Emily Kwong, KCAW, Author at KCAW

To date, ADF&G maps 34 miles of herring spawn

The total amount of shoreline showing herring spawn in Sitka Sound is now over 34 nautical miles.

Thank you KCAW listeners! Raven meets $85,000 pledge drive goal

Dollar by dollar, phone call by phone call...WE MADE THE GOAL!

Sitka to receive 200+ Narcan kits, drug disposal bags

Naloxone, sold under the brand name Narcan, can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Lawmakers have been aiding its distribution, making it legal for pharmacies to sell the Narcan over-the-counter. And in Sitka this weekend, a state health official will be training bystanders on how to use the lifesaving drug themselves.

Homemade cookies for homegrown radio

How long has Adrienne Wilber been listening to Raven Radio? "My entire life," the commercial fisherman proudly exclaims.

With fishery complete, ADF&G measures 12 miles of herring spawn

The Sitka Sac roe herring fishery has come to a close in Sitka. Alaska Marine Lines shipped roughly 400 containers frozen herring to Seattle, where distributors will carry the bulk of it to Asia.

Jeff Davis to partially close until June

Construction on one of Sitka’s busiest streets has resumed. The city will soon close half of Jeff Davis street - from John Brady Drive to Lincoln Street - to general traffic to complete the second phase of a sewer project.

Sitkan testifies before U.S. Senate Committee

Deputy Mayor Bob Potrzuski testified yesterday (03-30-17) before the Senate Committee on Natural Resources, chaired by Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski.

Starting October 1st, Sitka’s electric rates to change seasonally

Sitka is facing a tough balancing act, between meeting their debt service on the Blue Lake Dam project and keeping rates reasonable for low-income Sitkans. Some are struggling to pay their electric bill. To address this, the Sitka Assembly decided to implement a seasonal rate structure. Beginning October 1st, rates will be higher in the summer and lower in the winter, when keeping a house warm and well lit can rack up a big bill.

Assembly talks sea lions, sinkholes, and administrator applications

Tuesday night (03-28-17), the Sitka Assembly postponed discussing the hire of Sitka’s new city administrator until their next meeting and heard a presentation from NOAA on the repercussions of humans feeding stellar sea lions.