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Assembly approves police pay increase as part of 1-year contract extension with union

by Katherine Rose | Mar 11, 2025 | Local News, Syndicated

Sitka’s police officers are getting a pay hike. When the Sitka Assembly met on Tuesday (2-25-25) it approved a new pay scale as part of a one-year contract extension with the union that represents the police department. Read More

March 11, 2025: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?

by Katherine Rose | Mar 11, 2025 | Local News, Syndicated

After postponing a decision in January, tonight the Sitka Assembly will consider whether to sell water rights to a Florida company.Read More

Grand Jury has indicted seven since November

by KCAW News | Mar 6, 2025 | Crime and Courts, Local News

Grand Juries in Sitka have indicted seven people since November, with charges ranging from burglary to vehicle theft. Read More

Funding shortfall may force Mt. Edgecumbe to cut half its teachers next year

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Mar 5, 2025 | Local News, Syndicated

Without a major boost in state education funding, Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka is facing a likely 50-percent reduction in its teaching staff next year. Mt. Edgecumbe is one of Alaska’s oldest boarding schools, and has been serving students from across the state for almost eight decades. The news about the prospective cutbacks was delivered to the school’s Advisory Board late last month.Read More