Davis Hovey
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Gov. Mike Dunleavy says he wanted to see a more detailed marketing plan on how funds for the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute would be spent. -
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Nome's Arctic Deep Draft Port contractors must have 95% of the design finalized by the end of November. So far, they are on track. -
Western Alaskans have an extra two weeks to apply for state and federal disaster assistance as recovery efforts from ex-Typhoon Merbok continue in some communities. -
Tina H. Yi of Nome, who now lives in Anchorage, was the sole owner of the Polaris from 2007 until it burned in October 2017 killing Nome resident Bette Ann Haugen. -
Overall this means that Nome residents will be paying 44.5 cents per kilowatt hour of electricity used this winter instead of 35.7 cents. -
Workers with the state and Knik Construction hauled over 100,000 tons of material in order to make the Nome-Council road passable again before freeze-up. -
Federal Emergency Management Agency staff have disbursed more than $3.3 million to help Western Alaskans rebuild after ex-typhoon Merbok struck the coast last month. -
During his visit to Nome the week of Oct. 16, Sen. Dan Sullivan informed residents that funding is secured to build the Arctic Deep Draft Port. -
Bo Adams was reported missing Tuesday but seen later that day from the air by Alaska State Troopers. More than a day later, he was found dead — and his family has questions. -
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration is providing $9 million for Western Alaska repairs after last month's powerful storm.
