After harvest, Sitka Tribe renews herring concerns. Sitka grandmother, uncle sentenced in child abuse case. Direct ferry resumes between Angoon and Sitka. Parnell doesn’t plan to call lawmakers back to Juneau. Juneau school board balances funding, cuts. Former Ketchikan mayor pleads guilty to child pornography possession. more

‘Tough choices’ as Assembly weighs budget. New book presents 3,000 Native place names in SE. State Republicans elect new leadership. Juneau gift shop owner sentenced for not paying $192k in sales tax. more

Former Sitkan sentenced for embezzlement. Construction of POW mine to begin within 3 years. States prep residents for tsunami debris. AK House speaker waiting to see if he’ll call Senate back. Nenana ice jackpot biggest ever at $350K. more

Assembly to wade through budget. Southeast’s largest tribal organization pushes for sea otter changes. USFS approves large logging project near Petersburg. more

Assembly member Terry Blake moving from Sitka, will resign seat this summer. Assembly appropriates $5.9 million for schools. Redesign of Pacific High (with pitched roof) gets warm reception. Full turnout for Sitka airport disaster drill. Troopers find missing sportsfisherman alive and well on Prince of Wales. more

Bookmobile tours Sitka for “World Book Night.” ACSM speaker series puts spotlight on athletic trainers. Leaders from ANB/ANS take nostalgic tour to Petersburg. Sitka Assembly to consider final school appropriation during regular meeting tonight. more

Community economic forum generates plenty of new ideas, but participants prefer to jumpstart some old. Alaska Supreme Court rules 2008 citizens’ initiative was legal, and should have gone before Sitka voters. Court orders redistricting board to go back to the drawing board. more

Municipal attorney receives satisfactory evaluation, but no raise due to budget uncertainties. Petersburg plans to take redistricting objections to state supreme court. Kake-Petersburg road wins capital funding, but not everyone’s excited along the route. Public comment open on Juneau’s proposed annexation of 2,000 square miles. Petersburg residents celebrate the centennial of the Sons of Norway Hall. more

Local Democrats support Obama, broadband resolution during weekend caucus. Sitka election official proposes cutting local voting precincts from four to two, citing access issues. SEDA economic forum seeks “new money,” ideas for Sitka economy. SE harbors fare well in legislative capital budget. more

Sitka, Petersburg, Kake, Ketchikan receive road-building funding in state capital budget (including a 5-mile road from Sitka’s ferry terminal into Katlian Bay). School board, assembly spar over district education budget. more