The City and Borough of Sitka’s utility payment system is restored and customers are being encouraged to log in to the online portal and review their accounts to ensure payments are current and to avoid service interruption. Customers who were...

Fishermen and business owners are invited to stop by the USDA Rural Energy For America Program (REAP)  booth during the Southeast Conference annual meeting at Harrigan Centennial Hall. The organization can help fishermen and businesses start...

WEDNESDAY 6-8 a.m. MEHS Aquatic Center Pool Open  10 a.m. Tongass Tots Playgroup, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church See House 11-2 Salvation Army Little Store open Noon Sitka Health Needs and Human Services Commission, Harrigan Centennial...

Sitka Legacy Foundation, an affiliate of Alaska Community Foundation, has received a $5,000 grant from Northrim Bank to support SLF’s 2025 community grantmaking cycle. “At Northrim, we take an active part in building the...

Two artist talks by Sheldon Jackson Museum’s artist-in-residence Danielle Larsen will be given this week, sponsored by the museum and Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum. Talks are 3 p.m. Thursday and 2 p.m. Friday, both in-person and on...

Sitka Pioneers of Alaska will meet 5:30 p.m.  Wednesday at the Salvation Army, 405 Sawmill Creek Road.  Dinner will be followed by a business meeting. Members are encouraged to take a salad or dessert.  Door prizes will be given.

Sitka Trail Works will observe National Public Lands Day Saturday with the opening of the Halibut Point Recreation Area staircase. Volunteers will do trail work from 9 a.m. to noon, followed by a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the new...

Learn about DIY solar power project planning for boats and residences  at the Transition Sitka table at Sitka Farmers Market 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20. Schematics and some components of an actual project will be featured. Solar...

The City and Borough of Sitka tax office reminds Sitkans the seasonal sales tax rate will decrease to 5% on Oct. 1. It will be in effect through March 31. Bed tax for rentals less than 30 days remains at 6% year-round. Those who have questions...

Brave Heart Volunteers is among 16 nonprofit organizations and schools receiving Juneau Community Foundation’s Douglas-Dornan Foundation Fund grants. A total of $35,000 was given. Brave Heart Volunteers received $3,000. The fund was established...

Ocean Wave Quilters sponsors a free open sewing session 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at United Methodist Church.  All are invited to attend. Irons, ironing boards, tables and chairs are provided. Lunch is potluck.  For...

Ocean Wave Quilters will meet 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, at United Methodist Church. Monthly meetings, September through June, are open to all, members or not. Those wishing to pay the $25 dues receive a monthly newsletter, discounts on classes...

Sitka Fine Arts Camp will present the Zaniac Comedy Show with Alex Zerbe 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, at Sitka Performing Arts Center. The show is for audiences of all ages and will include beatboxing, juggling, dancing, singing, music and...

The City and Borough of Sitka tax office reminds Sitkans the seasonal sales tax rate will decrease to 5% on Oct. 1. It will be in effect through March 31. Bed tax for rentals less than 30 days remains at 6% year-round. Those who have questions...

The annual National Recovery Month Walk for Recovery will be 3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, hosted locally by Sitka Counseling and Prevention and the HOPE Coalition. The walk will begin at Harrigan Centennial Hall, where participants will gather...

A fundraising dinner and auction for Sitka Cancer Survivor’s Society will be held 5-7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, at the Sitka Elks Lodge. The event is sponsored by Sitka Emblem Club 142. Spaghetti will be served. A live auction including desserts is...

A ribbon cutting celebrating the new marine haulout at the Gary Paxton Industrial Park will be held 11 a.m.  Thursday, Sept. 18. City and Borough of Sitka is hosting the event. ‘‘This milestone project supports Sitka’s working waterfront...

TUESDAY Noon Tree and Landscape Committee, Harrigan Centennial Hall Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, call AA hotline 747-8866 for information  Noon Rotary Club, UAS-Sitka Campus Room 230 5:30 p.m. Seaplane base pilot stakeholders, Harrigan...

Local pilots on Tuesday will hear a status update on the preferred design of the city seaplane base on Japonski Island that is scheduled for completion by 2028. The pilot stakeholder meeting at 5:30 p.m. at Harrigan Centennial Hall will include a...