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Sitka welcomes eight new Alaska Fellows

Program Director, Meredith Redick, and Sitka fellows, Liz Leonard and Ellie Lo Re join host Erin Fulton to discuss the Alaska Fellows Program and their hopes for the coming year.

Researchers to hold town hall on landslide warning system

RAND Pardee Center director and principal researcher Rob Lempert and post-doctoral landslide researcher Annette Patton joined KCAW's Brooke Schafer to give an update on their landslide research. Listen here:

Little Shop’s horticultural nightmare ‘a little messed up,’ but also a lot of fun

The dark comedy features music that runs the gamut, from doo-wop and Motown, to Disney-esque. Producer Rhiannon Guevin introduces visiting artists joining the cast for this weekend's performances (7 p.m. Oct 1 & 2, matinee 2 p.m. Oct 3, Sitka Performing Arts Center).

Early voting available daily at Harrigan Centennial Hall

Sitka's Municipal Election is Tuesday, October 5, but early voting is available all week at Harrigan Centennial Hall. Municipal Clerk Sara Peterson joined KCAW's Meredith Redick to discuss this year's election, who's on the ballot, and how voters can weigh in early, or on election day. Listen here:

Listen: Sitka School Board candidates answer questions in live forum

Sitka School Board candidates Amy Morrison and Todd Gebler joined KCAW for a candidate forum on Thursday (9-23-21) to discuss the issues. Listen here:

Sitka Health Summit sets two new goals for year

Doug Osborne and Johnny Elliot joined KCAW's Meredith Redick to announce the new summit goals- this year the Sitka Health Summit chose creating a sustainable after schools program and end homelessness in Sitka.

16 new coronavirus cases reported in Sitka on Wednesday

Sixteen new COVID cases were reported in Sitka on Wednesday (9-23-21). It’s the third time the daily case count has been in the double digits in the last week.

Sentinel Sports: The autumn trifecta of Volleyball, XC, and Swimming

Daily Sitka Sentinel Sports editor Garland Kennedy joins KCAW's Robert Woolsey to bring us up to speed on the Sitka/Mt. Edgecumbe Volleyball rivalry, last weekend's Cross Country meet, and Swimming in Petersburg.

Sitkans to participate in ‘World Car Free Day’

Wednesday, September 22nd is World Car Free Day. People from all over the globe will be commemorating the annual event by commuting without a motorized vehicle.

Van catches fire, burns at former Sitka Presbyterian Church

Police were first on the scene, and attempted to extinguish the fire in the engine compartment of the Chevy van, but it was already higher than the vehicle’s roof.