The Nome Nugget

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Nome Port Commission discusses port expansion project

The Nome Port Commission met Thursday, Jan. 21 in City Council chambers for their first meeting since Congress approved funding for the Arctic Deep Draft Port project in December. That was a big step on the road to making the port expansion project...

Seven new COVID cases identified in region

Norton Sound Health Corporation identified seven new cases of COVID-19 in the region this week, including two community spread cases on St. Lawrence Island. As of Tuesday, January 26, there were nine active cases in Nome and two active cases in...

Council splits NSEDC community benefit share

In its regular meeting, preceeded by a work session on the annual financial audit and the topic on allocating the $200,000 NSEDC Community Benefit Share, the Nome Common Council struck a compromise and split the NSEDC money in half to pay $100,000...

NVFD responds to house fire

On Wednesday, Jan. 20 the Nome Volunteer Fire Department responded to a house fire at 603 Seppala. The house is a rental owned by Cheryl and Roger Thompson and is comprised of three separate units. “They had a tenant inside who had just returned...