BOO AND BOOKS - Ione Woolsey, 4, looks up while working a ball of home-made play dough at Sitka Public Library Saturday morning during the Babies and Books Trick or Read event. Costumed children played at several activities stations set up around...
Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, who launched his moonshot campaign for Alaska governor at home in Sitka nine months ago, held a commanding lead today over his three Republican opponents in Tuesday's general election. With around 100,000 ballots left to be counted, JKT this...
Despite the large number of District 2 voters casting absentee ballots and in early voting, Sitka's two precincts at Centennial Halll were busy in today's general election.
TRICK-OR-TREAT - Students from the Studio of Dance perform in front of St. Michael's Cathedral Saturday. Hundreds of Sitkans braved the weather on Halloween to take part in the annual Downtown Trick or Treat event.Downtown merchants handed out...
Sitka High School is looking forward to two or three days of contests against Mt. Edgecumbe starting Thursday at the Region V championships in Juneau. Sitka and Mt. Edgecumbe are the only two 3A schools in the region, with only the top team at...
The Assembly on Sept. 8 voted to authorize Nov. 27-28 as sales tax-free days in Sitka. Exclusions are sales of fuel, alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, marijuana, and sales that are part of a continuing obligation of the buyer to pay the...
Police Blotter Sitka Police Department received the following calls Wednesday. Wednesday, November 4 At 9:42 a.m. a vehicle was reported parked on private property near Totem Square. The driver was advised of options. At 4:51 p.m. a driver was...
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20 YEARS AGO
November 2006
Photo caption: The family of Virginia and Walter Moy invite friends to their 59th wedding celebration and birthday party Friday at the Salvation Army multipurpose room. The couple requested no gifts.
50 YEARS AGO
November 1976
(Continued from Thursday.) At the time of her rescue after 10 days on Lodge Island, Laura Higbee’s father, Steve, said the searchers had met to coordinate plans. “I gave my opinion we should concentrate on Lodge Island ... but a great deal of credit has to go to Mary (Laura’s mother), who is psychic, and Vyola Belle. They said we’d find Laura on that island.”
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