Nome News
More Resources on the Way for Nome Woman Search, Potential Assistance from FBI
Local authorities in Nome are looking for all of the help they can get which includes Alaska’s new Missing and Murdered Indigenous Person’s (MMIP) Coordinator, a new position created as part of the Trump Administration’s Operation Lady Justice.
Read MoreNome Gets a Visit From Japanese Ship ‘JDS Kashima’
Locals may have noticed a gray ship measuring over 450 ft, bearing the numbers “3508” on its bow; that is the JDS Kashima, a Japanese naval training vessel docked off-shore Thursday & Friday.
Read MoreSecond Community-Wide Search Scheduled to Find Missing Nome Woman
According to a press release from the City of Nome yesterday, a community search is being coordinated for Saturday at noon. All volunteers are asked to meet at the Nome Fire Hall.
Read MoreMore Than a Week Into Search for Missing Nome Woman, Little Evidence Found
Despite more than one-hundred community members looking on Saturday for a missing Nome woman, Florence Okpealuk has not been found.
Read MoreNome Library Works Toward Pick-Up Service, Gets Titles in Online Catalogue
The Kegoayah Kozga Library in Nome is working to get their catalogue online, so that patrons can browse the stacks digitally and select their titles from home.
Read MoreDay 5: Details on Volunteer Efforts to Find Florence Okpealuk of Nome
Anyone interested in joining the search for 33 year-old Florence Okpealuk can meet at the Nome Volunteer Fire Hall on Bering Street at 12pm Saturday to hear a plan and briefing.
Read MoreUPDATE: Nome Police Continue 4-Day Search for Missing Woman
Florence Okpealuk of Nome was last seen on West Beach around 4pm Sunday afternoon. Okpealuk is approximately five feet, two inches and weighs approximately 130 pounds.
Read MorePort Commission Considers Plans for Thornbush Site, Discusses Latest Finances
Despite the cancellation of cruise ships and slowed down tourism at the Port of Nome the Port’s budget shortfall for Fiscal Year 2020 is still shrinking.
Read MoreSeptember 15th is New Deadline for Public Comments on IPOP Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced an unexpected two-week extension of the public comment period for a proposed mining project in Safety Sound.
Read MoreNome Public Schools Navigating Federal Program for At-Home Internet Access
Every NPS student in the third grade and up has access to a school laptop or tablet that they can take home. But once they’re at home, many of those devices have nothing to connect to.
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