Nome News
Nanooks X/C bring fierce competition, creating new personal records
Intense competition gathered at Anvil Mountain on Saturday (Sep. 16) for the annual Nome-Beltz X/C Invite, which occurs mid-September every year. More than one hundred contestants competed in the 5K on the sunny Saturday afternoon. Twelve schools competing in the Invite represented the Bering Strait communities of Nome, Kotzebue, White Mountain, Shishmaref, Gambell, Savoonga, Shaktoolik,…
Read MoreQuintillion internet outages expected to continue throughout August
Repairs to a damaged fiber optic cable affecting internet and cellular services to much of Western Alaska will now take longer than initially anticipated, according to Alaska-based communications company Quintillion. Repairs to the cable can’t happen until sea ice opens up enough for a repair vessel to get through. Quintillion plans to begin repair operations…
Read MoreNome celebrates Independence Day with street games and a parade
Residents of Nome gathered in celebration of the Fourth of July on Tuesday. Front Street was greeted by sunshine and the streets filled with crowds in festive attire. Hundreds of children, parents and elders gathered downtown to celebrate the nation’s independence. This year’s festivities began with the annual Anvil Mountain Run. The 17k race begins…
Read MoreState, FEMA officials hold post-Merbok town hall meeting
The Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency gathered at the Mini Convention Center in Nome, Friday, June 23, for a post-Typhoon Merbok meeting.
Read MoreGov. Dunleavy signs bill aligning power cost equalization with Permanent Fund
Governor Mike Dunleavy met with legislators and local officials in Nome on Friday, June 23 to sign Senate Bill 98 into law.
Read MoreDunleavy vetoes will affect NPS salaries, capital improvements
Nome Public Schools is looking at a budgetary shortfall after Gov. Mike Dunleavy cut by nearly half a one-time boost to education funding in the state.
Read MoreGov. Dunleavy to hold bill signing ceremony in Nome
Governor Mike Dunleavy will meet with legislators and local officials in Nome on Friday, June 23 to sign Senate Bill 93 into law.
Read More2nd annual Mizuktata, ‘Let’s drink juice’ day celebrated across Nome
Nome celebrated its second annual Mizuktata event, previously celebrated as “Lemonade Day,” on Saturday, June 17.
Read MoreNational Children’s Day, ‘Gnome Rainbow Rock Hunt’ held in Nome
Kawerak’s Child Advocacy Center celebrated Children’s Day next to Nome City Hall on Friday, June 16.
Read MoreTroopers: 2 die in plane crash northeast of Shaktoolik
The Alaska Department of Public Safety has identified two people who died in a plane crash northeast of Shaktoolik.
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