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One Injured in Nome Truck Fire; Police Investigating

By Zoe Grueskin | November 22, 2017 |

Police investigators examine a truck that caught fire in the parking lot of Old St. Joe's in Nome.

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.

Ambulance Service Agreement Reached Between NSHC and City of Nome

By Davis Hovey | April 26, 2017

Nome's Public Safety Building in April 2014, where the Nome Volunteer Ambulance Department is currently housed. Photo: Matthew F. Smith, KNOM file.

Nome’s ambulance department has a new arrangement with Norton Sound Health Corporation, a result of meetings and compromise between the NSHC administration and the City of Nome. It goes into effect May 1.