School District Policy Panel Meets The Sitka School District Policy Committee will meet 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, in the district office boardroom. A link to a full list of policies to be …
By GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Staff Writer An unexpected notice from the state has led the Sitka School District to close down the after-school program Ventures, but Superintendent Deidre …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer Weighed by tragedies of the past year, two Sitkans have helped arrange a community vigil Saturday for those experiencing grief. “If …
By CATHY LI Special to the Sentinel The Planning Commission Wednesday approved a two-lot merger, a final review of a minor subdivision on Halibut Point Road, and a conditional use permit …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon Six Southeast Alaska communities are getting renewed wastewater discharge permits that require better controls of bacteria flowing into the receiving …
CLIMATE CONNECTION: COP29 The 29th Conference of the Parties (COP) is an annual meeting of all countries to come to consensus in statements to implement the 2015 Paris agreements to keep global …
By GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Staff Writer Public access to court rooms on the second floor of the city-state building, which has been limited to everyone except court staff since Nov. 21, …
By GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Staff Writer Speaking before the Chamber of Commerce Wednesday, Stephanie Berglund, CEO of the child care-centric nonprofit thread, emphasized the importance …
By ASHLEY MURRAY Alaska Beacon WASHINGTON — The holiday season kicked off on Capitol Hill this week with the official Christmas tree lighting ceremony and the unveiling of a …
Wreaths Across America Dec. 14 Wreaths Across America will be observed in Sitka noon Saturday, Dec. 14, at Sitka National Cemetery. A short ceremony will be followed by wreath laying. The …
By Zaz Hollander Anchorage Daily News The five men lost in the sinking of a commercial fishing boat near Hoonah early Sunday had just delivered a load in Juneau and were making a last …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer A Sitka nonprofit has filed an application to the city to circulate an initiative petition for a public vote on cruise ship tourism limits for …
By GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Staff Writer A wintertime story that highlights the importance of family and personal authenticity will come to the stage at the Performing Arts Center this …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon In 2018, when winter ice in the Bering Sea was scarcer than at any time since records began in the mid-1800s, the effects cascaded. Warmer-water …
JCFilms, Coliseum Set to Screen ‘The Ribbon’ JCFilms and Coliseum Theatre will screen ‘‘The Ribbon’’ 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, at the Coliseum. The film is ‘‘a …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer Coast Guard District 17 headquarters said today that next of kin of the five persons missing in the sinking of the F/V Wind Walker early Sunday …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary School’s Winter Concert season opens Wednesday with a 30-minute performance by the third-graders at the Performing …
By ANDREW KITCHENMAN Alaska Beacon Aimee Anderson Oravec will be the newest justice on the Alaska Supreme Court, after Gov. Mike Dunleavy appointed her on Monday. The …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon The average hourly wage in Alaska was $33.60 in 2023, putting the state in 11th place among all 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to the …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon A recently approved immunization drug is helping to limit the severity of a respiratory disease that afflicts young children in Western Alaska, said a …