Alexandra Lyons is the first winner of the Di-Pech Fisheries Tech Scholarship, awarded jointly by the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) and Douglas Island Pink and Chum, Inc. (DIPAC).
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A bill transferring 70,000 acres of the Tongass National Forest to Sealaska has passed Congress. It's attached to a defense-spending act, which is on its way to the President’s desk.
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The Coast Guard and the Sitka Fire and Police Departments joined forces last night (12-10-14) to assist a troller that was grounded near Rockwell Lighthouse.
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Hal Spackman, the Executive Director of the Sitka Historical Society, talks about the connection between hunting and conservation.
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The Sitka family that lost their Christmas tree - and, briefly, their father - got a happy ending today (12-10-14), thanks to some local elves.
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There will be no boys’ basketball season in Yakutat this year due to low enrollment and a couple of academic ineligibilities. Yakutat has a strong basketball tradition, and at least two families have decided that playing basketball is important enough to enroll their children elsewhere. One family brought their son to Sitka.
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MEHS Wrestling coach Mike Kimber has been a steady advocate for sanctioned girls Wrestling in Alaska. Last weekend, his Lady Braves captured 7 of 8 weight classes at the Region V tournament in Wrangell. With Evelyn Evans (jr - Anchorage), Caitlin Konahok (jr - Gambell), Kanesha Lie (jr - Kotzebue), and Sydnee Kimber (fr - Sitka).
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Hoonah’s Icy Strait Point tourist attraction could see more visitors once a new cruise ship dock is built.
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A Sitka man is safe after losing his way during a family Christmas-tree hunt over the weekend. Searchers located Geoff Diehl at about 10:15 PM Sunday evening (12-7-14) on the Indian River Trail near Sitka. His tree, however, remains missing.
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