Nome, AK

Inuit leaders from across the Arctic will visit Nome in 2030 for the Inuit Circumpolar Council’s (ICC) 16th General Assembly. The Nome meeting was announced by delegates from the Bering Strait region at the end of this year’s gathering in Iqaluit, the capital city of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. According to a joint press […]

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has closed most of the fall moose hunt under registration permit RM840 on the Seward Peninsula. In an emergency order issued Thursday, the department said the closures were issued to prevent overharvest of the season’s quota. ​ADF&G closed the bull-moose hunt in Unit 22C, which includes the area […]

The Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation has opened a new halibut-processing plant in Savoonga, replacing an aging facility that supported St. Lawrence Island fishers for three decades. The corporation built the original facility in 1996 in partnership with the City of Savoonga. ​At a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Aug. 6, NSEDC celebrated the opening of the […]

The 8,000-mile voyage from Busan, South Korea to the European cargo hub of Amsterdam takes about a month and can burn hundreds of thousands of gallons of fuel. Ships can usually make the trip without stopping, but they have to refuel before turning around for the voyage home. That need for fuel is one of […]

With candidate filing closed for Nome’s 2026 municipal election, just one name has been entered for each of this year’s six open seats.  It’s the second year in a row that the Nome Common Council has had just one name apply for each of its two open seats. Last year, Adam Lust was the only […]

Summer in Golovin looked a little different this year as children gathered for Summercise, a traveling wellness program from Norton Sound Health Corporation that combines physical activity, nutrition and fun. Over two days, kids played volleyball, tag and other games, enjoyed healthy snacks, and even joined a community-wide basketball tournament. The program helps children build […]

On a sunny July morning, a line of vehicles stretched alongside Golden Grounds Coffee Co., a new drive-thru coffee stand serving customers in Nome. Elizabeth Korenek-Johnson became a regular customer within the shop’s first week. “It’s great,” she said. “I love that you don’t have to get out of the car, and you can see […]

A new study published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences identified fossil samples of three previously unknown species of multituberculates—an extinct rodent-like mammal group. The fossils, discovered near Alaska’s North Slope, are about 73 million years old. Sarah Shelley, a paleontologist and postdoctoral research associate at the University of Lincoln in the […]

Dancing has the power to connect communities from across the world. Two dance groups—one from Unalakleet and one from Chicago—met in Nome in late July in an effort to blend contemporary and Alaska Native dance styles. Amber Cunningham is one of the cofounders of Uŋalaqłiq Iñuutchak, meaning Unalakleet Comes To Life. The dance group was […]

Let not a drop of sunshine go to waste! Alaskans of all ages seize the long summer days for work, play, and often both at once. For example, berry picking. During the summer, bushes all over Alaska explode with berries of all species, especially blueberries. Every August, Nome holds its annual berry festival, where anyone […]