Pacific High School will have its annual plant sale fundraiser 2-7 p.m. Thursday, May 8, and, if not sold out, 5-7 p.m. Friday, May 9. The fundraiser is for the school’s Garden to Cafeteria program, which teaches kids to grow fresh food and cook...

Baby Girl Priest Rhea Ehresmann and Justin Priest of Sitka announce the birth of their daughter, Iris Pearl Priest, born on April 18, 2025. Baby girl Iris arrived on Good Friday at 8:06 a.m., weighing 8.1 pounds and measuring 20.25 inches. Iris...

Mt. Edgecumbe High School aquatic center is open for summer swim lessons registration. Four two-week sessions will run in June and July. Instructors are lifeguard certified. Student to instructor ratio is 3:1 maximum. The pool temperature is kept...

All are invited to cheer on participants of Boys Run I toowú klatseen Saturday, May 10, as they complete the program’s 10th 5K Fun Run following a season of hard work and learning about healthy relationships and lifestyle skills. The sports...

This week, Boys Run participants learned about making healthy choices and allyship. They learned about the importance of allyship in Lingít culture, in which reciprocal giving and support are foundations of community life. They also discussed the...

All are invited to learn to sing four-part a capella harmony in the Sacred Harp (shape note) tradition 3-4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 11, at the Pioneers Home chapel. Beginners and listeners are welcome. Singing is from the red Denson book, and loaner...

The last day of school for students in the Sitka School District is Wednesday, May 21. Students will be dismissed as follows:  First grade and bus, 11:45 a.m. Kindergarten pick-up, noon Grades 2-5, noon Pacific High School, 12:30...

A public forum with Safeguard Sitka’s Future and Vote Yes On 1 For Sitka’s Small Town Soul is scheduled 6:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, in the auditorium at Harrigan Centennial Hall. Sitka residents can join to learn more about cruise tourism...

Tourism pollution is manifold: CO2 from bunker fuel and tour bus diesel combustion, heavy metals and sulfuric acid from scrubbing of bunker fuel exhaust dumped into the ocean, noise from land transport and overcrowding, solid waste and...

Sitka Tribe of Alaska’s Heritage and Cultural Tourism Conference, co-hosted by Explore Fairbanks, was held March 25-27 in Fairbanks. The conference brought travel and tourism, business, tribal and non-tribal government together to offer and learn...

Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum has been awarded a grant of $22,500 from the National Endowment for the Arts, Sheldon Jackson Museum has announced. The award was issued through the Art Works II Grant in the category of Folk and Traditional...

A special municipal election is scheduled Wednesday, May 28. Eligible voters may choose to vote using one of these options: early voting in person at Harrigan Centennial Hall on weekdays May 13-27 (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) and Saturdays, May 17...

Due to the special municipal election, the regular Assembly meeting originally scheduled for May 27 has been moved to May 29. The regular Assembly meetings in May will now be held on May 13 and May 29, the City and Borough of Sitka...

The Sitka School Board will meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, at Harrigan Centennial Hall. A reception for retiring district occupational therapist Charlotte Kimber and student and staff recognitions precede the meeting at 5:30 p.m. The full meeting...

Kathy Kyle will give a slide presentation on “Spiritual Sites and Traditions of Bali” at Sunday’s meeting of the Sitka Unitarian Fellowship. The program begins at 10:45 a.m., with gathering and coffee at 10:30 a.m. Soup and bread follow at...

Sitka Tribe of Alaska is seeking a Tribal citizen to serve on the Health and Human Services committee. The committee reviews matters related to physical, emotional and mental health, Indian child and family welfare, and the wellbeing of elders...

May is Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Awareness Month and Sitka Tribe of Alaska is hosting several wellness activities throughout the month. ‘‘Alaska Natives and other Indigenous individuals experience violence at much higher rates...