Sitka's finance director is now the "Chief Financial and Administrative Officer" for the city. The assembly Tuesday night (1-14-14) unanimously approved a recommendation from administrator Mark Gorman to give Sweeney the new title, and to move the Information Services and Human Resources departments under his supervision.
If you’re driving around Sitka today (1-14-14) you might notice that things look a little different. For instance the moose sculpture at Swan Lake is up to its antlers in water. And what was the Indian River trailhead parking lot is now a shallow pond.
Read More
Three days of heavy rainfall has generated serious runoff problems, even in areas outside of Sitka. The Herring Cove Trail was first damaged by runoff during an unusual rain/snowmelt situation about five weeks ago, when water carved a new channel in the trail just below the log bridge at the upper falls. Now, water has filled that channel again, as local naturalist Bill Foster discovered this morning (Tue 1-14-14).
Read More
Jeff Budd and Dr. Ana Dittmar discuss an upcoming iconography workshop sponsored by St. Michael's Cathedral and the Greater Sitka Arts Council.
Read More
Ketchikan's borough mayor delivered a State of the Borough Address. Organizers of a downtown revitalization effort in Sitka are taking a look at an unconventional approach to bringing new energy to the community: by keeping it the same. The Sitka assembly will hear a request from municipal administrator Mark Gorman to restructure city hall.
Read More
Organizers of a downtown revitalization effort in Sitka are taking a look at an unconventional approach to bringing new energy to the community: By keeping some things the same. This week a historic preservation consultant and two architectural historians are documenting over 70 properties along Sitka’s waterfront, with an eye toward one day creating a historic district on the National Register.
Read More
Audubon Christmas Bird Count organizers Jen Cedarleaf and Vicki Vosberg discuss the results of this year's count, which took place on January 4.
Read More
Students of Vida Davis carry on her legacy. Bitcoin makes its debut at a pair of Juneau retailers. House Minority Leader Beth Kerttula anticipates another rocky legislative session.
Read More
Vida Susan Davis, a native elder, and leader of Tlingit language revitalization in Sitka died earlier this month. 35 years a Tlingit language instructor, Davis helped many Sitkans develop a cultural identity. Two of Davis’s long-time students, Nancy Douglas and Heather Powell talk about her legacy. They say that thanks to Davis and other native elders they have the tools to continue teaching Tlingit culture.
George Bennett Sr. discusses SEARHC's new pilot program: telebehavorial health services for rural veterans suffering from post traumatic stress disorder.
Read More
