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Outage leaves most of Sitka without internet and cell service
Most internet and cell services remain down in Sitka – the outage started Thursday morning shortly after 11 a.m. Sitkans who contacted the GCI customer service line to report the widespread outage got a message that QUOTE “GCI is aware of the outage that is affecting internet and TV service within the O’Malley area in Anchorage and Sitka.”
Missing Sitka hiker found safe after two-day search and rescue effort
Despite the outage, a Sitka search and rescue ended successfully. A woman first reported missing in Sitka on Thursday has been found safe. Sitka Police and Alaska Troopers first reported 28-year-old Olivia Magni was last seen on Tuesday around noon at the south end of the Katlian Bay Road looking for her lost dog.
REMINDER: CBJ property tax payments due September 30
Please be aware that 2024 property tax payments are due on Monday, September 30. Property tax payments must be received or postmarked by September 30 to be considered timely. Payments received or postmarked after September 30 will be considered late and will incur late fees. Property tax payments can be...
Fishing Report: Heavy fish and heavy cash prizes at Valdez Fish Derbies concluding Sunday
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Although the main staples of the popular Valdez Fish Derbies wrap up on Sunday, a $10,000 coho salmon may still be swimming in Prince William Sound. ”We’ve had the winners caught the day before the derby ends. It’s happened in both the halibut and the silver derby,” Joe Prax, President of the Valdez Fish Derbies said on Thursday. “Generally, the silvers get larger as the season goes on, so it wouldn’t be surprising if that one does not stand.”
Young walrus calf rehabilitating at SeaLife Center
SEWARD, Alaska (KTUU) - The Alaska SeaLife Center is getting support from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums organizations across the country to help care for an orphaned Pacific walrus calf. New video of the little one — who is estimated to be only a few weeks old — and...
Juneau Afternoon: Perseverance Theatre opens world premiere play ‘Cold Case’ by Cathy Tagnak Rexford
Note: KTOO is a media sponsor of Perseverance Theatre. Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon. Subscribe to the podcast:. Juneau Afternoon is a production of the...
Council holds off on authorizing hire of interim city manager
The Nome Common Council wanted to see a negotiated employment agreement before voting on a resolution to install former retired city attorney Brooks Chandler as the interim city manager. Outgoing City Manager Glenn Steckman is set to depart Nome on Sept. 1. Before the council was a resolution to approve entering into a contract with Chandler for a minimum of 90 days as interim city manager, but no agreement was attached to the resolution. Mayor John Handeland, taken aback by the council’s reluctance to pass the resolution without having a contract agreement before them, said the council had discussed this in executive session. The process was to find an interim city manager while the city is hiring a professional headhunting firm to seek a permanent city manager, while also advertising for the position. With the imminent departure of Steckman, it seemed pressing to install an interim. For the lack of a suitable temporary replacement the city hoped to find on an Alaska Municipal League’s list, Handeland said, it occurred to him in the middle of the night, that Brooks Chandler, a retired attorney who’s been the city’s legal counsel for more than 30 years and who has a connection to Nome, would be a good prospect. Chandler signaled interest and Handeland has entered into negotiations of terms of employment, but those negotiations have yet to be put into a formalized agreement. “Typically, we see a proposed agreement and the employment rate,” Councilmember Scot Henderson said. He said it seemed premature to sign off on the resolution without any of that information presented. Councilmembers Mark Johnson, Adam Martinson and Cameron Piscoya agreed, saying they want to see a contract prior to approving the resolution.
Few declare candidacy in upcoming municipal elections
Just a few minutes before the filing deadline on Tuesday at 5 p.m. incumbent school board member Jon Gregg filed his candidacy for the three-year board seat, running without competition. The story is similar for the other school board seat, currently held by Nancy Mendenhall, who’s also running for another...
Volunteers build replica of Seppala House
A building known as the Seppala house has found its final resting place after a long life in Nome. Dismantled and replicated in a new building, the almost completed new building will soon reside next to the Richard Foster Building and serve as an annex to the Carrie A. McClain Memorial Museum, boasting the history of iconic musher Leonard Seppala, the 1925 Serum Run and all things Siberian husky.
UAA earns Day 1 split with 3-1 win at HPU
HONOLULU (Aug. 29) – Larssen Anderson registered 10 kills on career-best .533 hitting to help the Alaska Anchorage volleyball team to its first win of the season, defeating Hawaii Pacific 25-10, 25-13, 14-25, 25-18 on Thursday night at the Shark Tank. UAA also got eight kills apiece from outside...
EPA petitioned to ban use of two oil dispersants
Earth Island Institute is asking the EPA to remove two chemical dispersants used in the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster from a list of products authorized for use in oil spill response under the National Contingency Plan. The petition from Earth Island Institute’s ALERT Project and Government Accountability Project, announced on...
UAA Hosts 'Be the Match' Drive to Boost Bone Marrow Donor Registry
The University of Alaska Anchorage is hoping to get more potential bone marrow donors signed up to help some Alaskans in need of treatment. UAA held a registry drive, called Be the Match, along with the National Marrow Donor program. The drive helps raise awareness for blood disorders such as blood cancer and sickle cell that may be able to be treated with bone marrow transplants.
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