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‘Humanity is showing its face’: MEHS prepares to welcome students displaced by ex-Typhoon Halong

by Ryan Cotter | Nov 9, 2025 | Local News, Syndicated

Two MEHS staff members’ refusal to feel helpless led them and students to organize a donation drive to support their incoming displaced classmates.Read More

As bear calls tick up this fall, an unsecured trash can is a ‘free buffet’

by Ryan Cotter | Nov 4, 2025 | Local News, Syndicated

Local police are reminding Sitkans to secure their garbage in light of increased bear activity in unsecured trash cans. Read More

Gil Truitt, Tlingit elder and revered school administrator, dead at 93

by Erin McKinstry, KCAW | Jul 10, 2020 | Local News, Syndicated

Truitt was a member of Mount Edgecumbe High School’s first graduating class and worked at the Sitka boarding school for more than thirty years before retiring in the early 90s. He continued to serve on the school’s advisory board after his retirement. Read More