School on Little Diomede closed indefinitely due to safety concerns

Little Diomede

The school on Little Diomede Island is closed indefinitely after the city building partially collapsed into the school Sunday morning (Nov 26). That’s according to a Facebook post by the Diomede School late Sunday night. Students will now be attending school by video conference.  Bering Strait School District (BSSD) announced the closure of the village’s…

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City of Diomede building slides into school

Little Diomede residents are fearing for safety and utilities after the city building partially collapsed into the school on Sunday morning (Nov 26). No injuries have been reported according to Jen Wallace, an emergency management specialist for the State Emergency Operation Center (SEOC).  The village experienced a power outage lasting over two hours following the…

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Crafters from Western Alaska prepare for gift-giving season

Two small business owners rooted in Western Alaska have spent hours preparing for a busy holiday season. As consumers gear up for gift-giving during the holidays, they have the chance to shop local and support small businesses. For artists with small businesses, the holiday season kicks off well before the temperature starts to change. Two…

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Elevated waters to continue throughout Tuesday in Western AK

A storm slamming Western Alaska is expected to continue through tomorrow night (Tues, Nov 14). Nome has now had two days of intense winds and heavy snowfall that is part of a winter storm expected to continue through tomorrow morning according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.  Snow showers have blanketed Nome with over…

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Winter storm in Western Alaska expected through Tuesday

Church services and a flight arriving into Nome were canceled on Sunday due to a storm that’s affecting much of Western Alaska. It was the first day of winter storm warnings that are expected to continue through Tuesday morning (Nov. 14) according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Edward Plumb is a meteorologist at…

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Fire on Steadman St. suspected to be set intentionally

The Nome Police Department (NPD) is seeking public assistance in identifying the cause of a fire that was set to a home on Tuesday (Nov. 7). There were no injuries to residents or firefighters according to Assistant Fire Chief Kevin Knowlton.  The fire was set around four in the morning on Steadman St. and is…

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Nome without a chief of police for the first time in 3 years

Backend of Nome police car.

The City of Nome is accepting applications for a new chief of police after former Chief Michael Heintzelman retired from the Nome Police Department (NPD) late last month (Oct. 28). Nome doesn’t have a chief of police for the first time in over three years. City Manager Glenn Steckman said the first phase of interviews…

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Miss Alaska visits her first community off the road system

Miss Alaska 2023, Hannah Utic, traveled to Nome at the end of October (25) to engage with the community and to share her journey of becoming Miss Alaska. It was her first time visiting a community off the road system.  Miss Alaska is the state preliminary to Miss America. Utic said Miss America and Miss…

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