Nome Passes Ordinance Requiring Rabies Vaccination
The Nome Common Council has passed Ordinance No. O-24-06-09, amending Section 10.30.100 of the Nome Code of Ordinances to require proof of rabies vaccination prior to importing any dog into the City of Nome. This ordinance aims to enhance public safety and protect both residents and pets from potential rabies transmission. City Clerk and Acting […]
Stars, Stripes, and Fun Delights
For over 115 years, Nome has proudly marked their annual Fourth of July parade. Legend has it that even soldiers stationed at Fort Davis once joined the festivities, marching down Front Street. The event features an array of street games catering to both kids and adults, including the High Kick and other indigenous Alaskan games. […]
Future Broadcasters Visit KNOM
Nome Elementary School’s 2nd grade class visited the KNOM station to learn about the world of broadcasting and understand the importance of radio in rural Alaska. Their introduction to broadcasting was done in their classroom where they recorded spots and time announcements for KNOM. During their time at the station, they took a tour of […]
Port Springs Back To Life
Sea ice finally melted free from Nome’s shores in late May. In the last few years, shorefast ice has receded as early as April 5 in 2019 and as late as May 30 in 2023. With the sea ice gone, the Port of Nome is free to resume the vital role it plays in the […]
Graduates Celebrate With Parade and Ceremony
Nome residents lined the streets to celebrate the graduation of the high school’s class of 2024. A parade of nearly 50 vehicles, elaborately decorated by the graduates, wound its way through the town’s neighborhoods, with graduates tossing candy to the cheering crowds. This annual tradition started during the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to practice […]
Fun In The Midnight Sun
Located just south of the Arctic Circle, Nome enjoys nearly 22 hours of daylight on the summer solstice and celebrates with the Midnight Sun Festival. Saturday of festival weekend kicks off with a 5K run along the Bering Sea coast, with a gold nugget awaiting the first-place finisher. After the race comes the Midnight Sun […]
An Alaskan Treat: Blueberry Boy Bait
This recipe is from the late Lucie Okpealuk Trigg from Little Diomede, AK. Ingredients: Directions: Photo at the top: Straight out of the oven, Blueberry Boy Bait. Photo by Teresa Trigg, KNOM.
Dear Friend…(July 2024)
St Kateri Tekakwitha is known as the Lily of the Mohawks. She lived in the 17th century around the St Lawrence River. At age four, she survived a smallpox epidemic that claimed her family and left smallpox scars on her face. When she was 11, she met French Jesuit missionaries for the first time. Despite […]
The Nome Static, July 2024 (Print Layout)
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Consultations Begin Between Elim and BLM Over Boulder Creek Uranium Property
Huddled in the Elim IRA Council Office about twenty people sat in assorted chairs. A TV glowed at the front of the room as photos of residents and their elders pinned to the walls looked on. The weight of generations of Elim people, a combination of Inupiaq and Yup’ik peoples, lingered over the group as […]