Posts by Davis Hovey
One Month Later Sex Abuse Suspect Arrested, Flying to Nome To ‘Turn Himself In’
A former Nome Public Schools’ employee, who was a suspect in a case of sexual abuse of a minor, has been arrested.
Read MoreProtective Travel Bans In Effect Across Bering Strait Villages
Almost all 20 communities in the Bering Strait Region, including Nome, have implemented travel bans or restrictions. Council, King Island, Mary’s Igloo, and Solomon are the only designated communities that don’t have their own travel bans at this time. Each village is implementing slightly different plans to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in their communities.…
Read MoreNSHC Tells Residents to Stay Put, Regional Hospital Has 500 COVID-19 Tests
Norton Sound Health Corporation is calling for Western Alaskans to remain at home as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the state continues to climb.
Read MoreBering Sea Ice Battered By Storms, Slight Reprieve Coming for Western Alaska
Nome and the Bering Strait Region saw half a dozen winter storms in a ten-day period earlier this month [starting on March 13th], which brought a mix of snow and sometimes freezing rain.
Read MoreThree Racers Finish 1,000 Mile Iditarod Trail Invitational, Two Are American
More than 24-hours after the last 2020 Iditarod sled dog team arrived in Nome, three fat-tire bikers rode down Front Street around 11pm Monday night, to complete their own 1,000-mile race.
Read MoreUnder Quarantine, Without Internet, BSSD Teachers Deliver Distance Education
Bering Strait School District employees went back to work Monday, although not in a physical sense. Schools across the state are closed until May 1st, and some teachers are unable to return to their home communities. So BSSD is working out a plan to educate its students from a distance. Dr. Bobby Bolen, superintendent of…
Read More54th Annual Nome Golovin Race Won’t Take Place In Part Because of COVID-19
This year’s Nome-Golovin 200-mile snowmachine race has officially been cancelled. Following a couple attempts to reschedule the event after a weather delay two weeks ago [March 14th], race staff made the announcement to cancel on Saturday. In Saturday’s announcement, a reason was not given for why Nome’s annual snowmachine race won’t take place this year.…
Read MoreIditarod Teams Yet To Reach Nome Face Overflow, Three Mushers and Their Dogs Rescued
Earlier today Sean Underwood, Tom Knolmayer, and Matthew Failor requested assistance from race staff after they went through a section of trail with deep overflow from the Solomon River.
Read MoreList of Scratches In 2020 Iditarod Grows, 40 Mushers Out of 57 Left By Thursday
Six mushers have seen their journey in this year’s Iditarod sled dog race come to an end in the past 24 hours. The latest to announce was Robert Redington, who chose to scratch in Elim last night. Robert, the brother of top ten finisher Ryan Redington, said through an Iditarod press release, he made the…
Read MoreLocal Emergency Declared, City Manager Has More Power To Address COVID-19
Nome’s City Manager Glenn Steckman has been given the authority to take emergency actions in order to reduce the local impact of COVID-19 within the City of Nome. Following a special meeting of the City Council last night, Steckman can now do a number of things like ration fuel and food, limit restaurants and bars…
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