Michael Hansen was 37-years-old. The avid outdoorsman – who also enjoyed fishing, berry picking and swimming – was reported missing last Monday, after he did not return from a solo hiking trip up Mt. Verstovia in Sitka.
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NOAA to examine dead humpback in Sitka Sound
A fisherman has spotted the dead humpback whale in the Sitka area that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association is interested in studying.
Search on for dead humpback whale in Sitka Sound
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is looking for a dead whale near Sitka. The Sitka Police Department received a report of the dead humpback floating in the Sound near Crow Island shortly before 8 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, and passed on the information to NOAA officials in Juneau.
Sitka administrator to step down within nine months
City Administrator Mark Gorman will step down from the position in six to nine months, he announced during Tuesday night’s Assembly meeting. He’s resigning for both personal and professional reasons, he said.
With 3 attacks in a month, Sitka bears showing ‘stress,’ district ranger says
A pair of Forest Service workers killed a charging brown bear near Sitka at the end of August. It was the third dangerous bear encounter in the Sitka Ranger District in less than a month.
Cooperative Extension to keep doors open in Anchorage, Sitka
Leadership for Cooperative Extension Service at the University of Alaska Fairbanks announced Aug. 31 a plan to keep two offices open that it planned to close this fall due to state budget cuts –- one in Anchorage and the other in Sitka.