Emily Hofstaedter

The sun sets over the Bering Sea in the late afternoon. Clouds fill the sky, and snow covers the ground and buildings in Nome

Throughout the pandemic so far, there have been no deaths reported for any regional residents. As of this week, NSHC has reported a total of 338 positive cases of COVID-19 since the first confirmed case in April 2020. Six people have been hospitalized.

Bering Straits Native Corporation will still mandate employees receive vaccinations, but the corporation will lift the previous August 1st deadline amidst questions about accessibility.

A long table with a gavel resting on it. American flag in background.

The proposed change would allow candidates to run “at-large”, meaning candidates would not have to run for a certain seat or against an individual candidate. Some councilmembers hope this change will increase participation in municipal elections.

Bering Straits Native Corporation will join other institutions around the country in requiring its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by August 1st.

Woman wearing a bright reflective jacket and face covering standing outside COVID tent

After almost one year of restricted travel, the City of Nome is essentially lifting all travel requirements for individuals who are fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus.

Exterior of Nome hospital in winter time.

Norton Sound Health Corporation (NSHC) has identified another case of COVID-19 in an undisclosed community. Officials report that the case is not travel-related or from close contact with a previously identified case. The Norton Sound region now has a total of seven active cases with five of those cases in Nome. NSHC Medical Director Mark…

Blizzards and winter storms battered the Seward Peninsula and surrounding region throughout the month of March, but this year’s sea ice has been more resilient.

As the city incorporates technology, the process for how citizens can participate in their city meetings is changing.

The Norton Sound Health Corporation announced today that they now have COVID-19 testing accepted by the state of Hawaii for incoming visitors. Hawaii requires travelers coming to the state to receive a negative COVID-19 test no more than 72 hours before arrival in order to avoid a ten-day quarantine.

Block letters spelling "POLICE" on the side of a Nome Police Department SUV.

Two minors in Nome are allegedly missing and the Nome Police Department is asking the public for assistance in locating them. Both 12 year-old John “Iggy” Kokuluk Jr. and 13 year-old Cheryl Kokuluk were allegedly last seen yesterday.