Posts by Davis Hovey
Carol Seppilu: Running for Your Life and Hers
Within the last ten years, Seppilu has been actively running all over the Nome area. She loves to run, but she also runs for another purpose: to promote suicide prevention efforts
Read MoreThree “Secondary COVID Cases” Appear in Nome Following Two Travel Related Ones
Three Nome residents have contracted the disease caused by the coronavirus through their contact with two other COVID-19 cases that were confirmed on Tuesday.
Read More2020 Primary Elections: Senate District T Candidates
Running for the Senate District T seat are Calvin Moto II of Deering (Republican candidate), Thomas Baker of Kotzebue (Republican candidate), and Donny Olson of Golovin (Democratic incumbent).
Read MoreTwo New COVID-19 Cases in Nome Found in Traveling Norton Sound Employees
A pair of positive COVID-19 cases were identified in Nome today. Norton Sound Health Corporation announced that both patients are NSHC employees who live in town.
Read MoreIPOP Proposes “Complex” Gold Mining Project Within Bonanza Channel Near Nome
IPOP LLC, the mining company associated with Rivers of Gold, has applied for a permit to mine gold using a 36-inch cutterhead dredge in the Safety Sound, about 25 miles east of Nome.
Read MorePublic Comment Period Closing on 500,000-Acre AK Native Veteran Program
The Bureau of Land Management says once the current public comment period ends on Monday [August 10th], they plan to finalize the rules and begin accepting applications.
Read MoreTraveler Tests Positive for COVID-19 Upon Arrival Into Nome, Fifth Non-Resident Case
The Norton Sound Region has now recorded 25 positive cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. The newest case is a non-resident of the region who tested positive in Nome yesterday.
Read More24th COVID-19 Case for Norton Sound Region a Non-Resident in Stebbins
Norton Sound Health Corporation says this will likely be a travel-related case. According to a statement from NSHC, the individual’s positive test came up as a result of Stebbins’ quarantine and testing requirements.
Read MoreBSSD Students Separated Into Two Groups, Going To School Two Days a Week
Students in the Bering Strait School District (BSSD) will physically be in school buildings two days a week, starting September 14th. That’s according to the latest plan announced by BSSD’s Superintendent Dr. Bobby Bolen.
Read MoreCod Tagging Project Suggests Fish Don’t Overwinter in Northern Bering Sea
Susanne McDermott, a fish biologist with NOAA Fisheries, says that after tagging 38 cod last year, none of them stayed under the ice in the Northern Bering Sea over the winter.
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