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🌱 How will Nome’s new $3 million school pledge affect you?
Greetings Nome! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How will Nome’s new $3 million school pledge affect you?
- What could the proposed Graphite One mine mean for life around Nome?
- How a global oil shock could hit your fuel bill in Nome
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Cloudy, with a high of 30 and low of 1 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and very cold, temps: high: 16, low: 2.
- Sunday: Rather cloudy and frigid, with a high of 17 and low of 7 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• City budgets $3 million for Nome Public Schools (nomenugget.com) — Nome’s city council has committed $3 million to Nome Public Schools for the upcoming FY27 budget, with the option to increase that amount later. Council members also reviewed a growing city budget, heard an economic development plan focused on housing and culture, and took public comments on taxi shortages and quality-of-life issues, including news that a Veterans Affairs office is expected to open in Nome this summer. 
• Regulators hear concerns about proposed Graphite One mine (nomenugget.com) — Residents from Nome and nearby villages packed a meeting at Old St. Joe’s to challenge plans for the Graphite One mine, raising worries about dust, subsistence access, and heavy truck traffic to the Port of Nome. Regulators outlined a fast-moving federal and state permitting process that could approve the project after an environmental assessment, while many locals demanded a full environmental impact statement and more baseline studies.
• A war-driven spike in fuel prices could produce a ‘survival scenario' in Alaska villages (arctictoday.com) — Nome residents are facing the prospect of sharply higher fuel prices as war-driven supply disruptions threaten gas and heating fuel costs across rural Alaska, including coastal hub communities. Vendors warn prices could jump by up to 50%, locking villages into sky‑high rates for an entire year and straining already tight household budgets while state and federal leaders debate how to respond.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Alaska Airlines, Inc. posted a job opening for Ramp Service Agent (up to $5,000 hiring bonus) in Nome. Apply here.
- State of Alaska posted a job opening for Court Case Manager 2 (Part-Time) 41-2038 - Nome in Nome. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Nome here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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