At its regular meeting Wednesday, the Sitka School Board will consider approval of the annual goals for the Board, and priorities for District Superintendent Deidre Jenson in the 2025-2026 school year.  Board members settled on recommended...

Coaches, teachers and youth leaders are bringing the importance of independent youth activities to light with the third annual “Lights On Afterschool" activities fair, 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary. The fair is part of the...

"We had a busy summer, and it went really well,” Sitka Public Library Director Jessica Ieremia said Tuesday in her quarterly report to the Assembly. A successful Reading Buddies program, a new projector and a new acting class staged by the Teen...

The Sitka Fish and Game Advisory Committee Wednesday elected members to serve three-year in the seven committee seats that were expiring. The 17-member committee also spent about three hours discussing and casting advisory votes on wildlife...

Victoria Wright, communications manager for Visit Sitka and the Chamber of Commerce, has won the Aurora Award for Emerging Leaders, at the Alaska Travel Industry Association annual meeting. “What truly sets her apart is their humility and her...

A Sitka man narrowly escaped serious injury when gale-force winds early this morning pushed a large Sitka Spruce tree onto the roof of his home at 504 Charteris Street. Sam Skaggs told the Sentinel today he was in bed and sleeping through the...

In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, Sitka Tribe of Alaska is organizing events and activities centered on the richness of Native cultures and traditions.  The federally-recognized NAHM takes place each year in November to...

With little debate, the Assembly at its Tuesday meeting approved the 2026 commercial recreation land use plan. The 7-0 vote came after commercial operators and members of the public weighed in with suggestions for changes. "I think this strikes...

School Board President Phil Burdick told the Assembly Tuesday that the Department of Education will be gathering “more stakeholder input” on the definition of in-kind donations and local contribution as it relates to the cap on local funding for...

Chris McGraw, owner of Sitka Sound Cruise Terminal, was given the Denali Award at the Alaska Travel Industry Association conference Oct. 21-23 in Anchorage. ATIA's major award recognizes an individual for "outstanding leadership, professional...

As the federal government shutdown nears the one-month mark, Sitka residents and organizations are increasingly feeling the pain of job loss and shuttered programs. At the same time, local organizations are working to track changes, and provide...

After nearly six years on the job, City Administrator John Leach said today he plans to step down in late spring of next year. He advised the Assembly in an email on Wednesday. He said today that he has no immediate plans, other than to take time...

The Assembly voted 6-1 Tuesday night to support a resolution in favor of adding three Restaurant or Eating Place licenses in Sitka. The resolution to petition the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Board for the additional REPLs -- usually referred...

At the Alaska Native Brotherhood and Alaska Native Sisterhood 113th annual Grand Camp convention in Wrangell this month, three members of Sitka’s ANB Camp 1 were elected to office. Delegates from the many Alaska camps elected Sitka’s Andrew...

The Munich-based International Youth Library this month acclaimed the work of Tlingit culture bearer Bob Sam of Sitka, author of a new children's book featuring the Tlingit creation story in the Japanese language. Translator Shuntaro Tanikawa...