City of Nome to Transfer Ambulance Services to Norton Sound Health Corporation
A Norton Sound Health Corporation ambulance parked behind the hospital. Ben Townsend photo. April 26, 2024 Ben Townsend, News Director In a move to enhance emergency medical services, the City of Nome has opted to transfer the operation of its ground ambulance services to Norton Sound Health Corporation (NSHC). This change, scheduled to take effect […]
Graphite One Community Meeting: Economic Promise Meets Environmental Worry
Mike Schaffner, Senior Vice President of Mining for Graphite One, responds to a question from a community member. Ben Townsend photo. Nome resident and Nome-Beltz Science Teacher, Sarah Liben, asks a question during the Q&A. Ben Townsend photo. Ed Fogels, the project’s Permitting Manager, addresses a question. Ben Townsend photo. Boogles Johnson live streamed the […]
Research Consortium to Gather Feedback on the Future of Nome
Front Street in Nome, Alaska. KNOM stock photo. April 24, 2024 Sarah Swartz, News Reporter Conversations will be open to the public at the Mini Convention Center in Nome this week to discuss the future of mining, the deep draft port, tourism, and climate change in the region. Jim Powell, a Term Assistant Research Professor […]
Norton Sound Residents to Receive $575 Utility Credit from NSEDC on Next Statement
Utility meter in Nome. Photo: Matthew Smith, KNOM. April 23, 2024 Ben Townsend, News Director In an effort to alleviate economic pressures in the Norton Sound region, the Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation (NSEDC) is issuing a $575 energy subsidy for 2024. Residents can expect a credit on their upcoming utility billing cycle, an initiative […]
Cannonball Run 2024 Brings Mix of Youth and Experience to Storied Snowmachine Race
The 2024 Cannonball Run snowmachine race. Photo courtesy of Taylor Booth. The 2024 Cannonball Run snowmachine race. Photo courtesy of Taylor Booth. The 2024 Cannonball Run snowmachine race. Photo courtesy of Taylor Booth. The 2024 Cannonball Run snowmachine race. Photo courtesy of Taylor Booth. The 2024 Cannonball Run snowmachine race. Photo courtesy of Taylor Booth. […]
Public Awareness, Engagement Needed to Monitor Risk of Spreading Bird Flu to Mammals
A decomposing seal carcass lays on a beach in the Norton Sound. Sarah Swartz photo. April 19, 2024 Sarah Swartz, News Reporter Concerns over highly pathogenic influenza viruses in wild birds and domestic poultry in Alaska were discussed during a Strait Science webinar held over Zoom on Thursday, March 28. This event hosted by the […]
Heading into the Future: City of Nome Explores Sustainable Energy with Nuclear Microreactors
The eVinci Microreactor serves as a source of electricity and heating in a power and district heating system. Photo from the Westinghouse eVinci product page. April 17, 2024 Ben Townsend, News Director As Nome stands on the precipice of significant economic transformation, with plans for a massive port expansion already underway, the community is faced […]
Pool officials to wrap up repairs at end of the month
February 6, 2024 Ava White, News Reporter Nome’s only swimming pool was closed to switch from a saltwater system to chlorine last summer. It was supposed to reopen in September, but manufacturing delays and supply chain challenges have delayed the opening. Contractors are making repairs to the pool, according to a release from the City of […]
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, […]
Quintillion 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 […]