The Seward Peninsula is home to two of Alaska’s three ptarmigan species: the rock ptarmigan and the willow ptarmigan (see Birder’s Notebook in the May 4, 2023, edition of The Nome Nugget). Both of ...

Nome hosted the Wasilla varsity boys and South Anchorage varsity girls for the “Ruckus at the Rec” basketball tournament last weekend. Parents and community members packed the Rec Center, snacking on ...

Members of the U.S. Coast Guard, Alaska Air National Guard, the Alaska Department of Military and Veteran’s Affairs and Special Operations Command North visited Nome last Tuesday for a meeting with ...

Thu, 01/22/2026 - 9:08pmadmin By Ariana Crockett O'Harra Parents showed up in force at last week’s school board meeting to voice their concerns regarding the school district’s response when a student ...

Before the council, in first reading, was an amendment to the ordinance that sought to eliminate the cap on the number of available taxicab licenses and to ease the signage on cabs. Basically, an ...

Mayor Richard Beneville, Nome's beloved mayor, passed on to the next world in June. The city turned out to give him a fitting send off. The day was an expression of a city's love for a man who gave it ...

Frank Lester Richardson, age 91, of Anchorage, Alaska and formerly of Nome, Alaska, and Castine, Maine passed away peacefully in his sleep on November 16, 2025 in Providence Forest View Assisted Li ...

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Jirdes Winther Baxter, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother, died Monday January 5th at Bartlett Regional Hospital. A lifelong Alaskan and longtime Juneau reside ...

Thu, 01/22/2026 - 10:25pmadmin Choices Not at all I was limited in my choices to make meals We went hungry Our food choices were not healthy It was difficult to navigate meals/breakfast without dairy ...

Thu, 01/22/2026 - 9:02pmadmin By Diana Haecker A Nome man was charged with four counts of attempted murder in the first degree , several counts of assault, coercion, domestic violence assault and ...

Thu, 01/22/2026 - 10:25pmadmin Not at all 35% (8 votes) I was limited in my choices to make meals 30% (7 votes) We went hungry 4% (1 vote) Our food choices were not healthy 9% (2 votes) It was ...