Taxi zone at the Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport. (KCAW/McKenney) The Sitka Assembly voted to postpone a conversation concerning a major overhaul of the city’s commercial transportation code on Tuesday (8-12-26) after several...
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No injuries were reported after one vehicle t-boned another in Sitka yesterday (8-10-26) afternoon.Police say around 1 p.m. they received 911 reports of a car accident near the intersection of Halibut Point Road and Brady...
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When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (8-11-26), it will consider a major overhaul of the city’s commercial transportation code.The current taxi code has been largely unchanged for nearly three decades. In a memo, Municipal...
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(KCAW/Rose) The Sitka Fire Department tamped out a woodland fire late last week. On Friday (8-7-26), around 10:30 a.m., a 911 caller reported smoke coming from a tree near the Indian River trailhead. Interim Fire Chief Brian...
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Nearly 50 community members and representatives from state and national childcare organizations shared their ideas about funding childcare in Sitka. (KCAW/Salemo) Sitkans convened last week (8-6-26) to brainstorm solutions to...
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Blankenship is one of four candidates running for two open seats on the Sitka Assembly. (Photo provided) Local business owner Sherri Blankenship filed to run for a seat on the Sitka Assembly last week (8-5-26). Blankenship is a...
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Leilani Combs has started work as the newest addition to the Sentinel staff, where she will write...
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(KCAW/McKenney) The filing period for Sitka’s municipal election closed at 5 p.m. Friday (8-7-26), and three more candidates jumped into the race just ahead of the deadline.Thursday evening, Lisa Lane filed to run for the...
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