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Sitka Against Family Violence hosts virtual dessert auction

To help support the organization's continued work addressing domestic violence in the community, SAFV is hosting an online dessert auction in lieu of their annual Family Fiesta Fundraiser.

Sitkans can apply for rent relief until March 5

The application deadline is soon approaching for a federally funded coronavirus rent relief program.

Sitka’s water export dreams face skepticism at Assembly table

For more than two decades, companies have hoped to export Sitka’s water and market it globally. But so far, none of those efforts have come to fruition. That’s part of the reason a new contract for exporting bulk raw water elicited strong skepticism from assembly members at Tuesday’s meeting.

Honoring Gil Truitt, lifelong Mt. Edgecumbe Brave and caretaker of local history

Mt. Edgecumbe High School celebrated Gil Truitt Day on Tuesday and honored the Tlingit elder and local historian with a plaque dedication and tribute. The holiday has been part of the school’s Founders Week celebrations for two years, but it’s particularly poignant this year, the first since the death of the former teacher and administrator last July.

Registration open for Keet Kids Run, a free virtual program rooted in traditional values

Keet Kids Run is a free virtual afterschool program rooted in Southeast Alaskan traditional Tribal values. Kids play games and learn a different value during a weekly Zoom call.

Yakutat heating and plumbing start-up wins prestigious Path to Prosperity competition

The Southeast Alaska nonprofit Spruce Root has announced the winners of its annual business development competition. The start-up Coastal Heating and Repair out of Yakutat was one of two businesses chosen for the Path to Prosperity competition’s $25,000 award.

Sitka police consider additional charges after alleged assault victim dies

A Sitka man who was allegedly attacked by his son on Valentine’s Day has died. The Sitka Police Department received notice on Sunday that 63-year-old James O’Brien Jr. died at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, a week after sustaining head and facial fractures.