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Zoning and Junk Motor Vehicle Ordinances Pass Following Thorough Amendments

By Davis Hovey | October 10, 2017

With new members Adam Martinson and Doug Johnson sworn into office, the 2017 City Council poses together.

With new members sworn in, the Nome City Council rezoned multiple blocks of property during Monday’s regular meeting — and refined the City’s definition of “junk motor vehicles” and the fines related to abandoning junked cars in particular zones.

Nome Driver Involved in Vehicle Rollover is Arrested, Charged With DUI

By Davis Hovey | October 9, 2017

An Alaska State Trooper cruiser. Photo: Matthew F. Smith, KNOM file.

According to Alaska State Troopers, Michael Hahn Jr. of Nome was driving a vehicle that rolled over at mile seven of the Council Highway on Tuesday evening. Troopers say the two passengers in Hahn’s vehicle suffered serious injuries and were medevac’d to Anchorage for medical care.