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ACS internet service goes down briefly

Alaska Communication Systems technicians are still trying to figure out what caused the loss of some internet service in Sitka this afternoon. ACS customers were unable to use the internet between 12:20 and 1:15 in the afternoon Monday. As many as 1,000 business and residential customers may have lost DSL Internet and wireless data service. Cell phone users were unaffected by the outage. Heather Cavanaugh, director of corporate communications for ACS, told KCAW that although technicians quickly restored service, they had yet to determine the exact cause of the outage.

Governor appoints Sitkans to state commissions

Governor Sean Parnell appointed two Sitkans to state commissions this month.

Health summit sets four goals

The municipal elections weren’t the only thing Sitkans voted on last Tuesday. A group of locals spent the better part of the day inside Harrigan Centennial Hall, discussing ideas to improve health and wellness in the city. They settled on four goals to achieve in the next year.

Pelican forecloses on town's seafood plant

Pelican officials hope their takeover of a closed seafood plant will help invigorate the town’s economy. But they’ve got a long way to go before that happens.Pelican Mayor Patricia Phillips says the seafood plant owed the city about $40,000 in back taxes. And there seemed to be no chance that the owner, Ed Bahrt & Associates, would reopen, or pay.

School issues win major voter support

Tuesday’s election demonstrated that Sitkans are big on their schools, especially when that support translates into major state funding. Three out of four voters approved a pair of bond measures to pay for major maintenance at Blatchley Middle School. The margin was nearly as large for using the summer sales tax hike to pay for major maintenance at Pacific High.