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Green marble and stone building with heavy metal doors

The Alaska Civil Liberties Union has requested the U.S. District Court of Alaska hold the City of Nome in contempt of court and pay attorney fees on behalf of Clarice “Bun” Hardy. Meanwhile, on January 21st the City of Nome asked the court to dismiss Hardy’s case altogether.

An aerial view of Nome's small boat harbor and port. Photo: Joy Baker, City of Nome.

Nome’s Port Commission is requesting slightly increased gravel rates and over $1.5-million to advance the design of the Deep Draft Port. The City Council will make the final decision on these matters during its upcoming meetings.

In about one month’s time, Nome is slated to host a multitude of military personnel from the Alaska National Guard and various agencies as part of a joint-military exercise called Arctic Eagle.

Alaska’s Congressional Delegation announced yesterday that the Port of Nome will receive a quarter of a billion dollars for construction.

As of this past Saturday, the City of Nome is again under a mask mandate. Nome’s City Manager Glenn Steckman issued an emergency order requiring people to wear face masks in all public places outside of their homes.

Photo used with permission from Rasmuson Foundation. (2018)

Roy Agloinga was a recipient of a Governor’s Arts and Humanities award last week for his work in education. But for decades, Agloinga has been preserving his region’s dialect of Inupiaq by recording and compiling phrases into an Inupiat Dictionary.

Close-up of Nome and Bering Strait region on a color map of Alaska

As of yesterday there are 125 active cases of COVID-19 in the Norton Sound region. More than half of those individuals are located in Nome.

Nome's Mayor visits with Senator Sullivan and Coast Guard Commandant Zukunft. Photo a courtesy of USCG, used with permission. (2017)

The Distinguished Service to the Humanities award in education went to Roy Agloinga. Agloinga was joined by former Mayor of Nome, Richard Beneville. As Beneville passed away in May of 2020, his award is given posthumously.

Unalakleet’s supply of water was running on empty following a nasty freeze-up at the end of December. As the community pulled together to conserve water, there is hope that recent funding from the federal government will help Unalakleet mitigate future water issues.

According to NSHC, there are 25 active COVID-19 cases in Nome, ten in St. Michael, five in Stebbins and one in Brevig Mission. In Nome, the majority of new cases are travel related.