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Three Finalists Being Considered for Nome City Manager
The search for a Nome City Manager gets closer to the end after the City Council interviewed candidates in a special meeting last night (Tuesday).
Read MoreKawerak Hosts Interior Dept. in Nome for Roundtable on Public Safety
On Monday, the Nome roundtable discussion “Reclaiming Our Native Communities” was a forum for a discussion on public safety challenges in Western Alaska: violent crime, missing and murdered Native Americans, and narcotics. A lead voice in the discussion was Tara Sweeney, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs at the U.S. Department of the Interior.
Read MoreElim Residents Ride on New Roads; Kawerak Says They’ll Improve Quality of Life
Youth in Elim are starting to trade in their bikes for scooters and roller-skates now that they have paved roads to ride on. Through a $12-million project funded by Kawerak, Elim now has approximately three miles of paved streets throughout town.
Read MoreTwo From Nome Arrested in Anchorage for Attempt To Traffic Drugs
Law enforcement has apprehended two Nome residents officials say were trying to bring approximately $62,000 worth of narcotics into Nome on Thursday.
Read MoreExpensive Emergency Repairs to Westgold Dock Are Almost Complete
Repairs at the Westgold Dock in Nome are almost complete. During Thursday’s meeting, Port Director Joy Baker told the Port Commission that the $1.4 million repair project conducted by STG Incorporated is expected to be done before the end of August.
Read MoreCoast Guard Inspects Tank Farms, Says Bering Strait Region Doing OK
The U.S. Coast Guard inspected oil storage facilities in 15 Bering Strait region communities in late July. Their final report won’t be released until this fall, but USCG officials’ preliminary observations indicate they didn’t find anything out of the ordinary in the region.
Read MoreSanitation Is Focus as IHS Tours Wales, Shishmaref
Last Tuesday, the Acting Director of the Indian Health Service (IHS) met with community leaders in Wales and Shishmaref to see firsthand the sanitation challenges Alaska Native villages face.
Read MoreIn Nome, DOT Hears Feedback on Transportation Plan
The Department of Transportation was in Nome to discuss the Northwest Alaska Transportation plan in a public comment session on Monday.
Read MoreWith Art Exhibit, Former Nome Resident Addresses the ‘Collective Trauma’ of Indigenous Suicide
An exhibit currently at the Yukon Arts Centre in Whitehorse, Canada, aims to open dialogue on the prevalence of suicide in the far north. Sonya Kelliher-Combs, from Nome and based in Anchorage, is the artist behind the display called “Goodbye.”
Read MoreNome Police Arrest Three Juveniles in Assault Investigation
Nome Police have taken three youths into custody related to a string of assaults that occurred last week around the city.
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