After a Difficult Year, Scandal-Plagued Iditarod Seeks ‘New Blood’
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A December report by the nonprofit Foraker Group found major flaws within the Iditarod Trail Committee, which plans and oversees the thousand-mile sled dog race. Now, the ITC says it’s expanding its board. And several directors may resign.
NJUS Board Passes Resolutions on Infrastructure Financing, FY 2018 Budget
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Three resolutions passed at the NJUS board meeting on Tuesday night concern the utility’s FY 2018 budget, as well as financing and refinancing of loans for water and wastewater projects and infrastructure.
Doping Scandal Plagues Iditarod: What Happened, and What’s Next
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The state sport of Alaska, dog mushing, has long been free from doping controversy. Not so any more. Four dogs on four-time champion Dallas Seavey’s team tested positive for a prohibited pain-reliever this year. KNOM’s Gabe Colombo goes in-depth with a review of Seavey’s statements, the available facts about this ongoing story, and the direction it’s headed.
NJUS Board Asks Common Council to Approve $6M ADEC Loan
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Two resolutions asking the Nome Common Council to approve and accept loans from ADEC totaling over $6 million were passed at Thursday night’s NJUS Board meeting.
NJUS Board Approves Financial Audit Report
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At last night’s meeting, the NJUS Board reviewed and approved a financial audit of NJUS that stated no findings.
City Agrees to Provide $4.4 Million for NJUS Fuel Purchase
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Nome Joint Utility System will receive a $4.4 million revenue anticipation note from the City of Nome to buy diesel fuel. The purchase will provide for NJUS’s full capacity of fuel: 3.2 million gallons.
Nome Council in Agreement: NSHC and Community Will Benefit From Vacated Property
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Through the passage of an ordinance, NSHC will have use of land on East L Street and East M Street, as well as between East 6th and Greg Kruschek Avenue. City Manager Tom Moran explains these properties won’t go out for bid, but the City is negotiating some form of payment with NSHC.
NJUS Board Unanimously Votes Northrim Bank as 2017 Fuel Loan Provider
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Breaking an almost 14-year streak of financing provided by Wells Fargo, Northrim Bank will finance this year’s Fuel Loan.