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City of Sitka to offer municipal administrator position to Gerrie Cotter
The Sitka Assembly will offer the municipal administrator job to Gerrie Cotter.
Renovations underway for basketball court at Sitka gym
The basketball court at the Hames Center is closed for renovations that started earlier this month.
Early voting kicks off in Sitka’s municipal election
Early voting in Sitka’s municipal election opened yesterday (9-21-26).
September 22, 2026: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?
When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (9-22-26), it will consider putting a $4.5 million state grant towards Lincoln Street upgrades.
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2026 Sitka Municipal Election Hub
Sitka's municipal election is Tuesday, October 6.
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Pacific High celebrates new outdoor learning shelter with open house
The community is welcome to tour Pacific High School's garden, greenhouse, and the recently completed learning shelter this Friday (9-25-26).
Sitka Tells Tales event highlights taking risks, making change, and giving back
Ellen Frankenstein, Ben Hughey, and Jennifer MacDonald joined KCAW on the Morning Interview to share what attendees can expect from the event.
What to expect when voting in Sitka’s upcoming municipal election
Municipal Clerk Sara Peterson, Deputy Municipal Clerk Holley Bayne, and Assistant Municipal Clerk Brian Schoenfelder joined KCAW on the Morning Interview to discuss early voting, ballot contents, and other election details.
Southeast News
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Metlakatla Indian Community constructs new shellfish testing lab
The new space will allow the tribe to monitor for paralytic shellfish toxins, or neurotoxins that...
Ketchikan’s borough assembly condemns discriminatory remarks made by planning commissioner
The White Cliff building, where Ketchikan Gateway Borough and School Board meetings are held, is...
WPSD receives $608k grant
The Wrangell school district will receive a $608,000 grant for a new virtual-reality-based program...
Alaska News
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A focus on maintenance and administrative fixes would improve tribal water service, report says
A GAO report makes recommendations about ways to help ensure dependable access to water for tribal residents in Alaska and elsewhere.
The Anchorage Weekender: a homegrown hero documentary, an orchard festival and 7 more events
The changing weather is no reason to stay home.
Indigenous observations improve computer modeling of changes in the Arctic, UAF study says
Researchers have been working with a network of local observers to better track and predict changes in things like sea ice and marine life.
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In one of their last votes before November, Senate GOP blocks effort to end Iran war
The vote on a war powers resolution introduced by Democrats came at a moment when some Republicans have begun to distance themselves from President Trump over the ongoing conflict.
RFK Jr.’s ethics filing reveals book deals worth millions of dollars
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s annual financial disclosure reveals he has received two lucrative book advances and free flights from a friend while in office.
Mortgage rates have just surpassed 7% for the first time in well over a year
Rates have climbed more than a full percentage point since the U.S. war against Iran started.
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