Police Blotter Sitka Police Department received the following calls in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. today. May 19 At 9:47 a.m. a fender bender was reported at Etolin Way and Lake Street, when a vehicle backed into another. Damage was minor. A...
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20 YEARS AGO
May 2005
Photo caption: A plaque proclaiming Sheldon Jackson College campus a National Historic Landmark is unveiled by SJC trustees Richard Scheumann, at left, and Monte Wilson National Park Service Alaska Region regional director Victory Knox, in front of Allen Auditorium. Knox said the school is the oldest educational institution in the state.
50 YEARS AGO
May 1975
Precipitation was .15 inch below normal for Sitka in April, Sitka Observatory reports. In all, 5.20 inches of rain and snow fell, and Sitka is now .17 inch below normal. The highest temperature was a 55 reading on April 25, and the lowest was a 25 on April 4.
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The Alaska Legislature adjourned its regular session on Tuesday, one day earlier than expected, after passing a “maintenance level” state budget that contains a $1,000 Permanent Fund dividend. Legislators do not expect a special session this year. “I would like to thank all of you for getting to this point: a day early, and before […]
The Alaska Legislature has voted to urge the state’s congressional delegation to oppose cuts to Medicaid, as the state faces a potential annual loss of $194 million in federal spending and tens of thousands more uninsured residents. The House passed Senate Joint Resolution 15 on Sunday by a vote of 27-13, and the Senate approved […]
State wildlife agencies have a big job. While the federal government protects animals listed under the Endangered Species Act, states are tasked with keeping the vast majority of other species out of the “emergency room.” Habitat loss, pollution and climate change are making that job much more difficult. At the same time, states are finding […]
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