Relatively mild winters over the past decade have pushed deer populations in the Sitka area to record highs -- and maybe even over the biological carrying capacity of the land in some places. Mountain goats are also at a record high on Baranof Island, and brown bears are thriving as well.
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Sitkans can still enroll in the health insurance marketplace, but only until December 15. Andrea Thomas joined KCAW's Erin Fulton in the studio to discuss healthcare options.
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When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight, it will decide whether or not to voice support for a “no action alternative” to the Roadless Rule exemption being proposed by the US Forest Service.
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The Sitka grand jury returned a number of criminal indictments over the past month. One of the defendants is being investigated for over 30 storage unit burglaries
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Daily Sitka Sentinel sports editor Garland Kennedy recaps the state volleyball tournament, and talks about a major protest at the annual Yale-Harvard football game. With KCAW's Robert Woolsey.
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Greater Sitka Arts Council director Amelia Mosher, and Sitka Chamber of Commerce director Rachel Roy, discuss plans for this year's Fall Art Walk 5-8 p.m. Friday, November 29, when Lincoln Street will be blocked off as a pedestrian mall. Nutcracker previews, caroling, and food and drinks are all planned.
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Loyd Platson and Amanda Roberts organized today's (November 21) Great American Smokeout schedule in Sitka. Events include 1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. picking up butts around Blatchley Middle School; 3 p.m. at AC Lakeside there will be a contest to guess how many butts were picked up, with the winner to receive a cold turkey.
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Daily Sitka Sentinel Sports editor Garland Kennedy covers the regional and state volleyball tournaments; regional and state swim meets; and previews this weekend's wrestling action.
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US House Impeachment hearings continue live on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, November 19-21, at 5 a.m. (AKST). Live video provided by National Public Radio.
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Shannon Haugland is the producer of this week's Radio Adventure Hour - In Space (7 p.m. Friday, November 15, in the Sitka Performing Arts Center). Jeanne Stolberg is the lead sound-effects performer for the slate of all-original shows. The production is a presentation of the Sitka Community Theater and the Greater Sitka Arts Council.
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