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 […]
Wilson Hoogendorn Wins 2024 Nome-Golovin Snowmachine Race
Competitors of the 2024 Nome Golovin snowmachine race wait at the start line as a helicopter hovers in the background. Janice Homekingkeo photo. March 20, 2024 Janice Homekingkeo, Communications Director Ben Townsend, News Director Huddled together in groups scattered across the frigid sea ice running parallel to Front Street, nearly 100 people cheered as rookie […]
Young Racers Shine at Fourth Annual Nome Youth 120 & 200 Snowmachine Race
A young competitor at the fourth annual Nome Youth 120 & 200 Snowmachine race leans into a turn around the freshly plowed track canvassing the small boat harbor in Nome. Janice Homekingkeo photo. March 19, 2024 Sarah Swartz, News Reporter Over 150 residents and motorsport fans scaled the railing near the small boat harbor in […]
Team 39, Barber and Lapham, champion 2024 Iron Dog
February 26, 2024 Ava White, News Reporter Teams competing in what’s known as the toughest and longest snowmachine race in the world, the Iron Dog, reached the finish line in Big Lake, about an hour north of Anchorage, yesterday. The purse for the race is $224,000, the largest in Iron Dog history. The race started […]
City signs agreement with USACE to advance port project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District and the City of Nome signed an agreement yesterday (Jan. 25) that will advance the construction of the first deep-water port in the Arctic, which has a price tag of over $600 million. January 26, 2024 Ava White, News Reporter The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held […]
Official Salmon Harvest Summary Shows Disappointing Numbers for Norton Sound
This year’s Norton Sound’s salmon harvest has been valued at $290,302. That’s according to a preliminary salmon harvest summary from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
Nome Residents Continue Wait For Quintillion High-Speed Internet
Residents of Nome continue to wait to access high-speed internet through Quintillion’s fiber-optic cable, though a handful of business customers are now connecting to it.
Nome Nugget Newspaper Under New Ownership
Current managing editor Diana Haecker and her husband, advertising manager Nils Hahn, last week finalized the purchase of the community newspaper, one of Alaska’s oldest papers.
Alaska National Guard Turns Over Rural Armories for Public Use
The Alaska Army National Guard is handing over ownership of over 60 armories in rural communities, mostly to municipalities.
GCI Awards College Scholarships to Western Alaska Students
Eight students from eight communities in Western Alaska will receive $2,000 scholarships to cover college books and tuition.