2022 Mayoral Candidate: Valorie Nelson
Valorie Nelson is one of three candidates vying for the mayor's seat. Sitka's Municipal Election is Tuesday, October 4.
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Former mayor, assembly member Valorie Nelson seeking mayor’s seat
Former mayor and assembly member Valorie Nelson is vying for a seat on the Sitka Assembly again. Nelson last served as an assembly member from 2019 to 2021, and did not seek re-election last year.
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SEARHC offers $8.25 million for former Sitka Community Hospital properties
If the Assembly votes to sell the former Sitka Community Hospital property to SEARHC, the...
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Sitkans gather to demand the relocation of controversial Baranov Statue
The question of what we choose to honor with statues and memorials in this country has resurfaced in recent months. All over Alaska, people have been arguing for the removal of statues of European colonists because they represent a painful history of colonization for Alaska’s Native communities. And this week, conversation over a controversial memorial reemerged in Sitka.
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A Covid-free Sitka to quarantine incoming seasonal workers
The Sitka Assembly has passed a controversial ordinance that would place tight restrictions on seasonal workers coming to Sitka -- tighter, in fact, than already required under a mandate from the governor. And while most on the assembly believe tough rules are necessary right now, there is concern over whether the city might be overstepping its bounds, and facing a legal challenge from state government.
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