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The Nome Common Council passed three new ordinances at its May 23 meeting designed to promote the construction of new rental housing in the city.

Multiple pink salmon swimming underwater

It looks like it’s going to be a fairly average year for pink salmon in the Norton Sound region, but a weak year for chum, according to Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologist Jim Menard.

The final Nome Public School’s Board of Education meeting of the school year discussed graduation, past school trips and sports meets and future educational programs for students and teachers alike.

NOAA plans to debut the Oculus Coastal Glider summer 2022 to study the Bering Sea.

Forty-eight candidates are running in the special election to fill the rest of Congressman Don Young’s term.

Three new ordinances focused on the construction of residential space in Nome were introduced at the May 9 Nome Common Council meeting.

The FSB’s teleconference in April covered issues relevant to Units 22 and 23. Those topics included a decision to conserve Alaska hare in Units 22 and 23, a redefinition of Alaska hare, closures and rescinded closures in moose hunting, and a special action for musk ox permits.

Close-up of a white Nome Police Department vehicle.

Nome Police arrested Isaac Ozenna Sr. on May 4 on multiple charges of sexual assault of a minor and coercion.

As the project to expand the Port of Nome moves forward, the Nome Port Commission discussed funding and design issues at its April meeting.

Young sports team posing for photo with two large signs

Nome’s NYO season came to a close in April. The team participated in the first in-person state meet since 2019 in Anchorage, and a record-setting meet in Juneau.