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Field stitches

Workers stitch together pieces of turf at Moller Park on Thursday afternoon. The baseball field is being completely re-done with a $2.6 million state capital grant.

Jazz Fest prepares for new season, new directors

John DePalatis and Mike Kernin are the music teachers at Sitka High School and Blatchley Middle School, respectively. And now, they're also co-directors of the Sitka Jazz Festival. This year's event begins Jan. 31.

Steele: September honors senior centers

https://www.kcaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/interview_092612.mp3 Listen for iFriendly audio. Sean Steele is director of the Swan Lake Senior Center in Sitka. He tells KCAW’s Holly Keen that September is National Senior...

Thu Sep 27, 2012

Library moves forward with expansion. Alaskan cartography influenced by Native mapmakers. Wrangell's KSTK donates archives to Sealaska Heritage Institute. Magnitude 6.4 earthquake shakes Aleutians.

Library moves ahead with expansion plans

Kettleson Memorial Library will start looking for architects to help it expand. The Sitka Assembly on Tuesday unanimously supported a plan that would see the library expand by 60 percent.

Putz: Assembly a tall order, but ‘I am up for it’

"I hope to help Sitka as an Assembly member through passion, experience and hard work. My passion is working with others and coming up with creative ideas and solutions to difficult problems. My greatest strength is strategizing solutions."

Wed Sep 26, 2012

Sitka asks state for $43M to help Blue Lake. Police warn of coupon scam. Dive surveys track invasive sea squirt. Sprinkler saves downtown restaurant. Cruise season ends early.

Westover: Service has given a broader appreciation for issues

"At this pivotal juncture, I am poised to meet the challenges ahead. While serving our community as mayor, I have had the opportunity to meet and forge effective working relationships with our congressional and state delegations, and other partners important to our success."

Sitka asks state for $43M to help with Blue Lake

The request tops the list of legislative priorities for the city, which Assembly members unanimously approved last night. Sitka annually sends its priorities to Juneau as sort of a wish list for state funding.

Dive surveys help to track D. vex distribution

The data gathered will help Fish & Game map the distribution of an invasive sea squirt in Sitka's Whiting Harbor. Knowing that will help in eradication efforts.