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Cross-country heads to state meet after strong regional finish

Mt. Edgecumbe High School took first place at the cross country regionals last weekend. Sitka High finished second. Now, both are headed to the state meet in Anchorage.

Tue Sep 25, 2012

Blue Lake tops legislative priority list. Sea squirt's bizarre biology could hold keys to eradication. Cruise wastewater report nears completion. MEHS gets voice on university student government.

Sprinkler puts out sushi restaurant fire

Two engines and 20 firefighters responded to a call just before midnight at Little Tokyo, in the 300 block of Lincoln Street.

McConnell: Sitka needs a mayor to bring people together

"Today is a point in time when Sitka needs a mayor that will look at all the possibilities for economic growth, and be creative and open to new ideas. When we bring people together and build on the assets that we have, we can do a great deal to grow and build an economy that works today and in the future."

Scientists look for ways to kill Sitka tunicate

Part of the problem with D. vex is that it has a lot of unusual qualities. And now, research into its bizarre biology might help scientists figure out how to get rid of it.

Sitka seeks state funding for hydroprojects

Sitka officials want more state money to help raise the Blue Lake Dam. Hydropower expansion tops a list of about 30 projects targeted for legislative grants or other state funding.

Mt. Edgecumbe H.S. gets seat on UAS government

Sam Clark is from Dillingham. He’s a senior at Edgecumbe, and he takes some classes at the UAS Sitka campus. At the beginning of the school year, he was elected vice president of the campus Student Government Association.

Assembly weighs options for Benchlands property

The city should put about 25 percent of a property known as the Benchlands out for bid. That was the recommendation heard at a work session Thursday between the Sitka Assembly and an ad-hoc committee formed to draft options for the land.

Hays, adopted father of 15, to talk on FASD issues

John Hays is the adopted father of 15 children, all of whom were prenatally exposed to alcohol. Since then, he and his wife have worked to learn all they can about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, and how to help the children who are affected.

Mon Sep 24, 2012

City to pursue $4M grant for Blue Lake cost. Assembly looks to committee for Benchlands options. Alabama woman's donation to make big difference for Fine Arts Camp. Could Petersburg get a lumber mill?