Climate Connection: U.S. Climate Migration The year2024 promises to be the hottest in recorded history, beating 2023. Warming trends are evident in both southern states and northern states. Miami, …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer City Attorney Rachel Jones told the Assembly Tuesday she had talked with city staff and Friends of the Sitka Animal Shelter earlier that day to …
By GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Staff Writer A Christmas parade, a gingerbread house contest, and a model train show are on track to light up the weekend in events hosted by the Sitka …
Memorial Service Saturday For Wayne Hagerman A memorial service for Dr. Wayne T. Hagerman will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, at Harrigan Centennial Hall. Dr. Hagerman, 80, passed …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer Meetings of the Gary Paxton Industrial Park board of directors are open to the public, and they’re usually quiet affairs with a few …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer After more than two hours of discussion and public comment, the Assembly Tuesday postponed a decision on a commercial recreational land use plan …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer Sitka Music Festival will give a boost to holiday cheer tonight with a half-hour community singalong at the Miner Music Center in Stevenson …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon Gov. Mike Dunleavy is asking President-elect Donald Trump to immediately reverse the Biden administration’s Alaska environmental and tribal lands …
Memorial Service Saturday For Wayne Hagerman A memorial service for Dr. Wayne T. Hagerman will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, at Harrigan Centennial Hall. Dr. Hagerman, 80, passed …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer The city clerk’s office on Monday certified an application by Sitka Small Town SOUL members to circulate an initiative petition for a public …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer Sitka and Mt. Edgecumbe high school drama, debate and forensics squads wrapped up their regular season with strong performances last weekend, and are …
By GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Sports Editor Facing off against wrestlers from across Southeast, Mt. Edgecumbe High School athletes outdid all the competition and won the championship title …
By BETH SHORT-RHOADS Alaska Beacon Have you ever stepped into an old-growth forest alive with ancient trees or traveled a shoreline with migrating salmon, and thought: what treasures! …
Christmas Bird Count Meet Set Planning for the annual Audobon Christmas Bird Count will be 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Alaska Raptor Center. The meeting will begin with route signups followed by …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer The Blatchley Middle School concert on Tuesday will have new and old music associated with the Christmas season as well as pieces that will have …
By GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Staff Writer In the sixth and final presentation in a series on child care in the community, Sitka School District educators told the Chamber of Commerce …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon The loss of an estimated 4 million common murres during the marine heatwave known as the “Blob” was the biggest bird die-off in recorded history, and …
Letters to Santa Dear Santa: I want a robot cat please. Sahdlie, age 7 Senior Exercise Classes on Break The city Parks and Recreation’s Strong and Steady and Senior Strength …
By GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Staff Writer A federal program making thousands of dollars available monthly to help veterans live independently, paying for such things as in-home care, has …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer Dance, music and storytelling take center stage Saturday at the Winter Wonderland-themed Monthly Grind. Jeff Budd, one of the …