Nome News

On July 15, the Nome Port Commission held an open house at Old Saint Joe’s to give community members a chance to ask questions about port projects.

Chum salmon leaping near Cold Bay, AK. Photo: K. Mueller, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

After the Norton Sound Commercial Fishery canceled its chum season due to record low chum runs, a promising run of pinks turned the summer around.

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 Board of Education interviewed and swore in its newest member at its special meeting on July 19th. Bob Metcalf filled a vacancy left by Jill Peters, who retired in April.

The Denali Commission and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded Kawerak Inc.’s Backhaul Alaska program with a three million dollar grant.

As of July 12th, two more cases of COVID-19 were identified in Nome. Norton Sound Health Corporation announced July 12th that both local residents contracted the virus over last week.

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

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.