Sitka Medical Center at 700 Katlian Street closed its doors this afternoon after receiving a patient who exhibited symptoms associated with measles, a SEARHC official said today. Those inside the Sitka Medical Center were kept there this...

A professional study commissioned by the Assembly has confirmed the child care challenges parents, providers and employers face, and provided options for solutions. Blue Shibler, executive director of the Southeast Childhood Collective, presented...

New cedar pilings and joists are holding up the Sitka Woman’s Club “cottage by the sea,” thanks to an Alaska Historic Preservation Fund grant that is meant to protect the 1895 building, and help the Woman’s Club grow. The club has been caring for...

Federal fisheries managers have decided that Gulf of Alaska chinook salmon are at a low risk of extinction, and don’t need to be listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act, for now.   The decision, announced...

The Assembly approved budgets for fiscal year 2027, and also heard a lengthy report on child care, at its regular meeting Tuesday night. The Assembly voted unanimous approval on first reading of ordinances setting FY2027 budgets for the general...

Jude Reis admires one of the quilts on display in Fraser Hall on the SJ Campus Sunday during the 43rd annual Ocean Wave Quilt Guild's  quilt show and Mother's Day Tea. Visitors are being invited to vote for their favorite quilts, in the...

Penrod Hall is pictured during its razing this morning, lower photo, and, top photo, on May 4, after asbestos shingles were removed. The building was originally constructed as a Marine barracks around 1939 during the buildup to WWII. At the entry...

Mighty few troll fishermen are searching for chinook in fishery areas near Sitka as the spring troll season gets underway. Since the spring fishery began on May 1, fishing effort and chinook harvests have been less than the norms of recent years,...

After six years as director of the Sitka Community Land Trust, and with 14 new homes to the organization’s credit so far, Randy Hughey says it's time for him to step down. “It’s just time,” Hughey said in a recent interview. “I feel it everywhere...

Boys Run participants and their supporters take off from a balloon arch next to Harrigan Centennial Hall Saturday on the annual 5K run through Sitka National Historical Park. The run is the culminating event in the Boys Run I toowú klatseen...

INAUGURAL CLASS - Outer Coast graduates line up for a procession into Odess Theater during graduation ceremonies Friday. The 13 students completing the two-year undergraduate program were recognized in the afternoon program. Outer Coast 's model...

From reinvesting in education, to a fair oil tax structure, to de-politicizing the ferry system, Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins has his sights set on numerous changes if elected governor. “I think people want change, things are not going great in...

The Sitka Planning Commission at its Wednesday meeting made a few final adjustments to a draft ordinance before recommending Assembly approval of a zoning text amendments for the Gary Paxton Industrial Park. The amendments, if approved by the...

Photo gallery for the 2026 Mt. Edgecumbe High School graduating seniors, before and during commencement exercises.

A senior immigration attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska will be in Sitka on Wednesday and Thursday to lead community trainings hosted by Sitka Tribe of Alaska on topics including immigration rights and bystander...

Seventy-seven Mt. Edgecumbe High School seniors will walk across the stage to graduate in a ceremony to be held 10 a.m. Friday in the school field house. Baccalaureate will be held 7 p.m. tonight at Sitka Christian Center. The class motto is “If...

Sitka School Board will be seeking two new members to serve until the October municipal election, following the resignations of Tom Williams and Amanda Williams at Wednesday night's regular meeting. "We need to fill two seats," board president...

Outer Coast will recognize the accomplishments of its first undergraduate class Friday during commencement ceremonies on the Sheldon Jackson Campus.  The thirteen students who comprise the inaugural class are Grace Fujimoto, Cathy Li,...

The 43rd Annual Ocean Wave Quilt Show doesn't open until Friday evening but sometimes curiosity gets the better of quilting enthusiasts – they can't wait. “We put the banner up this morning, and people from the tour boats have already been here,”...

If you’re young enough to enjoy the electronic beat of “Gangnam Style,” or instinctively picture the surf when you hear the theme song from “Hawaii Five-O,” tonight’s school concert might be the place for you. The 2026 Spring Pops Concert – 7...