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Sitka's municipal election is Tuesday, October 6. There are 13 candidates on the ballot running for local office.
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Watch: Sitka Chamber of Commerce hosts election forums
The Greater Sitka Chamber of Commerce held three election forums on Wednesday (9-23-20). Executive Director Rachel Roy moderated, and all 13 candidates running for assembly, school board, and the mayor's chair attended and answered questions. Watch each forum here.
Yakutat announces new case of COVID-19, possible community spread
The individual who tested positive took a test on Monday (9-21-20), according to a Yakutat Public Safety press release. It’s the second case that the community of around 600 people has reported in the last week. The two cases had no known contact with one another, and public health officials believe the new case is tied to community spread.
SEARHC ‘on track’ to kick off hospital expansion next year
A little over a year after the city sold Sitka Community Hospital to the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, SEARHC is moving forward with its promised hospital expansion project. According to CEO Charles Clement, the project is on track to break ground next year.
Sitka’s COVID-19 count increases by 1
Sitka officials announced one new COVID-19 case today (9-23-20).
September 22, 2020: What’s happening at tonight’s assembly meeting?
When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (9-22-20), it will consider declaring an economic emergency due to COVID-19 and poor salmon returns this fishing season.
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KCAW Coronavirus Information Hub
KCAW is tracking cancellations, closures, and other news related to the local response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Walk for Recovery steps out this Saturday
As Recovery Month comes to a close, Sitka Counseling is hosting a socially-distanced walk over the O'Connell Bridge this Saturday, September 26 at 10 A.M. Sitka Counseling's Loyd Platson reminds listeners that addiction is a disease which people can recover from -- with support.
AFN leader urges Alaskans to complete the census by the end of the month
This year's census count has faced unseen hurdles posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the September 30the deadline to respond is fast-approaching. Alaska Federation of Natives Executive Vice President Nicole Borromeo spoke with KCAW's Robert Woolsey about how to fill out this year's census, why it's important to do so, and a special incentive that AFN and First Alaskans Institute are offering to participants.
Science Center partners with public policy program to bring ‘externships’ to Sitka
Susan Marquis is the Dean of the Pardee-RAND School of Public Policy. Pardee has formed at 10-year partnership with the Sitka Sound Science Center to bring Ph.D. students to Sitka for 6-week "externships." Gabriela Alvarado is one of three students in Sitka currently studying food security.
A pocket of sunshine, then rain in the forecast this weekend
Suddenly, sun! After the tenth wettest summer on record, Sitka is getting a few days of sun this week before it's back to rainy days this weekend.
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Trump administration starts 30-day countdown to exempt Tongass from ‘Roadless Rule ‘
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) look at some...
Forest Service forging ahead with full Roadless Rule exemption for Tongass despite public opposition
Portions of the Tongass National Forest can be seen from Ketchikan’s Rainbird Trail. (KRBD file...
Middle school in Petersburg blue ribbon award winner
A Mitkof Middle School robotics team readies for competitions in 2019. (Joe Viechnicki/KFSK)...
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Fish and Game is looking for a black bear that followed and charged people in Anchorage park
The Alaska Depatment of Fish and Game said Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, that it’s searching for an...
“Into The Wild” bus back in Fairbanks
University of Alaska Fairbanks and state officials pose during a media event in front of the bus...
Absentee ballot lawsuit will not be heard before election
Secrecy folders for ballots and “I Voted” stickers at a polling place in the State Office Building...
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Presidential Votes Have Been Too Close To Call And Even Too Close to Count
The uncertainty of past U.S. elections may not offer an adequate model given the magnitude of this...
What Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court Nomination Means For The 2020 Election
The focus on the court could help energize conservatives in key states. Progressives are fired up,...
NY Parole Of Former Black Panther Activist Who Murdered 2 Cops Sparks Reform Debate
Anthony Bottom, 68, is at the center of a discussion over elderly inmates convicted of violent...
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