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LatestAs concerns mount over user conflict, board bumps fees for cruise passengers at Sitka’s industrial park dock
by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Apr 26, 2024
Sitka’s industrial park is raising the rates for summer tour operators who board passengers at its deepwater dock this season, but there is some concern over potential user conflict with industrial users as cruise tourism grows in Sitka.
Sitka processor ‘reaps’ benefits of federal energy assistance program
by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Apr 26, 2024
Seafood Producer's Cooperative in Sitka is capitalizing on an energy assistance program (REAP) offered by the US Dept. of Agriculture. In a recent meeting of the Sitka Chamber of Commerce, coop vice-president Stephen Rhoads explained how other businesses could benefit from the program.
Assembly approves one-year property tax exemption for YAS
by Katherine Rose | Apr 25, 2024
Youth Advocates of Sitka (YAS) will likely get a property tax exemption for a duplex the nonprofit owns on Halibut Point Road, but only for one year, to give the organization time to establish a new program for teens.
The Morning Interview
LatestPacific High’s Farm-to-Table program holds annual plant sale
May 1, 2024
Pacific High garden coordinator Andrea Fraga and her students share their thoughts on the school's unique farm-to-table program.
Community orchestra to show off broad range at spring concert
May 1, 2024
Sitka Community Orchestra will present its spring concert this Saturday, featuring a diverse repertoire that ranges from Strauss to Looney Tunes.
Sitka High School mock trial team wins state
Apr 26, 2024
Sitka High Mock Trial teams finished 1st, 3rd, and 6th ahead of Diamond High [two teams], West Anchorage [2 teams], South Anchorage/Steller High, and West Valley High School at the state tournament earlier this month.
Southeast News
LatestPetersburg residents march in the rain for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Day
by KFSK Petersburg | May 8, 2024
A group of 17 people marched through Petersburg’s downtown on Sunday, May 5, 2024. (Photo by...
Petersburg residents march in the rain for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Day
by KFSK Petersburg | May 8, 2024
A group of 17 people marched through Petersburg’s downtown on Sunday, May 5, 2024. (Photo by...
Wrangell residents have until May 20 to apply for FEMA disaster assistance
by KSTK Wrangell | May 8, 2024
FEMA was set up at Wrangell’s Nolan Center on April 9, 2024 to help assist people affected by...
Alaska News
LatestAlaska Wildlife Troopers dedicate patrol vessel to former Unalaska trooper
by APRN | May 8, 2024
The P/V Arduser is a 35-foot aluminum vessel made by Bay Weld in Homer. It’s powered by twin...
Alaska scientists use satellite to detect open water on otherwise frozen rivers
by APRN | May 8, 2024
A photo of the Tanana River from Salcha contributed to Fresh Eyes on Ice. (Tori Brannan)...
Lawsuit seeks to change Alaska legislative policy on vetoes, but the plaintiff is offering a deal
by APRN | May 8, 2024
Speaker of the House Cathy Tilton, R-Wasilla, speaks Thursday, April 27, 2023, at a news...
NPR
LatestA Swiss Army Knife without the knife: Victorinox to offer bladeless products
by NPR | May 8, 2024
Some governments have been cracking down on the knives people can carry in public as crime has...
‘Black Twitter’ docuseries celebrates the online community with real-world impact
by NPR | May 8, 2024
When it comes to Black Twitter, filmmaker Prentice Penny says “no one is above being joked...
A timeline of events leading up to Israel’s Rafah offensive
by NPR | May 8, 2024
The Gaza Strip’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt has been a key lifeline for people in the...
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