2012 - Page 10 of 107

It’s official: Recount Monday in HD34 race

The close race for House District 34, in Southeast, will go to a recount. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, D-Sitka, holds a slight edge on state Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Haines.

Raven’s ‘SoundCheck’ debuts on Friday

Raven Radio is developing a new public affairs program — our first in several years!...

Radio theater goes on stage this Friday

Sitka Community Theater's Shannon Haugland, Ashia Lane, and Tracy Turner discuss this Friday's (11-30-12) Radio Theater at the Sitka Performing Arts Center. Featured pieces include "Kaleidoscope" by Ray Bradbury, and three short works by Sitkan-turned-Seattle playwright John Longenbaugh. Tickets are $8 adults, $5 students/seniors at Old Harbor Books, or at the door.

Wed Nov 28, 2012

TAB purchases three years of bulk water rights for $1-million. Sitka police propose stepping up enforcement of garbage ordinance to reduce bear calls. Assembly tables dog ordinance pending input from Parks & Rec, Police & Fire. Ending domestic violence, part 2: Learning and enforcing boundaries.

TAB gets another shot at selling Sitka water

True Alaska Bottling has held the rights to Blue Lake’s bulk water since 2006. It extended the deal three times so far – in 2008, 2009 and 2010. This latest extension expands the amount of water TAB would be allowed to take.

Sitka looks to tighten laws on smelly trash

City law right now says residents must wait until their designated trash pick-up day before they put smelly garbage outside. But the days of a friendly warning for violators might soon be over.

SHS wrestling heads to Haines for regionals

Sitka High assistant coach William Patrick and senior wrestler Elliot Anderson (195lbs) discuss this weekend's regional tournament in Haines.

Tue Nov 27, 2012

Sitka man in custody after allegedly pushing a woman out of a third-story hotel room window. Forest Service to involve public in "collaborative stewardship" on Kruzof Island. State DEC contradicts shellfish info in Alaska Magazine. Oil and gas industry lobby for favorable tax rates in federal deficit-reduction package.