Two Southeast attorneys have been nominated to succeed Sitka Superior Court judge David George, who will retire from the bench in April. Jude Pate and Julie Willoughby were selected Monday (1-8-18) by the Alaska Judicial Council after background checks, interviews, and a public hearing in the Sitka courthouse.
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Last month Gov. Bill Walker appointed a non-political, 20-member “Climate Action for Alaska Leadership Team.” Lisa Busch was one of two Sitkans named to the panel.
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A boat-to-table seafood processor in Sitka is expanding its retail footprint in the Midwest. Sitka Salmon Shares has just completed a deal to join some other high-end food retailers and manufactures in a renovated mill in downtown Madison, Wisconsin.
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Fishermen in Sitka are pushing back against a proposed king salmon conservation plan that could impose deep restrictions on fishing seasons in 2018. The local Fish & Game Advisory Committee is recommending “management with a scalpel, instead of a sledge hammer.”
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Sitka’s school superintendent recently told the local chamber of commerce (12-19-17) that holding on to good teachers is an important way to save money.
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The Holiday Brass Concert was created to showcase the capabilities of Sitka's Performing Arts Center 10 years ago. Still one of the hottest tickets in town, the seeds of this show were sown by three kids in the high school band room over 30 years ago.
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Ken Cameron is stepping down from the board of Sitka’s urban Native corporation when his term expires next year, but he’ll remain in his job as president and chief executive officer -- a move that one shareholder questions.
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Attorneys have been unable to resolve a dispute over access to emails exchanged by the 40-year old former paralegal and his alleged victim, 28-year old Ali Clayton, when they both worked in Sitka’s City Hall.
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Counselors every building shared an hour-by-hour look into their work days, for the Sitka School Board Monday night (12-4-17), and the range of emotional and behavioral issues they typically address.
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The Trans Alaska Pipeline is 40 years old, and Tom Barrett thinks it could last another 40 years. The Alyeska president says that engineers are keeping the 800-mile long, 48-inch steel pipeline in service, at lower flow rates than it was designed for.
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