Category: Syndicated

Kids learn gun skills and safety with revival of Sitka’s 4-H rifle club

by Hope McKenney | May 8, 2026 | Featured News, Syndicated

Sitka’s youth rifle club has been dormant for several years after the previous instructor stepped down in 2022. But recently, a local revived the program. Read More

Sitka School Board to fill two vacancies after board members resign

by Katherine Rose | May 7, 2026 | Featured News, Syndicated

Two Sitka School Board members are stepping down. When the board met on Wednesday (5-6-26), it accepted the formal resignations of Tom Williams and Amanda Williams. Read More

‘The only way that we can heal is to talk about it’: Sitkans observe MMIP Day at public vigil

by Ryan Cotter | May 7, 2026 | Local News, Syndicated

Over 60 attendees gathered at Totem Square to observe Missing and Murdered Indigenous People's Day this past Tuesday (5-5-26). Read More

Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo: ‘glam fairies’ help Mt. Edgecumbe students prep for prom

by Hope McKenney | May 6, 2026 | Local News, Syndicated

For the past 14 or so years, volunteers with the “Prom Prince and Princess” program have helped Mt. Edgecumbe students get glammed up for prom. They do hair, nails, and makeup, provide jewelry, shoes, corsages and boutonnieres, and even do alterations on the many donated suits and dresses. Read More

It’s no fluke! Baby humpback whale skeleton makes waves in Sitka

by Ryan Cotter | May 5, 2026 | Local News, Syndicated

The Humpback Whale Rearticulation Project hosted a grand unveiling event at UAS Sitka last week (4-30-26), alongside debuting an accompanying mural by a local artist. Read More