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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
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.
Law Enforcement Seizes Alcohol and Drugs Bound for Dry Village
State Troopers and the Anchorage Airport Interdiction Team seized alcohol and marijuana at Nome airport on October 7th from three suspects.
COVID-19
Norton Sound Health Corporation Requiring Appointments for Rapid COVID-19 Tests
Patients do not need to be sick or have a reason for wanting a rapid test. The only requirement is that they set up an appointment. That testing is available at the walk-in tent in Nome.
Stebbins Case Count Climbs, NSHC Tries New COVID-19 Testing Procedures
Norton Sound Health Corporation announced two new cases in that community yesterday, bringing Stebbins’ total to 20 cases.
City Council Offering More CARES Act Funds, Approves Purchase of Housing Property
The City of Nome is struggling to spend all of its CARES Act money before the December 30th deadline. A third round of community benefit funding is now open, which applies to anyone on the Nome power grid.
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.