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LatestSeiners remain on two-hour notice, as samples approach threshold
The Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery is on two-hour notice, but seiners remained in the harbor for a second day in a row on Monday, awaiting a call from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to open the fishery.
Sitka school board, assembly, and mayor open dialog on deep cuts to state funding next year
Sitka Mayor Gary Paxton held a town hall-style meeting last week (3-6-18), to gather information on the potential harm that could be inflicted on Alaska’s communities by the governor’s proposed budget. Meanwhile, the Sitka School Board and Assembly spent almost 4 hours looking for answers to school funding next year.
With red noses and kindness, visiting teacher creates class full of clowns
Students at Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary School in Sitka have been busy clowning around for last few days. They have donned red noses and taken to the stage to show off their clown alter egos. That’s with guidance from Roblin Gray Davis, a visiting teaching artist from the Juneau School District.
Aerial surveys begin as ADF&G prepares for herring fishery
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game began conducting aerial surveys of Sitka Sound today (Tuesday 3-12-19), in preparation for the 2019 Sitka Sac Roe Herring Fishery.
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Quiet Drive Giveaway – Spring 2019 with Harris Air
Raven Radio is kicking off our Spring Membership Drive with a bang! Any gifts made to KCAW from February 22nd, 2019 to March 31st will be entered into a drawing for an adventurous prize. You will have the chance to win a pair of round-trip tickets on Harris Air, going anywhere they fly.
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Sentinel Sports: Sitka, Edgecumbe teams head to state tournament
As basketball season enters its final two weeks, Sitka Sentinel reporter Klas Stolpe joined KCAW's Robert Woolsey in the studio to discuss last weekend's 1A, 2A tournament and this week's ACA state playoffs.
AFS to hold public meeting on local fisheries
The American Fisheries Society is hosting three dynamic mixed media presentations designed for the Sitka general public on locally relevant fisheries topics.
2019 Wearable Art goes ‘On The Edge’
Bobbi Jordan, Angela McGraw, and Roberta White discuss this year's Wearable Art Show (3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, March 16). The show will have 22 "sets" on the theme On The Edge. Only 400 tickets will be available for each show ($25/15). The evening performance will open with a performance by jazz vocalist Stephanie Rebecca Patton.
Southeast News
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House Finance Committee sets meeting in Ketchikan
Alaska’s House Finance Committee has scheduled a community budget meeting in Ketchikan, starting...
Julie Isom resigns from Ketchikan City Council
Julie Isom speaks during a 2016 Chamber of Commerce candidate forum. (Photo by Leila Kheiry)...
FEMA revises flood-zone maps for Ketchikan borough
About a year ago, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced new flood-zone maps for...
Alaska News
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At DEC nominee Brune’s confirmation hearing, public testimony centered on Pebble ties
A screengrab of Carl Brodersen’s testimony during Jason Brune’s confirmation hearing before the...
Anchorage School Board votes to repair two quake-damaged Eagle River schools
Eagle River Elementary School (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) The...
Lead facilitator of Anchorage youth leadership program to retire after 22 years
Beau Bassett, the lead facilitator of Alaska Points of Light Youth Leadership Institute is...
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California Jury Finds Roundup Caused Man’s Cancer
After five days of deliberation the jury concluded the weed killer was a “substantial...
Supreme Court Broadens The Government’s Power To Detain Criminal Immigrants
The ruling responds to two class-action lawsuits brought by legal immigrants who served criminal...
Daily Marijuana Use And Highly Potent Weed Linked To Psychosis
As more places in the U.S. and Europe legalize marijuana, weed consumption is growing ever more...
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