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Sitka Tribe, assembly, discuss priorities in government meeting

by Hope McKenney | Nov 10, 2026 | Local News, Syndicated

The Sitka Tribe of Alaska Tribal Council and the Sitka Assembly reviewed shared priorities and local initiatives during their semi-annual government-to-government dinner Monday night at Harrigan Centennial Hall. Read More

November 10, 2026: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?

by KCAW News | Nov 10, 2026 | Local News, Syndicated

When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (9-22-26), it will consider rezoning local cemetery properties with the intent of protecting burial grounds. The change would impact six cemetery properties in Sitka. Read More

Southeast EMS org to put rural health grant toward training academy

by Lauren Salemo | Nov 9, 2026 | Local News, Syndicated

The Alaska Department of Health completed funding for the first year of the Rural Health Transformation Program, a five-year, 50-billion-dollar federal program Congress approved last year to bolster health care in rural areas in the U.S. Alaska was one of the leading recipients, securing $272,174,856 for the health department to divvy up across the state. Southeast Region EMS Council received $616,438 to strengthen the region’s EMS workforce. Read More

Sitka Fire Department responds to controlled burn

by KCAW News | Nov 9, 2026 | Local News

The Sitka Fire Department responded to the same controlled burn at a residence over the weekend — twice. Read More

Hatchery program shows Sitka students salmon from fresh angle

by Katherine Rose | Nov 8, 2026 | Local News, Syndicated

The smell of salmon swimming up river in Sitka has finally started to dissipate, but at the Sitka Sound Science Center’s hatchery the life cycle of the fish that’s a cornerstone of tables and wallets in Alaska is just beginning. And students young and old are invited to be a part of it. Read More