After locating a kayak belonging to missing Sitka man, 40-year-old Jesse Mills, but no other sign of him, the U.S. Coast Guard suspended the search for him that has been on-going since he was reported missing on Thursday morning. According to the Coast Guard, Mill’s kayak was found on Kaniana Island approximately four miles from Sitka. […]
Although the Cessna 206 enroute from Wrangell to Angoon was located shortly after its emergency beacon was activated following its crash in steep terrain on Admiralty Island on Friday morning, the lone survivor of that ill-fated flight would remain without assistance several hours because weather conditions prevented a USCG MH-60 Jayhawk from getting a rescue […]
A Sitka man, identified as 40-year-old Jesse Mills, has been the subject of an urgent search since Thursday morning after he disappeared from his home on Wednesday night. He was reported missing during the early morning hours on Thursday. Mill’s wife called in to the U.S. Coast Guard District Command Center to report his absence […]
Story Lab, a storytelling and creative writing program for youth in Sitka, has announced that it has been awarded the LRNG Educator Innovator Challenge grant, which is run by the National Writing Project and John Legend’s “Show Me” Campaign. The competition selected a joint application submitted by Story Lab and the Sitka School District from 164 […]