Elections/Politics
Meet the U.S. House candidates
Forty-eight candidates are running in the special election to fill the rest of Congressman Don Young’s term.
Read MoreCity of Nome honors longtime employee
At its Dec. 13 meeting, the Nome Common Council recognized emergency services dispatcher Jessica Saclamana for a decade of service to Nome. City Manager Glenn Steckman listed the ways Saclamana has gone above and beyond her duty over the course of her career.
Read MoreNew map for House District 39 to encompass Lower Yukon River communities
The Alaska Redistricting Board adopted its final legislative district boundaries. Pending any potential lawsuits or challenges to the adopted maps, House District 39, which contains much of Western Alaska, will be sizably smaller.
Read MoreNome elects new NSEDC board representative
James “J.T.” Sherman will be Nome’s new representative on the Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors.
Read MoreANLPAC’s listening session gives platform to Indigenous language speakers and their thoughts for language revitalization
During the Elders and Youth Conference, speakers of Indigenous Alaskan languages gathered to discuss what they can do to ensure that Indigenous language will continue to survive and flourish on their native lands.
Read MoreScot Henderson takes council seat
The Nome Common Council met on Oct. 11 to swear in new council member Scot Henderson. Henderson replaces former council member Jennifer Reader, who chose not to run for reelection this year.
Read MoreAlaska Redistricting Board visits Nome
The Alaska Redistricting Board is on a grand tour of the state, inviting comments from the public to help them create the best possible electoral map for Alaska. On Oct. 11, they were at Old St. Joe’s in Nome, with six different proposed electoral maps on display.
Read MoreREAA has preliminary results for Oct. 5’s elections
After Oct. 5’s voting, the results of the Regional Educational Attendance area elections are in.
Read MoreNSEDC election headed for runoff
With four candidates in the running for Nome’s NSEDC representative, none managed to garner the 40% of the vote required to win the election.
Read MoreNome holds its municipal and NSEDC elections today
City of Nome holds its municipal election and Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation special election today, on Oct. 5.
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