Sean Milligan

Core samples taken from Graphite One's summer 2012 exploration program. Photo: Graphite One Resources.

Graphite One began another round of core drilling earlier this summer at its Graphite Creek project site about 37 miles north of Nome, near Mary’s Igloo.

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

The Nome Common Council made no changes on Monday night regarding the lack of required COVID-19 testing at Nome Airport, but planned for potential future mitigations.

Three weeks ago, Stebbins had four cases of COVID-19. As of Monday, that number had grown to 131, with 38 of those cases identified on Friday.

The Nome Common Council approved six of the seven resolutions on the meeting agenda and passed both proposed ordinances onto second reading for final passage at the next meeting.

The beginning of the Shaktoolik coastal berm. Photo: Anna Rose MacArthur.

Travis Savetilik stepped into the role of Shaktoolik’s Village Public Safety Officer on July 12. He graduated from the Alaska Law Enforcement Training program in Sitka a month earlier.

With winter only a few months away, Bering Air wants its planes sheltered. The airline is constructing a new hangar at the Nome Airport to support its growing operations in Western Alaska.

The Nome Common Council on Monday adopted a resolution to authorize City Manager Glenn Steckman to use up to $200,000 to repair the Nome Recreation Center boiler.

The ongoing construction at Nome Airport is only the first stage of an effort to rehabilitate both runways by October 2022. Despite the scope of the project, however, officials say construction is not expected to interfere with normal airport operations.