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Profiles
Meet the Three Candidates Vying to be Nome’s Next Mayor
Nome’s 2020 Municipal Election is scheduled for Tuesday, October 6th. Although there are several seats up for grabs, only one has multiple candidates running for the same position: Nome’s Mayor.
Nome-Beltz Teacher Receives STEM Grant for Research Lab Kits, to Develop Young Scientists
Dr. Anthony Husemann, a full-time science teacher at NBHS, received $5000 in grant money to serve as a mentor for Nome students to be able to conduct science research independently, as well as to develop STEM projects.
Carol Seppilu: Running for Life
In the last ten years, Seppilu has been actively running all over the Nome area. Her love for running is fueled by a deeper purpose: to promote suicide prevention.
Public Safety
Two Weeks Later, Third Miner is Still Missing After Nome Shipwreck
Alexie Klutchnikov has still not been recovered after “The Charlotte” wrecked near Cape Nome on October 15th. Nome Search & Rescue Chief Jim West Jr. says searchers comb the beaches at least daily
State and Regional Organizations Weigh in on Domestic Violence in Alaska
The Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault cites that out of every 100 adult women in the state, 50 experience intimate partner violence, sexual assault, or both.
Two Gold Miners Missing After Cape Nome Shipwreck
Two people are still missing after a gold mining dredge capsized near the Cape of Nome last night. One member of the three-person crew made it to shore after the capsize and called for assistance.
COVID-19
City Of Nome Plans to Dole Out 4th Round of COVID-19 Relief for Small Businesses
This round will allow businesses to submit quotes or receipts for amounts up to $7,500, showing how COVID-19 has affected their operations.
UPDATE: Community of Stebbins in Lockdown as COVID-19 Cases Spike
Two more individuals in Stebbins have tested positive for the disease caused by the coronavirus. As a result, Norton Sound Health Corporation says the community is now in full lock down.
Regional Cases Climb as State Faces New Daily Record Highs of COVID-19
Since the pandemic began, more than 140 individuals in the Norton Sound region have tested positive for the disease caused by the coronavirus.
Environment & Climate
Bering Strait Region Sees More Debris from Russian Side, But Source Still Unknown
In late July, foreign debris began to wash up on Bering Strait shores. Almost three months later, NOAA and local groups are working together to determine which vessel is the source of the trash.
Twice-Extended Public Comment Period Garners Overwhelming Opposition to IPOP’s Proposed Mining Project
Approximately 1,000 individuals across Western Alaska and the state are opposed to IPOP’s potential gold mining project in the Bonanza Channel, Safety Sound area.
Record Amount of Rain Drenches Nome and Surrounding Area
Nome’s climate records continue to be broken. The latest was the Goldrush City’s amount of daily rainfall, which was set at more than one and a quarter inches of rain earlier this week.