A nine-year old, an 11-year old, and a 15-year old were the top winners in the Sitka Salmon Derby, claiming over $20,000 in cash and prizes between them. Was it beginners' luck? Not likely.
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Two new lawsuits were filed against the Sitka Police Department this spring, both alleging that the department arbitrarily applied enforcement powers that it does not have under federal law, in one case, and under municipal code in another.
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Alaska State Troopers on Wednesday recovered the bodies of two women from a charter boat which sank near Sitka over Memorial Day weekend (5-29-23). A third victim was located on Monday. The boat's captain and another passenger remain missing.
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The loss of a charter fishing boat on Sunday (5-28-23) came during the middle of the first weekend of the 68th Annual Sitka Salmon Derby. The contest continued, while many boats helped in the search, and everyone hoped for positive news.
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Without a successful stay, appeal, or other eleventh-hour legal relief, Alaska trollers will be prohibited from catching king salmon this coming season. The court ruling will affect every troller professionally, of course, but there will also be grief and uncertainty in other aspects of their lives. Three Sitka trollers share their views on a summer without chinook.
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There have been a series of developments since the US District Court of Washington ruled on May 2nd to close king salmon trolling in Alaska to protect a small population of endangered killer whales in Puget Sound.
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"Ripcord" opens 7 p.m. Thursday, May 11 at the Sitka Performing Arts Center, with additional performances 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Sitka High actors Sam McLaughlin and Maia Capp discuss the show.
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Under a proposed plea agreement, Horner-Raffaele will serve a year in prison for pointing what later proved to be a bb-gun at a bar patron's head, and making off with $7 in cash.
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GPIP board members have selected a location to build a new, publicly-funded marine haulout -- on the current site of a gravel ramp. Board members agreed the ramp could be moved. What could be harder to shift: The 3-year timetable for planning and construction of the $8 million project.
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Michael Harmon, Sitka's Public Works director for the last 14 years, has been abruptly reassigned to the position of municipal engineer (effective May 1). Ron Vincent has been named interim, during the search for a permanent replacement for Harmon.
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