Herring Proposal Discussed Tonight The Sitka Fish and Game Advisory Committee will address the Board of Fisheries Proposal 179, among other topics, tonight at its 6 p.m. meeting at NSRAA, 1308 …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer The city human resources department clarified today that the recent posting on an internet job site for a Sitka police chief is in line with the …
By Sentinel Staff A tall tree snag caught fire and burned down in Sitka National Historical Park Monday afternoon, Sitka Fire Department Chief Craig Warren said today. Cause of …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon The state-owned corporation in charge of developing a trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline said Monday that it is in secret negotiations with an energy company …
National Marine Fisheries Service has received a request from the City of Hoonah for authorization to incidentally take marine mammals during construction of the Hoonah Cargo Dock. The …
Taize Prayer Services Listed Taize Prayer Services will be held at St. Peter’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Jan. 8 through Feb. 26. All are invited to attend the …
By MAX GRAHAM Northern Journal Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse has little patience left for mines that aren’t getting built. After 40 years in Alaska’s mining industry, he is tired …
By KATE TROLL Alaska Beacon Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s transition report to the Trump administration accuses the Biden administration of carrying out a four-year assault on Alaska’s economy and …
School To Start On Wednesday Classes will resume for Sitka School District students and staff on Wednesday, Jan. 8. All offices will reopen. Pick.Click.Give To Help Sitkans Those …
By GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Staff Writer Sitka’s local bicycle cooperative is in the midst of a fundraising push to continue its youth-focused programming in the coming year. …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon Alaska is expected to have moderate job growth in 2025, with the construction and oil and gas sectors forecast to be the big winners and seafood processing …
By NATHANIEL HERZ Northern Journal Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski wanted to talk. I heard from her spokesman last week, and we set up a time for a call. Murkowski said she’d read my …
Life Celebration For Lucas Williams A celebration of life for Lucas Spencer Williams will be held 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5, at the ANB Founders Hall. ‘‘We will share memories, stories and …
By GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Staff Writer A heating oil spill that seeped into the waters of Indian River in December is contained, and crews have removed the faulty oil tank and a large …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon Child care shortages could be addressed by a combination of actions to help families with subsidies and help providers work through what is currently a …
Letter-Writing Event for ALFA Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association will have a letter-writing party to help fishermen draft comments to the Board of Fisheries, with a focus on Southeast …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer For 17 days in August and September, Sitka’s connection to the outside world was slowed, even shut down, after an undersea communications …
By KEVIN ABOUREZK Alaska Beacon The number of American Indian and Alaska Native-owned businesses in the United States declined by more than 2% from 2021 to 2022, though those businesses …
New Year’s Tease Presented Dec. 31 Ramshackle Cabaret will present New Year’s Tease Unwrapped Dec. 31 at the Odess Theater in Allen Hall on the SJ Campus. The event is an adult variety …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer The Alaska State Legislature opens its 34th session Jan. 21, but Sitka’s Sen. Bert Stedman said that, to him, “it’s started …