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58 new coronavirus cases reported in Sitka

Sitka reported 58 positive coronavirus cases between Monday and Tuesday (2-1-22) bringing the city's seven-day case rate to 181

Sitka Sound Science Center welcomes new Scientist-In-Residency Fellow, Courtney Hart

Currently, Hart's research draws on collaborative partnerships with commercial shellfish divers and growers, Alaska Native tribal entities, state, and not-for-profit organizations to investigate the interaction between harmful algal blooms and economically or culturally important shellfish species. She'll be in Sitka until the end of February, and will be parking in events and at the Science Center throughout the month. To connect with Hart directly, email chart16@alaska.edu

‘Study Away’ offers UAS students a chance to see the world (while learning about it)

UAS has exchange programs in over 50 different countries, including the U.S. and its territories. Studying abroad can be affordable: Students pay the same tuition they would at UAS, and all scholarships and support that is applicable at UAS is applicable to international programs.

‘We could see a boom if we do this right’ :John Leach discusses annual report

City Administrator, John Leach joins KCAW's Erin Fulton to discuss his annual report, and the economic future of the city

30 more cases in Sitka over the weekend

Sitka reported 30 new coronavirus cases from Friday to Sunday (1-30-22) according to data from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services. These new cases bring the communities seven day case rate to 143

Donors willing to match up to $25K in donations for Friends of Sheldon Jackson fundraising campaign

The Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum are kicking off a new fundraising campaign February 1st, as part of an effort to show off their catalog and bring more awareness to the collection.

With 20 new cases, Sitka’s weekly total drops to 112

The decrease may signal that Sitka is on the downside of the omicron spike, but the overall numbers in the state are still quite high. A total of 5,497 new cases were reported in Alaska in just the last two days.

After two decades of success, Sitka Trail Works invites residents to help guide the future

Ben Hughey is the executive director of Sitka Trail Works, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving outdoor access for Sitkans. Having completed most of it's founding trail plan, the organization is going to "open the floodgates" for ideas for future projects from more neighborhood connectors to backpacking trails to kayaking routes.

January 25, 2022: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight

When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (1-25-22) it will continue its discussion of a short-term tourism plan and may approve a budget for that plan, on first reading.

Board seeks public input on relocating fisheries meeting to Ketchikan

Due to COVID concerns, the meeting was moved to Anchorage and pushed back two months, to early March. That prompted additional criticism from fishermen and subsistence harvesters. Now the board is reconsidering Ketchikan.