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The Alaska State Legislature is currently reviewing a resolution that would provide extra support to the City of Nome for a deep draft port.

Last week, public health officials participated in a statewide exercise that tested how communities would respond in the event of a widespread outbreak of an airborne disease. In Nome, as in many communities in Alaska, an added challenge of such a scenario would be the city’s isolation.

The community of Elim is going into its fourth day without running water, following a more-than-24 hour-long power outage over the weekend. As of Tuesday, the State issued a boil-water notice for the Norton Sound coastal community.

The pilot of a National Park Service airplane that crashed in the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve on Monday morning has been treated for his injuries and released from the hospital.

Earlier this month, Nome’s Native Youth Olympics (NYO) home meet against Dillingham prepared both teams for next week’s upcoming state competition.

The Nome School Board will choose between Christopher Aguirre and current Interim Superintendent Jamie Burgess for the district’s next superintendent.

An alleged kidnapping in Nome over the weekend ended after the driver got stuck in the snow.

Despite the lack of sea ice in front of Nome, there is still enough ice remaining in the Norton Sound area for commercial crabbers to use. As such, the Department of Fish & Game says the 2019 winter season continues.

“The Winter Bear,” a suicide prevention play, is coming to Nome on Monday, April 15. Playwright Anne Hanley spoke with KNOM about the theatrical production, which, she says, despite its dark subject, is overall an uplifting story about culture and wellness.

On Thursday, the Alaska House passed their version of the state budget, with $200 million in reductions. Though representatives didn’t adhere to Governor Mike Dunleavy’s budget proposals, they did make cuts to Medicaid, the School Bond Debt Reimbursement Program, and the state ferry service.