When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (09-11-18), they’ll consider purchasing a bond from the Alaska Municipal Bond Bank to fund renovations of critical infrastructure. Moorage rates may also be raised tonight by 6% across all Sitka Harbors.
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Earlier this year, the state re-opened Sitka’s public assistance office -- to the relief of many. When the office was closed, the welfare caseload became severely backlogged. Locals who rely on benefits were not able to quickly renew, pushing many over the the edge. Sitka's pantries were put to the test.
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For the past forty years, Dave Kensinger and his wife Mona Christian have been running Chelan Produce Co., bringing fruits and vegetables to Petersburg and Sitka on alternating weekends in summertime. It all began with a truckload of apples.
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A team of marine mammal experts and law enforcement successfully returned a Steller sea lion to Sitka’s waters on Monday (09-03-18), after it spent the weekend wandering down roads and into woods.
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Debe Brincefield talks about an upcoming cookout to raise money for the Salvation Army. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday (09-01-18), hot dogs and chips will be sold outside AC Lakeside. All proceeds will go towards the food bank, which supplies the pantry and soup kitchen.
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After a Tuesday meeting devoted entirely to Sitka Community Hospital, the Sitka Assembly tackled other business at their special meeting last night (08-30-18). That includes giving themselves the power to decide the future construction of a secondary potable water source and to decide the curator for the William Stortz Art Gallery.
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During a special meeting tonight, the Sitka Assembly will discuss a policy for art display on the second floor of city hall, an up to $18 million state loan for a secondary water source, and the construction of a new seaplane base.
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At 39, Sitka-based artist Nicholas Galanin currently has a solo retrospective at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona through September 3rd. "Dear Listener" is the largest exhibit by a contemporary artist at the Heard Museum in a decade.
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Sitka could see a dramatic shift in healthcare the coming year. Last night (08-28-18), the Sitka Assembly approved entering negotiations with the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium to buy Sitka Community Hospital by a vote of 6 to 1.
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The Assembly will consider whether or not to move to the next stage of the RFP process tonight. Raven Radio will broadcast the meeting live at 6 p.m., immediately following Alaska News Nightly. Should the meeting continue into Wednesday evening, we will broadcast that live as well.
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