“This project started back in 2019 with Seals on Parade,” said Reba Lean, public relations manager at NSHC. “It was inspired by something our CEO Angie Gorn saw in another Alaska community—she came ...

By Sarah ManriquezThe juvenile male bear—over six feet long and appearing in good health—was first spotted by a family member near Woolley Lagoon, roughly 40 miles west of Nome. Wiggins was en route ...

Last Thursday, the cruise ship Westerdam returned to Nome after having visited the Gold Rush town last year for the first time. The eleven-deck ship seemed to dwarf town as it lay anchored in Nome’s ...

According to Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist with Norton Sound Health Corporation, the first Color Run took place in 2019 and was met with strong community turnout. In October 2021, more ...

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Bank Robbery Spectators packed the bleachers in front of Wells Fargo for the bank robbery reenactment, a solstice tradition staged by the Nome Regulators and Society for Historic Reenactment. With ...

By Anna LionasThe veto resulted in a loss of $315,000 to Nome Public Schools. That is the amount they are asking from the city. The city already reduced the yearly contribution to the school district ...

The annual Nome Midnight Sun Festival is set to return this weekend, albeit in a less action-packed version compared to previous years. For one, the customary bank robbery at high noon on Saturday is ...

Mizuktata—“Let’s drink juice” in Iñupiaq—was born from necessity in 2022 after the Alaska Small Business Development Center let go of its statewide license for the national Lemonade Day program.

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But there are occasional big wildfire years. Since the early 1950s, fire has burned more than 2.8 million acres on the Seward Peninsula. As evident on the graphic, four years, 1954, 1957, 1971 and ...

Thu, 06/12/2025 - 11:14pmadmin Story and photos by Anna Lionas This week, the United States Coast Guard organized an oil spill response drill in the Nome Harbor, bringing 20 entities together in ...