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Lincoln Street in downtown Sitka to close Oct. 5 to 15 for water line work
Part of Lincoln Street by St. Michael's Cathedral closes Oct. 5 to 15 for a new water line. Sitka's downtown gets a detour, and everyone gets a longer walk.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago1 min read
Former Permanent Fund CEO Angela Rodell joins new group active in Juneau and Sitka elections
Former Permanent Fund CEO Angela Rodell is now co-chair of a new independent expenditure group focused on Juneau and Sitka's Oct. 6 municipal elections.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read
New independent expenditure group registers for Juneau and Sitka municipal elections
A new outside spending group signed up for Juneau and Sitka's Oct. 6 elections. It hasn't said who it's backing, only that it favors economic opportunity.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago1 min read
Sitka Tribe and Metlakatla May Request Return of 11 Ancestors and 16 Items in October
Four museums and federal agencies hold at least 11 Alaska Native ancestors and 16 cultural items the Sitka Tribe and Metlakatla may request returned starting in October.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago3 min read
Alaska Supreme Court takes up Sitka assault where a woman owes $104,000 to the doctor who pleaded guilty to assaulting her
A Sitka woman's doctor pleaded guilty to assaulting her. A civil jury never heard that, found against her, and she now owes him and the city $104,307.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago3 min read
FAA awards Sitka $2 million for seaplane base land and final design
Sitka has federal money to buy land and finish designs for a new floatplane base. The $34 million to actually build it hasn't turned up yet.
by Melinda Communities.News1w ago1 min read
Sitka would make second houses easier to build in some zones and ban them in others
Sitka wants second small houses easier to build in some neighborhoods and off limits in others. Shotgun Alley asked for one and was told to wait.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read
Past three miles, Sitka residents fish under nonresident rules
Cross three miles off Sitka and residents fish under nonresident rules, so a lingcod that's legal inshore can end your day in federal water.
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 1w ago1 min read
Federal notices clear 11 Sitka ancestors for return
Two federal notices make at least 11 ancestors and 11 funerary objects eligible for return to the Sitka Tribe of Alaska.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Bert Adams takes over as Sitka Tribe of Alaska general manager
Bert Adams started as general manager of Sitka Tribe of Alaska on Aug. 17, ending nine months without a permanent leader after the previous manager resigned in November 2025.
by Alaska Newsadded 1w ago1 min read
Sitka school policy committee rejects copying Ketchikan's student drug-testing rule
Sitka turned down copying Ketchikan's student drug testing rules. One of its two new drafts could extend testing past sports to band, drama and debate.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1w ago1 min read
Sitka Assembly favors a half-point summer sales tax for child care, with no vote taken
Sitka's Assembly favored a half-point summer sales tax for child care on Sept. 8.. Staff estimate it would raise about $1.19 million a year against a $1 million package.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1w ago1 min read
Sitka's savings for future repairs has shrunk three years running
Sitka's yearly set-aside for future infrastructure repairs keeps shrinking: $4 million, then $3.2 million, and $3 million proposed for Tuesday.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Most of Sitka's administrator search has happened in executive session
Sitka's sole finalist for city administrator dropped out in July. The Assembly decides Tuesday on a different candidate, possibly in closed session.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Sitka would make backyard apartments easier to build, in fewer places
Sitka wants more backyard apartments and fewer places to put them. The ordinance cuts requirements from 14 to eight and bars them from R-2 lots.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Sitka has been renting dumpsters without a rate in code
Sitka has been running roll-off dumpster service with no rate in city code. The Assembly is fixing that Tuesday, at $3,300 a month per container.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Remains of at least 10 and an 1895 mortuary pole can return to Sitka Tribe after Oct. 16
Tongass National Forest cleared remains of at least 10 Native individuals for return to Sitka Tribe of Alaska starting October 16, including a mortuary pole held since 1895.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Bear Mountain goat zone on Baranof closes Sept. 18 after quota fills
Bear Mountain is the fourth Baranof goat zone closed this season — on quotas built from surveys the state hasn't flown island-wide since 2023.
by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Sitka's sales tax drops a point Oct. 1, the one that funds schools
Sitka's sales tax drops from 6 percent to 5 on Oct. 1 through March. The summer point that comes off is the one dedicated to funding school buildings.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Sitka loses coho fishing as weak returns leave the hatchery short
Sitka anglers lose coho fishing in Bear Cove and Deep Inlet through October after this year's silvers came back too weak for the local hatchery to spawn.
by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Sitka takes household hazardous waste free for two days next month, but not lithium-ion batteries
Sitka opens free household hazardous waste collection Saturday and Sunday at the Wastewater Treatment Plant, accepting oils, paints, antifreeze, and batteries except lithium-ion types.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
A third Baranof Island goat zone closes early as the state guards the herd
Baranof Island's Lisa Creek goat zone closes Sept. 13 after two billies filled its quota — the third zone shut down early this year over population worries.
by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
State review of Mt. Edgecumbe wraps up, recommendations to come
A state review of Mt. Edgecumbe High School, prompted by safety complaints, wraps up Wednesday, but families won't see its recommendations until later.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
A write-in candidate has entered Sitka's Assembly race for two seats
Sitka's Assembly race just went from three candidates to four. Mary Ann Hall has until Oct. 1 to make write-in votes for her actually count.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Sitka's search for housing land narrows to two small parcels
Sitka's search for city land to build housing on has narrowed to two small parcels — the sites with the most room to build are the hardest to develop.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3w ago3 min read
Federal money will put naloxone and first aid training on remote Alaska fishing boats
A nurse whose son died of an overdose at sea started mailing naloxone to fishing boats. Federal money will now expand it across remote Alaska.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Sitka's Assembly takes up how to pay for child care
Sitka's Assembly takes up a possible child care funding source Tuesday. A survey found most parents struggle to find care and employers are feeling it too.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Sitka Assembly to interview municipal administrator applicant Gerrie Cotter on Sept. 10
Sitka's Assembly will interview Gerrie Cotter for municipal administrator on Sept. 10, the sole remaining candidate after a months-long search that started over at least once.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Sitka opens early voting Sept. 21 for six seats
Sitka opens early voting Sept. 21 for its Oct. 6 municipal election, with six seats on the ballot and registration closing Sunday.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Southeast seiners get one 15-hour opening, in Sitka Sound
Southeast seiners get one 15-hour opening in Sitka Sound this week and nothing else. The fleet has thinned to 75 boats from 121 a week earlier.
by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Necker Bay's goat zone closes after two billies fill the quota
Two billies filled the quota and closed Necker Bay's mountain goat zone for the season, the second Baranof Island zone to shut this year.
by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
A Sugpiaq artist who works in fish skin is in residency in Sitka
Sugpiaq artist Larissa Kramer, who works in fish skin, resin and botanicals, gives two free talks in Sitka this month during a museum residency.
by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago1 min read
Sitka requires appointments for large scrap loads and vehicles at Gary Paxton yard
Sitka's scrap yard now requires appointments for loads larger than a dump truck or for large vehicles, citing limited space and shipping container shortages.
by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago1 min read
Sitka man to be paid $419,840 to put boats under Coast Guard helicopters
A Sitka man will collect $419,840 to park boats under Coast Guard helicopters so crews can practice hoisting people off the water. Only one company bid.
by Melinda Communities.News4w ago1 min read
The FAA is paying $4.3 million to design a radar tower near Sitka
The FAA is paying $4.3 million just to design a radar tower on Biorka Island south of Sitka, with an option for the same firm to build it later.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min read
Sitka's Planning Office will be closed for a full week in September
Sitka Planning Office closes Sept. 8-11 for internal work on code updates and land management, with no walk-in, phone, or email service during those four days.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Five Alaska bridges are getting new lights, above and below
Five Alaska bridges are getting new lights, for the aircraft passing above them and the boats passing below. The whole project costs $170,000.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min read
Sitka will test its ballot machines in public before the October election
Sitka residents can watch the ballot-counting machines get tested Sept. 3. The city's pages don't say whether its equipment matches the state's.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Heads up, Sitka flyers: the airport's pre-security restrooms close for six weeks in September
Sitka's airport closes its pre-security restrooms for about six weeks starting in September for a remodel — part of a $40M terminal expansion. Temporary restrooms will sit outside in the loading zone.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Sitka school zone flasher on Kashevaroff Street is out of service
A school zone flasher outside a Sitka elementary is down for a few weeks, but the speed limits still apply. The city asks drivers to slow down for kids.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read