Resurrection Lutheran Church, which ran the shelter for the last two years, narrowly voted on Sunday to run the shelter again this year. But by then, the city had started making plans with St. Vincent de Paul.
Katie Anastas
Local News Reporter, KTOO
Newscast – Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023
In this newscast: The Presbyterian Church begins giving reparations to Juneau’s Alaska Native community, more than 60 years after the closure of Rev. Walter Soboleff’s church; Alaska Native students in Anchorage celebrate Indigenous People’s Day with dance performances and Native Youth Olympics events; Bethel organizations put on a day of activities for the holiday
Presbyterian leaders apologize, begin reparations for 1962 closure of Juneau church led by Rev. Walter Soboleff
At Monday’s event, national church leaders gave $100,000 to Sealaska Heritage Institute to support language revitalization efforts.
In preliminary results, votes against new city hall hold narrow lead
Last year, voters rejected a $35 million bond proposal for the project by just 246 votes.
Incumbent Assembly members hold leads in contested Juneau municipal election
There are likely thousands of votes left to count, but some races are not close.
10 candidates vie for 2 areawide seats on the Juneau Assembly
Learn about Juneau’s areawide candidates, where they stand on local issues and who is contributing to their campaigns