A Sitka man has been sentenced to more than twelve years in prison after being convicted of two counts of possessing a weapon, one count of possessing heroin with the intent to sell it and one count of possessing methamphetamine.
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Eight-year-old Gemma Diehl won the derby, with a 51.4-lb king salmon. Her mother, Sherry Diehl, took second place.
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A proposal aims to bring pay for non-union employees in line with the professional market, after a study found that some city salaries are well below average.
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The Sitka Assembly voted Tuesday night to rename the Sawmill Cove Industrial Park after former city administrator Gary Paxton, and to give land to the Sitka Community Development Corporation, to start a community land trust.
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Water, sewer and electricity rates will rise. So, most likely, will garbage and harbor rates. But, says finance director Jay Sweeney, "Sitka’s utility costs are not seriously out of whack with the national average."
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Kayla Boettcher, Executive Director of the Sitka Summer Music Festival, discusses the festival's kick-off event, "Wine & Music with Friends," this Saturday, May 31, at 6 p.m.
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After three days, the current leader in the Sitka Salmon Derby is a grade-schooler. On Monday, eight-year-old Gemma Diehl landed a 51.4-lb king salmon nearly as tall as she is – and took the lead from her mother, Sherry Diehl.
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Whale researcher and conservation biologist Joe Roman loves whale poop. He loves it so much he travels around the world’s oceans, scooping it up in plankton nets and studying it. Why? Because Roman believes that what whales leave behind, can tell us a lot about how oceans are connected, and may even help us tackle climate change.
Suzan Brawnlyn and Marjorie Hennessy talk about Sitka Kitch - an effort to create a community kitchen in Sitka. First proposed in 2013, Sitka Kitch recently partnered with the First Presbyterian Church, which has donated the use of its kitchen.
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Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan is running for Lieutenant Governor. He came through Sitka last week -- and he’d like to get one thing straight, right off the bat. "Of course, I am the original Dan Sullivan," he says.
