As election day approaches, here’s what voters need to know
Alaska’s much anticipated Special Primary Election to fill the state’s sole U.S. House of Representatives’ seat is taking place June 11. Here’s what you need to know.
Meet the U.S. House candidates
Forty-eight candidates are running in the special election to fill the rest of Congressman Don Young’s term.
City of Nome honors longtime employee
At its Dec. 13 meeting, the Nome Common Council recognized emergency services dispatcher Jessica Saclamana for a decade of service to Nome. City Manager Glenn Steckman listed the ways Saclamana has gone above and beyond her duty over the course of her career.
New map for House District 39 to encompass Lower Yukon River communities
The Alaska Redistricting Board adopted its final legislative district boundaries. Pending any potential lawsuits or challenges to the adopted maps, House District 39, which contains much of Western Alaska, will be sizably smaller.
Nome elects new NSEDC board representative
James “J.T.” Sherman will be Nome’s new representative on the Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors.
Scot Henderson takes council seat
The Nome Common Council met on Oct. 11 to swear in new council member Scot Henderson. Henderson replaces former council member Jennifer Reader, who chose not to run for reelection this year.
Alaska Redistricting Board visits Nome
The Alaska Redistricting Board is on a grand tour of the state, inviting comments from the public to help them create the best possible electoral map for Alaska. On Oct. 11, they were at Old St. Joe’s in Nome, with six different proposed electoral maps on display.
REAA has preliminary results for Oct. 5’s elections
After Oct. 5’s voting, the results of the Regional Educational Attendance area elections are in.
NSEDC election headed for runoff
With four candidates in the running for Nome’s NSEDC representative, none managed to garner the 40% of the vote required to win the election.
Nome holds its municipal and NSEDC elections today
City of Nome holds its municipal election and Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation special election today, on Oct. 5.