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Fifth annual AK Food Festival & Conference to go online November 6-7

The Alaska Food Festival & Conference will be online this year (November 6-7), but that means national experts have been included in the lineup of keynote speakers.

October 27, 2020: What’s on tonight’s assembly agenda?

The Sitka Assembly meets tonight (10-26-20) with an unusually short agenda.

Sitkans lead presentation on Medicare and Social Security benefits

Susan Briles, patient health benefits supervisor at SEARHC, and financial planner Angela McGraw, will present on Medicare and Social Security benefits on Thursday, October 29. The two joined KCAW's Erin Fulton to discuss their program. Listen here:

City administrator receives positive feedback during quarterly review

City Administrator John Leach received a ‘satisfactory’ performance review from the Sitka Assembly when the group met in a special meeting on Tuesday (10-20-20).

Forest Service wraps up its covid summer in Sitka

District Ranger Perry Edwards describes some of the work accomplished this summer: Cabin maintenance district-wide, hardening the Shelikov Beach trail, replacing the stove at the Fred's Creek shelter, and planning the realignment of the Gavan Hill trail.

Commentary: Alaskans deserve better than what we have been given these past four years

As Alaskans we are supporting Joe Biden and Kamala Harris because we support their four pillars for rebuilding our economy, their commitment to social justice and equity, their plan for COVID response and their emphasis on people before politics. Alaskans deserve better than what we have been given these past four years.