Alaska reaches a historical milestone this week. On March 30th - 150 years ago - America signed a treaty to purchase Alaska from Russia. Sitka is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Treaty of Cession with a week of events.
Read More
The pool for Sitka’s new city administrator has narrowed from three to two. Utility Director Bryan Bertacchi has withdrawn from the process.
Read More
The Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery opened on Saturday (03-25-17) in parts of Hayward Strait...
Read More
The Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery is in full swing. In less than a week, the fleet has caught over half of its quota. And while most crew members work on the water, spotter pilots fish for herring from the sky.
Read More
Seafood processors are estimating that 5,000 tons of herring were harvested Wednesday (03-22-17). The fleet caught it all in a 15-minute window in Krestof Sound. Roughly, 6,200 tons remain to meet the annual quota.
Read More
The fate of Sitka’s city-owned hospital hangs in the balance. An outside consultant says it’s time to merge with SEARHC - the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium - while hospital leadership wants to remain independent.
Read More
The Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery opened at 1 p.m. today in Krestof Sound and lasted for 15...
Read More
An outside consultant has concluded that Sitka’s two hospitals should merge. Those are the...
Read More
The Sitka Sound Sac Roe herring fishery opened yesterday/Sunday (03-19-17) for just over three hours. In that window, the fleet caught nearly a quarter of this year’s quota.
Read More
Rebecca Danon began as Raven Radio’s program director in 2012 and in her time, has brought...
Read More
