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According to Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist with Norton Sound Health Corporation, the first Color Run took place in 2019 and was met with strong community turnout. In October 2021, more ...

By Sarah ManriquezThe juvenile male bear—over six feet long and appearing in good health—was first spotted by a family member near Woolley Lagoon, roughly 40 miles west of Nome. Wiggins was en route ...

Bank Robbery Spectators packed the bleachers in front of Wells Fargo for the bank robbery reenactment, a solstice tradition staged by the Nome Regulators and Society for Historic Reenactment. With ...

Last Thursday, the cruise ship Westerdam returned to Nome after having visited the Gold Rush town last year for the first time. The eleven-deck ship seemed to dwarf town as it lay anchored in Nome’s ...

By Anna LionasThe veto resulted in a loss of $315,000 to Nome Public Schools. That is the amount they are asking from the city. The city already reduced the yearly contribution to the school district ...

But there are occasional big wildfire years. Since the early 1950s, fire has burned more than 2.8 million acres on the Seward Peninsula. As evident on the graphic, four years, 1954, 1957, 1971 and ...

The Nome Nugget PO Box 610 Nome, Alaska 99762 USA Phone: (907) 443-5235 Fax: (907) 443-5112 www.nomenugget.net ...

DOG CROSSING–Traffic holds off for Michelle Phillips and team as they make their way through Anchorage during the March 1 Ceremonial Start. Photo By Anna Lionas ...

The annual Nome Midnight Sun Festival is set to return this weekend, albeit in a less action-packed version compared to previous years. For one, the customary bank robbery at high noon on Saturday is ...

Charles Michael Reader was born at the family farmhouse in Berlin, North Dakota, number 15 of 16 children to come to the marriage of Peter J. and Christine B. Shockman Reader. His sister Myrle, 18 ...

“I wasn’t sure of the days; I was in shock,” he said. The bear returned several times while he waited, harassing him and keeping him awake for several days. After four days, help finally arrived when ...