Posts by Davis Hovey

Sitnasuak Native Corporation’s President and CEO gave her resignation at the beginning of this month, but SNC’s announcement, just released on Friday, didn’t give a reason why.

At 1:20am last Thursday, July 18, Nome’s Volunteer Fire Department responded to an active fire at Old St. Joe’s playground. Though fire crews were able to control the blaze and minimize the extent of the damage, Nome Police say the incident was not accidental.

If Alaska’s PCE remains unfunded, rural residents across Western Alaska will see increases on their electric bills.

Two Nome residents were killed early Tuesday morning when their vehicle flipped while driving at a high speed on the Kougarok Road outside of town.

The Nome City Council was set to convey the Sunset Firing Range to the Nome Sportsman Association, but City Manager John Handeland asked the Council to delay their decision on the ordinance until he can meet with the city attorney. The decision was unanimous to delay the final vote on the firing range permit until August 26.

Several contracts could be passed by the Nome City Council tonight during their regular meeting: one to dispose of city property, another to approve a renovation project. The Mayor is also expected to renew the appointment of a port commissioner.

Scientists don’t yet know why some seabirds are starving in the Bering Strait, and they say they don’t have enough information to determine a definitive link between these bird die-offs and toxins created by algal blooms.

During a workshop in Nome this week, scientists and residents discussed algal toxins’ role in the changing Bering Sea ecosystem.

Over the weekend, lightning sparked new wildfires to life on the Seward Peninsula, including one at the end of the Kougarok Road outside of Nome.