SueAnn Lindoff is in charge of the new youth tribal court program. She hopes it will start taking youth in a few weeks, a student or two at a time.
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Sitka scrambles to act after finding moderate landslide risk
Sitka officials are working on public safety issues after finding one area of the city is at risk for a landslide.
USDA puts $27 million toward Alaska’s villages
Alaska’s rural communities are set to receive $27 million in federal funds to help improve sanitation.
Alaska junior senator addresses Deer Mountain, federal regulations
Sen. Dan Sullivan said visiting communities in Alaska, and hearing directly from constituents, helps keep him inspired in the Senate. It also helps him know what’s important to Alaskans in those individual communities.
Skagway raptor tour will move forward
It appears a proposed Skagway raptor tour that has drawn resistance from some in the community will be able to move forward. Alaska Mountain Guides is partnering with the American Bald Eagle Foundation in Haines to bring a raptor tour to the Liarsville neighborhood in Skagway.
Earthquake simulator jolts Juneau residents with white-knuckle ride
Alaska Division of Homeland Security and the Juneau Local Emergency Planning Committee hosted the event featuring earthquake simulator located in downtown Juneau.
Forest Service gives go ahead for Kuiu Island timber sale
An old growth timber sale recently announced in a Ketchikan newspaper has one conservation group scratching its head. That’s because this type of harvest, near valuable salmon streams, won’t be allowed in the future.
Enhanced IDs help some tribal members cross borders
Enrolled members of Alaska’s largest tribal government are getting enhanced photo IDs. They can be used for border crossings and some other situations where official identification is necessary.
For first time in a generation, Skagway School has single-grade classrooms
For more than 20 years, Skagway School was small enough that all students were taught in multi-age classrooms. But an increase in student enrollment prompted the school to transition to single-grade elementary classrooms this year.
Ketchikan, seasonal business owner reach tentative settlement in lawsuit
The City of Ketchikan and a seasonal-business owner have reached a tentative settlement in a lawsuit the city filed last year to recover the cost of demolishing a Water Street building damaged in a fire in fall 2011.