Author: Katherine Rose

Wildlife troopers in Sitka shot and killed three brown bears that entered a garage last Friday (5-7-24) in the Jamestown Drive Area.  

The Sitka Assembly is backing a change to fisheries policy that would limit halibut bycatch in the Bering Sea. The move comes after a policy change last year at the national level led to a lawsuit filed against the National Marine Fishery Service.

A Coast Guard helicopter pilot from Air Station Sitka will try his hand at Jeopardy! for the first time next week. What is an exciting moment for Sitka trivia lovers?

The sole finalist for the Sitka’s municipal attorney position has pulled out of the running. 

The city’s months-long budget process is nearly finished. When the Sitka Assembly met last night (5-14-24), it approved the general fund and enterprise fund budgets for next fiscal year, on first reading.  

The City and Borough of Sitka is out over $60,000 after a cyber scammer intercepted a payment intended for a contractor. 

When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (5-14-24), it will consider approving the city’s general fund and enterprise fund budgets for next fiscal year. 

Sitka doesn’t have a new municipal attorney yet, but after the second round of interviews the city is inviting one job candidate to visit for a community ‘meet and greet.’ 

Youth Advocates of Sitka (YAS) will likely get a property tax exemption for a duplex the nonprofit owns on Halibut Point Road, but only for one year, to give the organization time to establish a new program for teens.