick Knodel....
With the summer subsistence season wrapping up, late September is always a good time to gather in the Bering Strait region. Dozens of dancers, drummers and singers traveled to Teller last weekend for...
In his last report to the Public Safety Advisory Commission, PSAC for short, Nome Police Chief Mike Heintzelman told the panel on Monday night that the police department is in better shape than he...
The 15-unit housing project HomePlate Apartments is set to be finished with construction the last week of October, according to Rhonda Schneider, grants, contracts & awards specialist at the Nome...
On Saturday, Sept. 30, a federal government shutdown was averted at the 11th hour, but the relief may be short lived.
The bipartisan deal that was signed by President Joe Biden on Saturday night...
By Diana Haecker
The Nome Common Council heard sobering testimony from a family whose 67-year-old mother died after a harrowing wait for an ambulance that never came. Kelly Bogart gave public...
Now that the City of Nome has selected a site for a potential temporary workforce camp, the last hurdle has been cleared to sign a formal partnership agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers, and...