Miriam Trujillo

The Liitfik Wellness and Treatment Center will eventually live in a new, two-story building across the street from the Norton Sound Regional Hospital (pictured), according to NSHC President Angie Gorn. Photo: Laura Kraegel, KNOM.

The Norton Sound region’s COVID-19 spike continues. On Nov. 18, NSHC identified six new COVID-19 cases in the Norton Sound Region. Four are in Nome, one is in Shishmaref, and one is in Unalakleet. Unalakleet and Shishmaref’s cases both are due to close contacts. Two cases in Nome are also from close contacts while the other two are from community spread.

Salmon abundance is down and population distributions have changed, according to NOAA’s 2021 surface trawl survey. Besides focusing on salmon, the survey also examined aspects of Bering Sea life such as zooplankton, sediment, sharks, marine birds, pacific herring, capelin and saffron cod.

The Nome-Beltz wrestling team attended the ACS Denali Auto Glass Invite last weekend. In one of the tournaments, two Nome-Beltz girls wrestled each other for the championship in their weight class.

A graph depicting NOAA Bottom Trawl survey: Snow Crab

Multiple fish populations in the Bering Sea have experienced a slight decline, according to the 2021 Bottom Trawl survey.

The Nome-Beltz wrestling team were on the road over the weekend of Oct. 29-31. The girls’ team was in Anchorage, competing in the Halloween Bash, while the boys were in Nikiski at the Top Dog Invite.

Black and white image of helicopter on the ground.

The watchstanders at the Coast Guard 17th district command center received a call, at 11 p.m. on Oct. 28, informing them of overdue boaters in need of aid on the Sinuk River near Nome, Alaska. The watchstanders directed the launch of an aircrew, Oct. 29, to bring the boaters survival supplies, and a helicopter crew to rescue the boaters later in the day.

Girl high school athletes standing in a line warming up inside of gym.

The Lady Nanooks volleyball team travelled to Galena on the weekend of Oct. 22 for an away non-conference match. Both the Lady Nanook varsity teams played against Galena and Hutchison while the Nome junior varsity team matched strength against Galena’s JV team.

Walrus ivory carvings and masks, like these on display at Maruskiya's in Nome, may be threatened by other states' bans on the sale, purchase, and trade of various types of ivory. Photo: Emily Russell/KNOM.

FAI hosted its 38th Annual Statewide Elders and Youth Conference last week. FAI vice president Ayyu Qassataq looked back on what made this year’s conference great.

During the Elders and Youth Conference, speakers of Indigenous Alaskan languages gathered to discuss what they can do to ensure that Indigenous language will continue to survive and flourish on their native lands.

The Nome-Beltz Volleyball teams placed second in their first home tournament of the season. The Lady Nanooks played Barrow and Bethel at the Nome-Beltz High School in the Arctic Pinkies volleyball tournament.