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Facing More Budget Crunches, Nome Public Schools Considers Staff Cuts

By admin | February 7, 2018 |

School Board Member Nancy Mendenhall and Board President Barb Amarok review the budget for Nome Public Schools. Photo: Laura Kraegel, KNOM.

The Nome Public Schools Board of Education’s regular meeting was dominated by a discussion of severe budget cuts. The board also debated shortening the school calendar to give students the month of August off.

City Council May Finally Resolve Debate: Should Sex Offenders Be Housed at Seaside?

By Davis Hovey | December 11, 2017

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

AMCC’s superintendent, Sandra Martinson, explained during the last City Council meeting that the plan is for sex offenders to serve most of their sentence in a jail or other facility before being transferred to Seaside for treatment. The regular City Council meeting begins Monday at 7pm in City Hall.