A bright yellow school bus idled in the Old St. Joe’s parking lot as a crowd of thirty or so eager Nomeites gathered for one of the beloved events in Nome’s summer season – the Nome Garden Tour. But instead of a Sunday, the 2026 Nome Garden Tour...
In the chaos of ex-typhoon Merbok that hit Nome and the region in September 2022, it escaped most that a special operations command of the military was holding the first iteration of Operation Polar Dagger on St. Lawrence Island. In the...
READY TO GO— Uryah Morris comes down the hall at Nome Elementary School with parents Chris and Salu Morris on Monday, August 24 when Kindergarten started. All other grades started school on August 17.
Nome Joint Utilities General Manager John Handeland prepared the public for an increase in utility bill costs and the school district for a considerable heating bill, during Monday’s Nome Common Council meeting. The exact fuel price...
To the editor: Here is my opinion. Everyone has one, whether they think it or talk about it with someone that they trust. I have come to trust no one, except my closest family members. They know who they are, I don’t need to say anything else...
It’s back to school. The beginning of a new school year coincides with a cover story of The Atlantic, that boldly states that the Age of Reading is over. A chilling thought. The article argues that as we read short snippets on our smart phones,...
By Rick Thoman Alaska Climate Specialist Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness International Arctic Research Center/University of Alaska Fairbanks The climate outlook from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center for...