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As concerns mount over user conflict, board bumps fees for cruise passengers at Sitka’s industrial park dock
Sitka’s industrial park is raising the rates for summer tour operators who board passengers at its deepwater dock this season, but there is some concern over potential user conflict with industrial users as cruise tourism grows in Sitka.
Sitka processor ‘reaps’ benefits of federal energy assistance program
Seafood Producer's Cooperative in Sitka is capitalizing on an energy assistance program (REAP) offered by the US Dept. of Agriculture. In a recent meeting of the Sitka Chamber of Commerce, coop vice-president Stephen Rhoads explained how other businesses could benefit from the program.
Assembly approves one-year property tax exemption for YAS
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.
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Pacific High’s Farm-to-Table program holds annual plant sale
Pacific High garden coordinator Andrea Fraga and her students share their thoughts on the school's unique farm-to-table program.
Community orchestra to show off broad range at spring concert
Sitka Community Orchestra will present its spring concert this Saturday, featuring a diverse repertoire that ranges from Strauss to Looney Tunes.
Sitka High School mock trial team wins state
Sitka High Mock Trial teams finished 1st, 3rd, and 6th ahead of Diamond High [two teams], West Anchorage [2 teams], South Anchorage/Steller High, and West Valley High School at the state tournament earlier this month.
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Identity of man found dead beneath downtown dock revealed
The area where the deceased man’s body was found on Saturday, April 27. (Jack Darrell/KRBD) The...
Some Petersburg officials are trying to stem the tide of fatal overdoses by handing out more Narcan kits. But not everyone is onboard.
The contents of the Narcan kits distributed at Petersburg’s public health office (left), with...
U.S. Coast Guard rescues stranded kayaker with assistance from Petersburg police dispatch
A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, July 17, 2018. (Photo courtesy of...
Alaska News
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Judy Woodruff discusses political division in America | Alaska Insight
There’s no question that America is deeply politically divided, but what does this division mean...
Former head prison doctor replaces Anne Zink as Alaska’s chief medical officer
Dr. Robert Lawrence is a family medicine doctor and previously worked as the chief medical officer...
State economist says Kenai Peninsula job market recovering faster than Alaska
Attendees at the 2024 Industry Outlook Forum, hosted by the Kenai Peninsula Economics Development...
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Bernard Hill, who starred in ‘Titanic’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings,’ dies at 79
The English actor played Captain Edward John Smith in the 1997 film Titanic as well as King...
Netanyahu’s Cabinet votes to close Al Jazeera offices in Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that his government has voted unanimously...
The original ‘Harry Potter’ book cover art is expected to break records at auction
Sotheby’s June 26 auction of Thomas Taylor’s watercolor illustration for Harry Potter...
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