Producers Jeff Budd and Ted Howard discuss plans for the upcoming 24th season of the Monthly Grind, a family-friendly, non-political show featuring local talent. The first date is Saturday, October 6, called "Quest," a storytelling grind. 7 p.m. at the Sheet'ka Kwaan Naa Kahidi.
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" We have a lot of fiscal problems. We need to balance the budget. We need to try to make the Cost of Living affordable. When I say affordable, I'm not talking about welfare or special handouts. I'm talking about trying to bring the cost down for everyone."
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"We will get through these trying times. It will not be easy. But, working together we can get through this. I look forward to facing these challenges and hope to serve as Sitka’s next mayor."
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Zeke Blackwell with the Young Performer’s Theater at the Sitka Fine Arts Camp talks about the upcoming production of the "Charlotte's Web.” Auditions are 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, September 4th and Wednesday, September 5th in Yaw Chapel.
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Sitka's Fortress of the Bear on Saturday (8-25-18) received a pair of 8-month old orphan coastal brown bears from Seward, Alaska. Co-director Evy Kinnear describes how the cubs came to Sitka, and how they will be integrated into Fortress programs.
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Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan was in Sitka over the weekend (8-25-18) with newly-appointed Coast Guard Commandant Karl L. Schultz. He spoke with KCAW's Emily Kwong about the increased presence of the Coast Guard he hopes to see in the state. He also hoped to use his role as chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard to organized field hearings this fall on the decline of king salmon stocks.
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World Suicide Prevention Day is September 10th. Suicide rates are on the rise around the United States. Amy Zanuzoski with Sitka Counseling and Melissa Marconi-Wentzel with Neurobehavioral Consultants share local resources and support.
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A Sitka police officer has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the city. Veteran Sitka police detective Ryan Silva alleges that the police department has harassed and demoted him after he complained about the improper purchase of automatic weapons.
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The age to purchase tobacco in Sitka rises from 19 to 21 as of today (Wednesday, August 22, 2018). Health educator Amanda Roberts explains that the Tobacco 21 project is an effort to reduce teen initiation into smoking, and to create a smoke-free generation.
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Recorded 6 to 9:15 p.m. on Monday, August 20, 2018, in Harrigan Centennial Hall. The City of Sitka hosted a town hall to gather community input on the three organizations who have made an offer to manage Sitka Community Hospital.
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