Polls will be open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday in Sitka's annual municipal election, with voters choosing two candidates for Assembly and two for the School Board, and deciding whether to pass two ballot propositions. The six candidates vying for...

Dungeness crab fishing is back on for a full fall season that began Wednesday and extends through Nov. 30, although Alaska Department of Fish and Game harvest projections show that Southeast Alaska fishermen might not achieve the harvest threshold...

Sitkans will choose two Assembly members, two School Board members and decide on two propositions Tuesday when they vote in the municipal election. Statements by the Assembly and School Board candidates are on page 6 and 7 of today's...

Sherri Blankenship Assembly Candidate For more than two decades I have raised my family here in Sitka, navigating the same challenges and celebrating the same joys as so many of our neighbors. As a parent of four children, educated from...

Proposition 2 on the October 7 city election ballot is an initiative petition that, if approved by the voters, would add a section to the city code requiring future applications for voter initiatives to be accompanied by a professionally prepared...

Sitka Tribe of Alaska, the federally-recognized tribal government for Sitka, said today that its day-to-day operations are not affected by the federal shutdown that began Wednesday across the United States after Congress failed to pass a...

The Alaska Office of Administrative Hearings has upheld Sitka Planning Commission’s denial of Tidal Network's variance request for a 120-foot cell tower, city planning director Amy Ainslie announced at Wednesday's commission meeting.  Tidal...

Upcoming capital improvement projects on school facilities, as well as concern for possible future limits on municipal contributions to schools and a minor budget revision were up for discussion at Wednesday’s regular meeting of the Sitka School...

One of the questions on the October 7 municipal election ballot asks voters if they want to change the Home Rule Charter to allow expanded use of the dedicated hospital fund for city athletic and recreation facilities. Ballot Proposition 1...

At the “Super Bowl of Sacred Harp Singing” in Atlanta earlier this month, Sitkans made up four of the more than 700 attendees at the United Sacred Harp Musical Association Convention, where a revised songbook was unveiled for the first time since...

Sitkans joined in Tuesday in marking the National Day of Remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools, also known as "Orange Shirt Day," which the United States and Canada recognize each year on Sept. 30. Many Sitka Tribe of Alaska staff members wore...

For Saturday’s launch of the 31st season of the Monthly Grind on Saturday, the theme is “Here We Go Again.” Jeff Budd, an organizer of the monthly variety show, is looking forward to another round of shows highlighting local talent, as well as...

Sitka's city officials and federal employees are eyeing the potential effects of a federal government shutdown that could begin Wednesday, unless Congress and President Trump come together today to pass a short-term government funding...

Sitka will finish its 2025 cruise season Wednesday with a visit by Holland America’s 2,000-passenger Eurodam, the final ship of the season. That will bring the total number of cruise visitors this year to 579,900 passengers, a slight drop from...

About 20 people showed up Thursday evening at Centennial Hall for the city's open house meeting to get views about permissible levels of commercial guiding, outfitting and transportation activities on city-owned trails, parks and recreational...