Gov. Mike Dunleavy will deliver his first State of the State address to a joint session of the Alaska Legislature beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday, January 22. Raven Radio will interrupt its regular assembly broadcast to bring you the event live. We'll return to regular programming immediately following the governor's remarks. You can continue to follow the Sitka Assembly meeting on the Raven Radio Facebook livestream.
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The 13th Annual Mt. Edgecumbe Invitational Basketball Tournament is underway in Sitka this weekend. A tournament for grown-ups, the event is a fundraiser for MEHS Athletics. Championship games tip-off beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday, January 19 at the BJ McGillis Field House.
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The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority board approved its largest land exchange to date earlier this month (1-3-19), sparing over 400 acres in Sitka's Indian River valley from future logging. Through the deal, up to 40,000 acres of land in and around Southeast communities will change hands between the Trust and the U.S. Forest Service.
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Mike Kernin joined KCAW's Erin Fulton in the studio to discuss the festival, featuring a three-hour swing dance party at Harrigan Centennial Hall, student workshops, and multiple concerts featuring artists from all over the state and country.
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Project Homeless Connect, sponsored by Sitka Outreach and Support (SOS), provides support to Sitkans who are homeless or at risk of experiencing homelessness by connecting them to goods and services they need. The event will take on January 23, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Salvation Army.
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Early season crossover play can make a difference for high school basketball teams in small regions, like Sitka and Mt. Edgecumbe high schools -- which are the only 3A teams in Region V. 4A Ketchikan will visit in February to take on the Braves. Sentinel Sports editor Klas Stolpe discusses the weekend's basketball results, and previews this week's Mt. Edgecumbe Invitational tournament.
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School board members Jennifer McNichol and Eric VanCise joined KCAW's Erin Fulton in the studio to talk about the Sitka School District's new social media strategy, and this month's message: Multi-tiered instruction.
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The rush is on in Sitka for spaces at this summer’s Sitka Fine Arts Camp. Camp director Roger Schmidt says that he opened registration at 12:01 a.m. on January 1st, and within the first hour 240 students had registered for the middle school and high school camps: A new record.
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Mt. Edgecumbe High School invites Sitkans to support its athletic program at the the 13th...
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Kari Sagel, Jessica Christianson, and Norm Campbell discuss next Tuesday's (1-15-19) re-dedication of the Baranof Elementary School saltwater aquarium (5:45 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., with a 15-minute ceremony). There will be an unveiling of a piece by 23-year reading volunteer and textile artist Nancy Ricketts, and a free hot-dog feed.
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