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Flight embargos and USPS staffing issue slow down mail, movement of goods

Summary by The Nome Nugget
By Diana Haecker The patience of Nomeites was tried lately as mail, groceries and long-awaited Amazon boxes were slow in arriving in Nome, and by extension in the regional communities. Starting Wednesday, Alaska Airlines stopped accepting cargo shipments to Nome, Kotzebue, Bethel and Utqiagvik until Saturday, citing an unscheduled "maintenance" on one of their five freigthers. This comes after a freight embargo that lasted from Sept. 18 until S…
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The Nome Nugget broke the news on Friday, October 2, 2026.
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