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Bass steps down as Skagway’s mayor after Assembly vote
Town’s last mayoral resignation was Skip Elliott in 1987-88 for personal reasons Sam Bass (right) is sworn in a Skagway’s mayor on Oct 3,...
Jun 24, 20256 min read


New reporting standards, not record temps, prompt first-ever heat advisory
Friday was the first day of the region’s first-ever heat advisory, but downtown was breezy, with temperatures in the high 60s to low-70s for most of the day.
Jun 23, 20253 min read


New owners bring years of newspaper experience in Alaska and the the Midwest
The Skagway News will transition to new owners over the next two months. Pattie and Tommy Wells are taking over the paper as experienced...
Jun 18, 20252 min read


Trump land sale plan draws protest in Sitka
Anna Laffrey Daily Sitka Sentinel Sitka residents are mounting a strong response to a draft provision of the U.S. Senate Republicans’...
Jun 18, 20254 min read


Search may identify historic Sitka grave
By Cathy Li Daily Sitka Sentinel On the salmonberry-covered hill of Marine Street, where the Holy Trinity Church used to be, Reverend...
Jun 18, 20253 min read
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