The Sitka School District passed a budget for the fiscal year, maintaining three teaching positions, though one is still in jeopardy. The board is hopeful that the aid they need to save that position and keep other services in place will come for the city and state legislature.
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After months of extra training, Sitka Mountain Rescue passed the remaining portions of their re-accreditation test this weekend. This means they are once again a fully accredited mountain rescue team and can continue their work.
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Sitka Tribe of Alaska is partnering with the National Parks Service to manage most of the interpretation programs at Sitka National Historical Park.
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This summer the Army Corps of Engineers will restrict visitors to the Ft. Rousseau causeway while work is underway to rid the soil of of residual toxins from the 1940s.
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After strong public opposition and the denial of his permit application, Dale Young is finally speaking out. And he says it may not be the last time he applies for a hatchery permit at Baranof Warm Springs.
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A salmon hatchery permit in Warm Springs Bay near Sitka has been denied after members of the public voiced concern over its location and the impact to the local environment. It’s the third time in seven years that a hatchery application has failed in the bay -- all submitted by the same individual.
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Five hikers were rescued this weekend after an attempt to ascend Mt. Edgecumbe in Sitka didn’t go as planned. But the unexpected obstacles they faced were met with quick decisions a touch of good humor.
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Still set in a big spooky mansion. Still morbid and passionate as ever. In Sitka Community Theater’s upcoming production of the Addams Family Musical, Gomez and Morticia’s crossbow bearing daughter Wednesday is engaged, but she’s afraid to introduce the rest of the Addams clan to her fiance’s very, very ‘normal’ family from Ohio.
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"It’s a good thing I bought a lot of butter." Shelby Williams giggles and hums as she whizzes around the kitchen, whipping up her favorite buttercream.
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The US Coast Guard Air Station Sitka was called to action Wednesday morning (03-21-18) when a troller ran aground in Peril Strait. At around 4:45 a.m., the fishing vessel EH ran aground near Saoot Point
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