Nome Dispatch

News wrap: Top stories in Nome

2021-07-31

(NOME, AK) Check out this roundup of hyper-local news in Nome.

Pulled from contributors around the region, here’s a glimpse of what’s going on nearby. For more stories from the Nome area, click here.

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Alaska / bbcgossip.com

Alaska gold miner is accused of making up story about bear stalking him for four days

It sounded far-fetched from the very beginning. An Alaskan miner, cornered in the brutal wilderness to stand-off against a hungry brown bear for four days before being rescued by a Coast Guard’s helicopter that happened to be passing by, without a scratch on him. But that’s what Richard Jessee, a... Read more

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Nome / knom.org

Multiple Buyers Turn Norton Sound’s Commercial Fishing Season Around

After the Norton Sound Commercial Fishery canceled its chum season due to record low chum runs, a promising run of pinks turned the summer around. While this isn’t the largest run of pinks in recent memory, this season’s harvest still promises to be the best in decades, Nome’s Fish and Game Area Manager Jim Menard said. Read more

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Nome / knom.org

Nome Port Commission Holds Open House

On July 15, the Nome Port Commission held an open house at Old Saint Joe’s to give community members a chance to ask questions about port projects. The main talking point of the evening was the Arctic Deep Draft Port Project. The only question is timing, Port Director Joy Baker said. Read more

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Nome / nomenugget.net

Nome sees ten new COVID cases, one in Stebbins

In the last week, Norton Sound Health Corporation has identified 10 new active cases of COVD-19 in Nome and one in Stebbins, bringing the total number of active cases across the region to 11. On Tuesday, July 20, five individuals tested positive for the coronavirus. Of the five, two cases... Read more

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