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Top News
Disparities in Sexual Assault Crimes in Nome
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
Shaktoolik Welcomes New VPSO
Travis Savetilik stepped into the role of Shaktoolik’s Village Public Safety Officer on July 12. He graduated from the Alaska Law Enforcement Training program in Sitka a month earlier.
USCG Opens Forward Operating Location in Kotzebue for the Summer
A crew from the Coast Guard’s Air Station in Kodiak opened the seasonal forward operating location in Kotzebue as a response to warming waters and increased ship traffic in the Arctic.
Man Forcibly Arrested Outside Hansons, No Body Camera Footage Exists Say Police
Police arrested twenty-year old Javen Slwooko of Gambell in the Hansons grocery store on an active arrest warrant. He was mandated to return to the Seaside Center after completing his shift at Hanson’s on Friday, April 23rd but did not– prompting authorities at Seaside to notify the Nome Police for Slwooko’s arrest.
COVID-19
Stebbins Goes On Lockdown In Response to Outbreak
Stebbins is “hunkering down” in response to an outbreak in the village.
COVID-19 Update for Norton Sound Region: Two New Cases in Nome
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.
Two New Cases of COVID in Koyuk as of June 30th
On June 30th, Norton Sound Health Corporation identified two more positive COVID-19 cases. Both patients are residents of Koyuk and the source of the virus is community spread.
Environment & Climate
Kawerak Earns Three Year Grant For Backhaul Alaska Program
The Denali Commission and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded Kawerak Inc.’s Backhaul Alaska program with a three million dollar grant.
Low Abundance of Fish Harms Norton Sound’s Commercial Fishing Season
The prospects are dim for this summer’s Norton Sound commercial fishing and crabbing seasons.
$20 Million Grant Awarded for Water and Sewer in Norton Sound Communities
Millions of dollars are being awarded to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in rural Alaska.