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Iditarod finish line’s iconic Burled Arch collapses in Nome
NOME, Alaska (KTUU) - The iconic Burled Arch marking the end of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race collapsed in Nome Saturday evening. Pictures showing a heap of wood where the arch once stood were shared by Nome residents and by dogsled mushers on social media. According to Nome Mayor...
Council approves agreement with NSHC to take over ambulance services By Diana Haecker
The Nome Common Council signed off on a Memorandum of Agreement with Norton Sound Health Corporation to take over ground ambulance services, currently run by the city’s volunteer ambulance department. In January, the council had decided to relinquish the service to NSHC. The city had run the Nome Volunteer Ambulance Department since 1996, but an uptick in complaints from the public regarding lagging response times and a smaller pool of ambulance volunteers forced the council to weigh the pros and cons for a city-run ambulance vis-à-vis an ambulance service operated by NSHC.
Army Corps seeks bids for Nome port expansion
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is now soliciting bids for phase one of the massive project to increase dock space and accommodate larger vessels at the Port of Nome. The request for proposals was published at the end of February on SAM.gov, and the Corps will accept bids from contractors through late May.
Army Corps seeks bids for Nome port expansion
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is now soliciting bids for phase one of the massive project to increase dock space and accommodate larger vessels at the Port of Nome. The request for proposals was published at the end of February on SAM.gov, and the Corps will accept bids from contractors through late May.
Nome and the region hit with back-to-back snow storms
Three weeks in a row, residents of Nome and the Southern Seward Peninsula Coast received winter storm warnings from the National Weather Service. With back-to-back blizzards in the first and second weeks of April and a third taking place this week, business as usual was interrupted by the stormy spring. School was delayed or cancelling, flights were canceled, businesses closed early and people just hunkered down to wait out the weather.
Community members bring concerns to Public Safety Advisory meeting
The Nome Public Safety Advisory Commission met Monday for the first time since August 2023, with a full quorum. The commission heard from four community members who voiced frustrations with Nome Police Department’s arrest procedures, officer’s behavior and the handling of sexual assault cases regarding minors. Trinh and...
Pool will open for summer season
This year the Nome Pool will stay open during the summer after being closed for its regular winter season for an retrofitting the sanitation system from saltwater back to a chlorine system that it was built for. Lead contractor of the pool project, Bob Walker, and co-contractors will finalize commissioning...
Sunny Stroeer makes history as first and only woman to finish the 1,000-mile Iditarod Trail Invitational on skis
Sunny Stroeer, a Kanab, Utah, resident, made history as the first and only woman to ski the Iditarod Trail Invitational and finish the near-1,000 mile trail.
Community members bring concerns to Public Safety Advisory meeting
The Nome Public Safety Advisory Commission met Monday for the first time since August 2023, with a full quorum. The commission heard from four community members who voiced frustrations with Nome Police Department’s arrest procedures, officer’s behavior and the handling of sexual assault cases regarding minors. Trinh and...
Pool will open for summer season
This year the Nome Pool will stay open during the summer after being closed for its regular winter season for an retrofitting the sanitation system from saltwater back to a chlorine system that it was built for. Lead contractor of the pool project, Bob Walker, and co-contractors will finalize commissioning...
Dateline: Unforgettable: Where Is Sonya Ivanoff’s Killer Matthew Owens Now?
Disclaimer: This article contains mentions of murder. Reader discretion is advised. Dateline: Unforgettable‘s upcoming episode, “A Walk in the Rain,” will air on Oxygen on Thursday, March 28, 2024, at 8 p.m. ET. It revolves around the murder of 19-year-old Sonya Ivanoff and the subsequent conviction of the Nome Police Department officer, Matthew Owens.
Nanooks are 2024 State Champions!
Clutching their State Championship trophy, the Nome Nanooks Boys’ Basketball team exited the Alaska Airlines terminal in Nome on Sunday to a true hero’s welcome. A crowd of Nanook fans gathered as snow fell, holding signs praising the winning team and welcoming them home. As Mayor John Handeland...
Nome ends Mt. Edgecumbe’s title dreams in 3A championship thriller
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - In a battle between the haves and have-nots, the ASAA March Madness Alaska 3A boys state title pitted a program making its first-ever appearance in the final against a finals regular looking for their second ring in three seasons. The duel between the rising Mt. Edgecumbe...
Nome boys dethrone Grace Christian to advance to 3A state title game for 3rd straight year
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The two previous times Nome-Beltz and Grace Christian squared-off at the Class 3A state tournament, it was in the championship games — the Nanooks claimed the title in 2022 and the Grizzlies in 2023. To conclude the state tournament trilogy, the two squads met in...
Inside the mind of an Iditarod champion: Dallas Seavey reflects on his historic win
Immediately after his arrival in Nome last week, Iditarod champion Dallas Seavey walked to the Mini Convention Center for a press conference so that reporters and fans could gain insight about what it takes to win the 1,000-mile sled dog race six times. One media member commented that it was...
Rookie Jeff Reid takes Red Lantern as 52nd Iditarod ends
Just after 2 a.m. on Saturday, Nome’s siren sounded for the final time of the 2024 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Revelers from the bars, fans and mushers spilled onto Front Street, braving cold north winds that made the single-digit temperatures feel like subzero ones. They cheered as rookie Jeff Reid and his dog team arrived under the burled arch. Reid had ice caked around his beard, seven sled dogs on the line and a lit red lantern in his left hand, a symbol of perseverance. He would extinguish the light to signify that no more teams remained on the 1,000-mile trail and to mark the official end of the race.
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