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UPDATED 12-29-22: The federal government now recommends a primary series or updated COVID-19 booster for everyone age 6 months and older. Learn more about how to get vaccinated or boosted here.

Tourism, housing, industry proposed for No Name Mountain area

City planners, along with hired consultants, are working on the Master Plan for the No Name Mountain/Saddle Mountain area in Sitka. Over 800 acres are being considered for tourism, recreation, housing, and industry. A public survey is available online until May 17.

Call for submissions: Share your stories for ‘A Moment Together’

Raven Radio is partnering with Artchange to bring you “A Moment Together,” a project to help keep us connected to each other amid a new normal, through social distancing and beyond.

Raven News, Sentinel take honors at Alaska Press Club Awards

KCAW News and the Daily Sitka Sentinel came away with an armful of awards at the Annual Alaska Press Club Banquet, held virtually on April 18, 2020 in Anchorage. The KCAW News team went to the podium nine times, and the Sentinel three times, demonstrating that small-town journalism continues to be a major contributor to statewide news.

Bruhl letter: Bringing 450 seafood workers to Sitka ‘contradictory to medical reason’

Dr. Elliot Bruhl, the chief medical officer of the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, has asked the state to disallow the relocation of 450 workers from Mexico and the lower 48 to Silver Bay Seafoods in Sitka.

Home alone with kids? Try science!

KCAW's Katherine Rose speaks with Kristina Tirman at the Sitka Sound Science Center to find out how they're adjusting, and what science resources they're providing in the interim for kids and parents who are stuck at home. "Sitka Sprouts" is going strong, with activities available each week, targeted at a range of student learning levels.

Friday’s Wooch.een luncheon: Coordinating resources in a resource-rich community

KCAW's Katherine Rose speaks with SEARHC Health Educator Doug Osborne about today's (12-1:30 P.M.Friday, April 10, 2020) Wooch.een Luncheon (to be held remotely). Osborne says it's a chance to network and identify needs and resources during the coronavirus pandemic. Also every Mon-Sat at 3 P.M. for 15 minutes: "The Daily Dose of Relaxation," a guided group meditation. Email douglaso@searhc.org for login information to both.

Got fish? Donation program connects Sitkans with seafood during pandemic

Linda Behnken is the director of the Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association. ALFA, and its community-supported fishery, Alaska's Own, is starting a seafood donation program to aid Sitkans in need. In partnership with the Seafood Producer's Cooperative, Sitka Sound Seafoods, and Sitka Mutual Aid. For more information on how to contribute the program visit www.alaskansown.com.

Herring spawn enters the digital age with interactive mapping

The Alaska Department of Fish & Game has developed a pair of interactive tools to help the public stay on top of where herring are spawning in Sitka Sound. The "Sitka Sound Daily Herring Spawn" is a step up from the diagrams that the department has published in the past. The "Sitka Sound Herring Survey" identifies where the major predator groups (whales and sea lions) are congregating, and shows the gps track of the ADF&G aerial survey.

Sentinel Sports: Haven’t tried eSports? Now is the time!

eSports fan Christian Litten joins Daily Sitka Sentinel sports editor Garland Kennedy and KCAW's Robert Woolsey to talk about the boom in eSports happening around the globe.