A former jailer in the Sitka Police Department claims that he was defamed and forced to resign his job, after he left a police training program due to an injury. Noah Shepard filed suit on February 25.
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The Sitka Schools administration last week (Monday 2-25-19) began to confront the reality that education funding may be cut far below anyone’s expectations next year.
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Lee Hart lives in Valdez, and is the founder of Confluence, an annual gathering of outdoor recreation stakeholders that she hopes to evolve into a full-blown marketing firm -- or even a state agency.
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Sitka Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins says that residents fearful over the governor’s proposed budget should focus their advocacy efforts on Republican senators, who will have the power to override the governor’s vetoes come May.
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A sexual harassment lawsuit brought by a Sitka police officer has been scheduled for trial. Mary Ferguson will have her day in court in March, 2020.
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The Alaska Board of Fisheries has named Moses Johnson as one of five winners of this year’s “Award of Excellence,” for his extraordinary commitment to the state’s fisheries, through 18 years of service on the Sitka Fish & Game Advisory Committee.
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A pair of producers is hoping to put together a show that reflects a more authentic Alaskan experience than what is prevalent in reality television nowadays.
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The Sitka School District is starting its 2020 budget process $1.3 million in the red. The administration has rolled out a couple of ideas to help make ends meet. The school board considered both in back-to-back meetings this week (January 16 & 17), including a work session with the Sitka Assembly.
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Coast Guard personnel in Sitka are reporting for duty as usual during the government shutdown -- and hoping they’ll draw paychecks next week (January 15). Commander Michael Frawley says the 120 uniformed personnel at Air Station Sitka are working without the certainty pay while the President and Congress remain at odds over funding for a border wall with Mexico.
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GCI turned on five new cell towers in Sitka just before New Years, at least a full week ahead of schedule. The Alaska-based telecommunications company struck a deal with the Sitka Electric Department, which invested $300,000 installing the 60-foot towers -- but only GCI customers will benefit initially.
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