Golovin
RSSBering Strait homeowners waited 184 days for storm repair loans
Bering Strait homeowners waited 184 days for SBA storm-repair loans that neighbors got in nine. The state's request is dated April; the records don't say why.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read
NWS forecasts water 5 feet above high tide at Golovin through Friday
Water is forecast 3 to 5 feet above the normal high tide line at Golovin through Friday, the third stretch of high water there in three weeks.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Storm to raise water up to 5 feet above the tide line, Golovin to Wainwright
Coastal flooding could push water 2 to 5 feet above the high tide line along much of western and northern Alaska this week, across several tide cycles.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Minor flooding possible at Golovin, with water 4 to 6 feet above high tide
Water could flood Golovin's lowest buildings Wednesday and Thursday as the National Weather Service warns of coastal surge 4 to 6 feet above normal high tide.
by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago1 min read
Water could rise again along the Eastern Norton Sound coast Saturday morning
Water along the Eastern Norton Sound coast could run 2 to 4 feet above the normal high tide line again Saturday morning, highest around Golovin.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Norton Sound's commercial salmon season ends with the counting towers down
Norton Sound's commercial salmon season has ended early. With most fish counting projects down, managers say they cannot confirm a harvestable coho surplus.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
With monitoring down, the state is using a commercial opening to gauge coho
Norton Sound gillnetters get one 24-hour coho opening this weekend. With monitoring projects mostly down, the state is using it to gauge abundance.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Alaska managers open some salmon fisheries and close others as runs diverge
Alaska fishery managers opened some salmon fisheries and closed others the same week, each call turning on how the fish are running in that particular place.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Eight welders certify in Nome as a $400 million port job looms
Eight Bering Strait adults certified in welding in Nome just as a $399 million port expansion gears up to need exactly that skill. And nobody had to leave the region to train.
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min read
A half-acre fire near Golovin tests a new federal firefighting agency
A half-acre lightning fire near Golovin isn't threatening homes or subsistence allotments, and rain may help. Two smokejumpers went in — an early test of a new federal agency.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
Kawerak's mentors help Bering Strait students through the leap to college
Kawerak pairs new college students from Bering Strait villages with mentors who've made the same leap — celebrating small wins and, for one, a chance to study in Japan.
by Melinda Communities.News3mo ago2 min read