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Cruise boom brings more business to Sitka but strains some local attractions
2019 was a big year for cruise ship tourism in Sitka. Some welcome the extra business, but the large crowds created challenges for some local attractions.
Sitka land trust breaks ground on affordable cottage neighborhood
The Sitka Community Land Trust Friday morning (10-11-19) broke ground on the first home in what it hopes becomes a neighborhood of 14 affordable cottages. The 2-bedroom home will sell for $226,000 -- about $150,000 less than the average list price for a comparable home in Sitka on the open market.
Starved of funding, Mt. Edgecumbe Aquatic Center to be shuttered in December
The brand new Mt. Edgecumbe High School Aquatic Center in Sitka has been open to students for all of two semesters, and is scheduled now to be closed -- permanently -- at the end of December.
Wolves, MEHS run well at state XCountry
Both Sitka High Cross Country teams finished middle-of-the-pack at the state meet in Anchorage last weekend. But Dominic Baciocco and Anna Prussian both took second place in their respective races.
Station Highlights
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Translatorpalooza 2019: KCAW’s Translator Assessment
A technical assessment of KCAW’s translator equipment. Report by General Manager Becky...
The Morning Interview
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Indigenous People’s Day events focus on ‘decolonization’
Lakota Harden, with SEARHC Health Promotion, and UAS Sitka’s Michael Mausbach discuss...
Records fall during Cross Country Regionals in Sitka
Girls and boys set course records at the regional
Be sure to vote both sides of this year’s municipal ballot!
Municipal clerk Sara Peterson oversees elections in Sitka. She describes the ballot that voters will see next Tuesday (October 1), including races for two open seats on the Sitka Assembly, and one open seat on the Sitka School Board. There is also a proposition on the ballot this year. All voting takes place at Harrigan Centennial Hall, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
‘Deer’ a tale of resistance across cultures
Jorge Mario Agudelo Echeverry and Daniel Santiago Suarez are artists-in-residence at the Sitka Fine Arts Camp. The camp has a partnership with the Ministry of Culture in Columbia to bring in Columbian artists every year. Echeverry will present his work in progress The Tales of the Deer, a puppet & mask theater play 7 p.m. on Friday, September at the Odess Theater. Suarez's project is called Memories of Sitka, on display in the Yaw Art Studio 6-8 p.m. Thursday, October 3 (with an artist talk at 7 p.m.).
Southeast News
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Central Southeast moose hunt total matches last year’s
A moose swims across the Stikine River flats near Wrangell in September of 2016. (Joe...
Pacific tribes across borders declare ‘salmon emergency’
Shawaan Gamble of the Organized Village of Kake in Southeast Alaska speaks during the three-day...
Searchers find missing man deceased in Duncan Canal
Duncan Salt Chuck rapids at low tide (Joe Viechnicki/KFSK) A Coast Guard helicopter Friday found...
Alaska News
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National Native news outlet Indian Country Today announces Alaska bureau
Indian Country Today announced this week it’s opening an Alaska news bureau at Alaska Pacific...
Central Southeast moose hunt total matches 2018 harvest
(Photo by Hagerty Ryan, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) The moose hunt in central Southeast Alaska...
As Kotzebue experiences one of its warmest years on record, subsistence hunters contend with shrinking ice
A Bearded seal rests on ice off coast of Alaska (June 21, 2011 photo by John Jansen NOAA’s Alaska...
NPR
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Japan Draws On Emergency Fund To Pay For Aftermath Of Typhoon
The government says the death toll from Typhoon Hagibis, which struck over the weekend, was at...
‘Queer Gym’ Empowers LGBTQ+ Clients, Both Physically And Mentally
A Massachusetts pop-up gym aims to strengthen the bodies and spirits of LGBTQ+ clients, who...
Everything You Need To Know About Tuesday’s Democratic Debate
Twelve candidates will take the stage at 8 p.m. ET. Here is what to expect and how you can follow...
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