Posts Tagged ‘Jim West Jr’
Nome Property on Abatement List Gets a Later Deadline for Renovation
After months on the city’s abatement list, 604 East Front Street in Nome has been granted another extension.
Read MoreNome Port Commission Seeks To Expedite Impound Process
Frustrated with vessel owners who put off paying fees to the last minute, officials at the Port of Nome discussed changing the city’s impound process at Thursday night’s regular Port Commission meeting.
Read MoreOne Injured in Nome Truck Fire; Police Investigating
One man was taken to the Norton Sound Regional Hospital after his truck caught fire in the parking lot of Old St. Joe’s in Nome on Wednesday afternoon. An investigation is ongoing.
Read MoreNome Port Commission Approves Capital Improvements Plan, Reviews Deep Draft Port Designs
The Nome Port Commission voted last night to approve a Capital Improvements Plan and considered several designs for a deep draft port.
Read MoreHotspots Contained At Polaris Hotel Site; State Investigators Examine Building Fire Remains
Nome Fire Chief Jim West, Jr., says firefighter crews were spraying down more hotspots yesterday at the site of the Polaris building. West explained that when winds shift and embers covered by metal within the building remains are sparked, then hot spots happen. Currently all hot spots have been sprayed down and taken care of.
Read MoreNome’s Polaris Hotel on Fire; Blaze Continues Into Afternoon; One Person Unaccounted-For
Nome Fire Chief Jim West, Jr., and his crew are all safe after fighting a Polaris Hotel fire for six hours, but reportedly, at least one person, who could still be inside Polaris, is unaccounted for. The identity of the missing person is not being released at this time.
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