After a sale process that spanned the better part of two years, Sitka Community Hospital was officially renamed Sitka Long-Term Care on Monday (7/29/19). The emergency department and acute care at the city-owned hospital officially closed in the transition.
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The largest union representing ferry workers remains on strike, after contract negotiations between the union and the state faltered last week. For communities that depend on the Alaska Marine Highway System, that means making some pricey choices while they wait for the strike to conclude.
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The filing period is more than halfway over, and so far only two Sitkans have filed for office this fall. On Wednesday, 55-year-old Ben Miyasato threw his hat in the ring to run for one of two open seats on the Sitka Assembly.
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The Sitka Assembly is taking next steps to hire a new city administrator. At its regular meeting Tuesday, assembly member Aaron Bean made the motion to post the position in the Daily Sitka Sentinel, the state ALEXsys system, and to the Alaska Municipal League.
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On Monday, the first Sitkan filed to run for public office. 43-year-old Steve Lee is running for one of two open seats on the Sitka Assembly
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The Sitka Assembly, at its regular meeting Tuesday (7/23/19), took another step toward breaking ground on a secondary water filtration plant. The body approved two lots be removed from the Gary Paxton Industrial Park- one of which will become the home to the $18 million dollar system.
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The Sitka Assembly will consider setting aside a portion of the Gary Paxton Industrial Park as a space for a secondary filtration plant, when it meets in regular session tonight (7-23-19). Plans to build the plant have been in the works since last year, after it looked like the city risked losing its federal permit to pump unfiltered drinking water directly from Blue Lake.
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The Sitka Sentinel has been a cornerstone of Southeast Alaska print journalism for over 75 years, with the Poulson family at the helm for the last 50 years. And now one of the youngest members of the family is finding her feet in the business -- one local story at a time.
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Political leaders and local organizations broke ground on the Katlian Bay Road project Tuesday afternoon. Sitka Senator Bert Stedman championed the plan to extend Halibut Point Road, which has been in the works for years. Voters approved the project in a 2012 bond package. But construction finally began earlier this summer.
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Sitka’s village Native corporation, Shee Atiká, held board elections in May. An independent candidate won a seat at the table, after working around obstacles and navigating complicated corporate law -- a process that some shareholders believe is unfair and should be reformed.
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