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...
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...
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...
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...
Halloween fun and fright are in store for everyone this week, with classic events for costumed kids, shopping and dining specials, and a late-night adult “rave” Friday marking the height of “spooky season.” Festivities began in mid-October with a...
A delegation from Sitka spent four days in Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan, marking the 50th anniversary of the sister city relationship between the two coastal cities. The jam-packed schedule October 12-15 included visits to sites important to the...
Three teens who lost their homes when the remnants of Typhoon Halong hit western Alaska earlier this month arrived in Sitka Friday to join the Mt. Edgecumbe High School student body. Mt. Edgecumbe is prepared to accept up to 32 students displaced...
The Assembly will consider whether to recommend the state allow up to three additional restaurant and eating place licenses, and look at adopting a commercial recreational land use plan at its meeting 6 p.m. Tuesday at Harrigan Centennial...
Sitka High School freshmen joined forces with Sitka Tribe of Alaska staff earlier this month to fight the spread of knotweed, a hyper-competitive invasive species that’s found along roadsides, in ditches, near streams, on beaches and in people’s...
The Sitka Police Department still has a number of vacancies but is moving in a positive direction to fill them, Interim Chief Chad Goeden told the Assembly at a recent meeting. “We have more vacancies than any department in the city,” he said...
The city's 2025 End-of-Season Tourism Survey is open for two more days, through Sunday. About 250 Sitkans had completed the survey as of late Thursday, Planning and Community Development Director Amy Ainslie said. The survey has 32 questions,...
The Oldest Tricks in the Book emerged as champions Thursday night in the Friends of Sitka Public Library's "Adult Book Challenge," a trivia competition inspired by the school-based reading incentive program called Battle of the Books. Team...
The papier-mâché glue is drying for various costumes, the lip sync acts are being rehearsed and the Harrigan Centennial Hall stage is being prepped for Danielle Kelly Soul Project to perform at "the biggest party of the year," the Stardust...
