Cooked books serve up smoke, but no fire, in Sitka trailer home
Fire Chief Craig Warren says firefighters arrived at Arrowhead Trailer Court around 1:30 in the afternoon Wednesday and found a box of books smoldering on a kitchen stove.
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Author: Robert Woolsey, KCAW
Sitka’s vaccination success is notable, but it’s not the end of efforts to slow COVID
Almost one-third of Sitkans have received an initial dose of vaccine against the coronavirus -- but the global pandemic is still a long way from being over.
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‘Covid Conscious’ program charts a safe course for Sitka’s businesses and their customers
Even though infections are down in Sitka, the coronavirus will be with us a while. The "Covid Conscious Business" program is designed to help businesses and their customers navigate the pandemic safely.
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With one infection in four days, Sitka dips into ‘low risk’ level
Sitka’s COVID alert level dropped to “low” on Thursday (1-28-21). Only one case of the virus was reported by public health officials on Wednesday -- the first in four days.
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Sitka’s administrator reports all city services are weathering the pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on Sitka's visitor industry, but administrator John Leach says that city services -- like the public library -- are working at full power.
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Kreiss-Tomkins: Republican majorities will dip into Permanent Fund before reinstating income tax
Sitka Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins says that the Alaska Senate's Republican majority likely will support the governor's use of the Permanent Fund earnings reserve to balance the budget, rather than restore the state's income tax.
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Winter storms threaten mill-era landfills at Sitka’s industrial park
Sitka’s industrial park has an unexpected trash problem. Winter storms have uncovered a previously unknown landfill at the former mill site, and debris is already spilling into Sawmill Creek. And another landfill -- which everyone already knew about -- might be failing.
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To save money, Sitka schools will negotiate early retirement plan with teacher’s union
The Sitka School District is considering an early retirement incentive for teachers, as a way of helping make ends meet next year. At its last meeting the Sitka School Board authorized the administration to open negotiations with the local teachers union.
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Changing the name of Sitka’s Baranof Elementary is easy; choosing the name will be hard
Sitka’s Baranof Elementary School appears likely to have its name changed -- but what that new name will be, no one is quite sure yet. The Sitka School Board recently decided to send the question of the name change to the Sitka Tribe, in hopes of identifying a “significant local cultural educator.”
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Watch your step! Deer hunters reminded to check land ownership during January’s subsistence season
The end of the calendar year means the end of sport hunting for deer in Sitka -- but the subsistence season continues through January. The changeover has always created a bit of confusion among hunters about where it's legal to hunt.
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