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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The petition The petition calls on BSNC to divest from all business contracts associated in any way with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers immediately. It states, “As BSNC ...

On Saturday, the teams gathered for one last game that would determine the winners of the tournament. The Nanooks were up last for games against Valdez, first the girls team at 5 p.m., and then the ...

The delegation was led by Heong-Joon Park, the mayor of Busan. On Tuesday morning, the visitors were first welcomed in Old St. Joe’s and in the afternoon, they toured port facilities, the Norton Sound ...

In a special meeting on January 5, the council passed the first reading of an ordinance amendment to get rid of taxi cab licensing, which among other things, gives out via lottery a limited number of ...

Thu, 01/15/2026 - 12:13amadmin By Ariana Crockett O’Harra A male student at Nome-Beltz Middle High School has been charged with Terroristic Threatening in the second degree and Misconduct involving ...

When Wyatt Ahmasuk was in elementary school, he watched his brother Oliver Hoogendorn wrestle for a championship win at States. His brother came second that year, but Ahmasuk was enthralled. He wanted ...

Today, at 65, he is still living there, considered one of the most challenging places to travel to in the Arctic. It makes repairing his single-story home just as taxing. He said he longs for the days ...

Fri, 12/26/2025 - 1:21amadmin By Ariana Crockett O’Harra Community members gathered in the Nome Elementary School gymnasium on Tuesday, December 16 evening for the Nome-Beltz Middle High School Winter ...