The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is looking for herring in Sitka Sound ahead of the Sitka Sound Sac Roe herring fishery. Fisheries biologists began aerial surveys last week, and the state’s research vessel, the Kestrel, arrived in Sitka on Tuesday (3-18-25).
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The Sitka Assembly is unlikely to cut the city’s Parks and Recreation budget, now that it’s anticipating a budget surplus.
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The Southeast Regional Advisory Council to the Federal Subsistence Board is meeting in Sitka this week.
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The Sitka Sound Science Center will host a spring food web cruise, a fundraiser for Sitka Whalefest.
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AmeriCorps, a 32-year-old national service program, has been in Sitka for 18 years.
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Jerrick Hope-Lang, Heather Powell-Mills, Tammy Young, and Faleen Worrell joined KCAW for the Morning Interview to discuss an upcoming clan house spring cleanup in memory of the previous Kayaashka Hít caretaker, the late Chuck Miller
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The Hope Coalition, a project organized by Sitka Counseling and Prevention Services, works to prevent substance use among local youth. This year, the coalition is celebrating its tenth anniversary.
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The Sitka Sound Science Center is hosting a philosophy night on March 14, focusing on sensation and learning in marine life, like jellyfish and sea stars.
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Grand Juries in Sitka have indicted seven people since November, with charges ranging from burglary to vehicle theft.
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Kindergarten registration opens next week (3-10-25). Xóots Elementary School Principal Jill Lecrone joined KCAW for the Morning Interview to discuss the importance of timely registration for the upcoming school year.
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