Nome News
Nome officials, artists and businesses weigh in on this year’s Iditarod
The 2023 Iditarod has come and gone from the finish line at the end of Front Street in Nome, but local businesses are feeling the effect of what it brought to the city, financially.
Read MoreNome school board approves bonus for district employees
The Nome Public Schools Board of Education last week approved a bonus schedule for employees of the district.
Read MorePort director shares update on deep draft port expected timeline, depth and traffic
An update of the Arctic Deep Draft Port project in Nome was the topic of discussion during a recent Strait Science lecture series
Read MoreCity of Nome urges residents to move vehicles for snow, ice clearing
Thanks to a pair of recent storms that hit the region, Nome municipal employees are busy at work trying to clear snow from the streets.
Read MoreNome Public Works garage catches fire
A structure fire at the Nome Public Works garage on Saturday brought a quick response from the Nome Volunteer Fire Department. No one was reported in the building at the time of the fire and no injuries occurred due to the blaze.
Read MoreSen. Murkowski calls attention to Nome projects in legislative address
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski delivered her annual address to a joint session of the Alaska Legislature on Wednesday, Feb. 22. In addition to laying out what she sees as the future of Alaska over the next year, she took note of federal and state funding that will soon head Nome’s way.
Read MorePort of Nome anticipates busy cruise and research season
The Port of Nome has released its 2023 cruise and research ship berthing schedule.
Read MoreNome Port Director shares Deep Draft Port timeline updates
Nome Port Director Joy Baker updated the Port Commission last week on several items relating to the Port of Nome. The Nome Deep Draft Port is one of the larger projects on Baker’s radar.
Read MoreSome Nome city employees to see a pay raise
The City of Nome Common Council met on Feb. 13, approving a resolution that would extend a raise of 3.5% to certain exempt employees. The positions that will receive the raise are police chief, deputy police chief, finance director, city clerk, museum director (currently vacant after Amy Phillips-Chan left towards the end of last year), executive assistant to the city manager, port director, harbormaster, parks and recreation director, building inspector, and the human resources director.
Read MoreArctic Deep Draft Port design pushed back, Congress funding increased
Nome’s deep draft port project was originally scheduled to have 95% of its final design set by the beginning of December 2022. As the new year has begun, that benchmark has been delayed. The upside is the port project is getting a financial boost.
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