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FAA says employee misconduct allegations are reason for FSS closures
7+ hour, 26+ min ago (105+ words) The Nome Nugget FAA says employee misconduct allegations are reason for FSS closures After weeks of unexplained closures of flight service stations in northwestern Alaska, the Federal Aviation Administration has confirmed that the agency has placed several Flight Service employees…...
Maggie Miller crowned Miss ANB
7+ hour, 51+ min ago (43+ words) The Nome Nugget Maggie Miller crowned Miss ANB Last Tuesday, June 16, friends, family and community members and at least two former Miss ANBs gathered at the Mini Convention Center for the Catherine Tobuk Miss Arctic Native Brotherhood....
Fog and a tender mishap cancel town trip for 200 Noordam passengers
7+ hour, 42+ min ago (74+ words) The Nome Nugget Fog and a tender mishap cancel town trip for 200 Noordam passengers Nome was all set to welcome a large influx of cruise ship passengers from the Noordam on Thursday, June 18, but when fog rolled in and one…...
Miner severs power and fiber optic cable, causing phone and internet outage
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (81+ words) The Nome Nugget Miner severs power and fiber optic cable, causing phone and internet outage A fiber optic cable that was severed along with the power line at Swanberg Dredge on Tuesday, June 16 at noon, has since caused a widespread…...
Air carriers lobby to reopen FAA stations in Nome and Kotzebue
1+ week, 1+ day ago (70+ words) The Nome Nugget Air carriers lobby to reopen FAA stations in Nome and Kotzebue The Federal Aviation Administration's Flight Service Stations in Nome and Kotzebue have been closed for several weeks now with no clear timeframe if or when the…...
Teller residents voice concern over proposed graphite mine
2+ week, 10+ hour ago (81+ words) The Nome Nugget Teller residents voice concern over proposed graphite mine Torn between the prospect of jobs and the fear of losing subsistence grounds that have nourished the people of Mary's Igloo, Teller and Brevig Mission for generations, Teller residents…...
Flights canceled due to FAA staffing shortage, NWS equipment outages
2+ week, 9+ hour ago (55+ words) The Nome Nugget Flights canceled due to FAA staffing shortage, NWS equipment outages Alaska Airlines canceled flights to Nome and Kotzebue last week due to staffing issues at the FAA'S Flight Service Station, or FSS, and National Weather Service equipment…...
Nome holds spring cleanup week
2+ week, 11+ hour ago (47+ words) The Nome Nugget Nome holds spring cleanup week Last Saturday, community members roamed town with bright yellow trash bags in the annual effort to rid the city of trash and debris as the winter's snow cover has melted, exposing old…...
Researchers test harvested birds for avian flu
2+ week, 11+ hour ago (76+ words) The Nome Nugget Researchers test harvested birds for avian flu Nomeites are used to odd sights. But huge cardboard signs saying, "Bird Flu Testing" and "Free Shells" propped up against a rental car at East End Park did warrant a…...
Graphite One holds open house in Nome
3+ week, 10+ hour ago (96+ words) The Nome Nugget Graphite One holds open house in Nome On a warm and sunny Sunday afternoon, Graphite One representatives invited the Nome public to an Open House at Old St. Joe's to learn more about the proposed graphite mine…...