Sean Milligan

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That was an agreement between the Nome Police Department and Bering Land Bridge National Preserve.

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After multiple rounds of rent relief in 2021, the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation is now offering similar support to homeowners. The application period for AHFC’s Homeowner Assistance program began on March 14 and runs until 11:59 p.m. on the night of Monday, April 4.

Since 2018, the U.S. Coast Guard has been running a Port Access Route Study, or PARS, for the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas to determine how vessel traffic in the region should be routed.

Man holding a flag in the air. Snow machine racers about to start on snowy trail

This year’s Nome-Golovin champion was open-class racer Tre West, who finished with a time of 2:05:50. West has been racing in the Nome-Golovin since he was 18, and has competed in other regional snowmachine races as well — he won the Archie Ferguson/Willie Goodwin Sr. Memorial Snowmachine Race in 2018.

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The annual Nome-Golovin Snowmachine Race kicks off at noon on March 12, 2022. About 60 racers registered on the night of March 10, which is about average for the Nome-Golovin, Race Manager Kevin Bahnke said.

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The Nome Common Council at Monday’s meeting voted down a proposed ordinance that would have changed the legal hours to sell alcohol in the city.

Two men standing next to the snow machines holding a checkered flag at the finish line

Tyler Aklestad and Nick Olstad are the 2022 Iron Dog champions. The two never gave up the lead after pulling ahead in the early hours of the race, and finally crossed the finish line in Big Lake at 11:21 a.m. on Feb. 26.

Nome-Beltz High School student Paris Hebel serves as the Youth Representative to the Nome Common Council.

team 7 with their snow machines in McGrath

Tyler Aklestad and Nick Olstad had yet to give up their lead in the 2022 Iron Dog by when they pulled into McGrath at 8:04 p.m. on Feb. 24, nearly an hour and a half ahead of second-position racers Mike Morgan and Chris Olds.

Chris Collins rides past race fans in Kotzebue

Tyler Aklestad and Nick Olstad continue to hold a strong lead in the 2022 Iron Dog. They completed the northern Red Dog loop in 13 hours of nearly non-stop riding on Feb. 23, then checked into Unalakleet that night at 9:19 p.m.