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Leak shuts down Green Lake power plant
For the second time in the past year, the city shut down Sitka’s Green Lake power plant. Electric department staff discovered a leak in a 40-year-old electrical conduit.
PBS premiere: ‘Real Boy’ a journey through transition to acceptance
An award-winning film premiering on PBS tonight (6-19-17) has an Alaska connection. Real Boy is the story of a transgender youth launching a career as a musician in the Bay Area of California. The film was directed by Shaleece Haas, a former news intern at KCAW in Sitka.
SEARHC land transfer advances in congressional committees
A bill transferring over 19 acres of federal land in Sitka to the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium -- or SEARHC -- has passed preliminary committees in both the US House and Senate.
Seven weeks after sinking, ‘Powhatan’ raised for a final trip south
There will be one last voyage for the Powhatan. The 81-foot tugboat sank at its dock in Sitka’s Starrigavan Bay in April. This week (6-12-17) salvage crews raised the Powhatan and placed it aboard a barge for a ride south to a Seattle scrap yard.
Sitka considers code changes in landslide zones
The state is currently mapping the potential risk for landslides in Sitka. Whether the Sitka Assembly adopts the maps or not, city staff wanted to be prepared for how the information could affect property development.
Events
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Only Fools Run at Midnight! Celebrate Solstice with Family Fun!
Only Fools Run at Midnight is Saturday, June 24th! This costume-clad evening of family fun is full of prizes for fastest finishers, best costumes, and wackiest centipede – 5 or more people attached in some form or fashion! Creativity encouraged! Register Here before June 23rd for $20, or $25 the night of at Harrigan Hall. T-shirts for the first 200 to register, and lots of entertainment and fun to keep folks wide awake for the midnight run. Click the photo for more pictures and info~
The Morning Interview
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Chance encounter leads to photo exhibit, book
Photographer and author, Daniel J. Brincefield and publisher, Tim Murphy talk about Brincefield's photography exhibit and his book, "Run Like the Wind: Alaskan Native Boy's Mysterious Totem Pole".
Weekend walk to celebrate cancer survivors
Carolyn Frederickson, of the Sitka Cancer Survivors' Society, talks about the Cancer Survivors's Walk at the Path of Hope, happening this Sunday, June 25 at 2 PM.
Job Openings
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KCAW is hiring a Program Coordinator
Raven Radio is seeking a full-time Program Coordinator to assist the General Manager with programming, operations and managing large on-air volunteer program. Required qualifications: strong production and on-air skills; demonstrated organizational, teaching and computer skills; ability to work with wide variety of people and to work flexible hours. Read a full job description and find out how to apply here. This job is open until filled. First application review will be Monday, June 26th.
Southeast News
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Wrangell municipal workers go on strike
Wrangell’s 24 unionized municipal workers went on strike this morning. An International...
Ketchikan’s hospital has a new chief administrator
PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center CAO Ed Freysinger. (PeaceHealth photo) PeaceHealth Ketchikan...
Assembly OKs 6 projects for federal funding program
The State of Alaska has asked municipalities to submit three to five capital improvement project...
Alaska News
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State eyes Alaska Permanent Fund earnings draw without plan
The Alaska Permanent Fund Corp.’s exterior sign. (Photo by Skip Gray, 360 North)Lawmakers have...
A ‘funnybug’ holds a serious clue to Ice Age ecology
One-tenth of an inch long, C. dectes is easy to miss. Although hardy, the “funnybug” could not...
Borough Assembly approves funding for Port Mac repairs
Ship unloads at Port MacKenzie. Courtesy of Mat Su Borough.On Tuesday, the Mat-Su Borough Assembly...
NPR
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Who Wins, Who Loses With Senate Health Care Bill
Senate Republicans are calling their health care bill the Better Care Reconciliation Act. It...
Senate Health Care Bill Could Be In Jeopardy As Conservatives Announce Opposition
Sens. Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, Ron Johnson and Mike Lee all say they oppose the bill in its current...
Canadian Sniper Hit A Target More Than 2 Miles Away, Military Confirms
For the shot to be accurate, many factors, from wind and gravity to the earth’s curvature,...
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