A global pandemic may not be the best time to open a craft brewery -- or maybe it is? In Sitka, a defunct brewery is once again bubbling with the sounds and smells of malt and barley. New owners hope that a professional brewer will rekindle the town’s thirst for local beer.
Read More
Talk of Southeast Alaska is a call-in radio program about regional issues faced by folks in all...
Read More
SEARHC kicked off a month-long challenge called Start Stepping Southeast on Monday to get Sitkans and other Southeast Alaska residents outside and moving. Participants who record their their steps and log them online will be entered into a weekly drawing for $50 prizes.
Read More
The coronavirus pandemic has many academic institutions scrambling to figure out how to conduct classes once the fall semester starts. The University of Alaska's Sitka campus will hold classes mostly online, but as Student Services Manager David Felts explains, that's not out of the ordinary.
Read More
The person received a positive COVID-19 test result Wednesday, July 29 after taking an Abbott rapid test administered by the Yakutat Community Health Center.
Read More
U.S. Coast Guard responders from air station Sitka aided several stranded boaters over the weekend.
Read More
The City and Borough of Yakutat reported four new coronavirus cases over the weekend. Yakutat Incident Command says there are currently five known cases of the virus in the small community of around 600 people.
Read More
The Tenakee City Council passed the ordinance unanimously Thursday, July 23 to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the Chichagof Island community of around 100 people. They currently have no confirmed cases.
Read More
Over the last few months, cities, boroughs and communities across Alaska have received over $300 million in federal coronavirus relief -- but the funding comes with significant strings attached. Leaders in some of Southeast Alaska’s smallest communities have said that there are unforeseen challenges of using that federal aid.
Read More
The election for city assembly and school board will look a little different this fall in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing requirements.
Read More
