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Commercial herring fishery closed for season on Friday

The Sitka Sound Sac Roe herring fishery closed for the season on Friday (4-5-24).

‘Meistersingers’ bring choral sounds to Sitka

A Colorado-based choir will perform in Sitka this weekend.

Students stage walkout, calling for more school funding

Students around the state walked out on Thursday morning (4-4-24), calling for the legislature to take action on a proposal to increase school funding. In Sitka, students at Mt. Edgecumbe High School and Sitka High School took to the parking lots to protest the governor’s veto of a bill that would have boosted state funding for public schools.

STA raises awareness in April for child abuse prevention month

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and in Sitka, weekly events are planned to raise awareness and education around reporting suspected child abuse or neglect. Sitka Tribe of Alaska social services staff members Doug Osborne and Jade Noden joined KCAW to discuss the events planned for the month ahead. Listen here:

SEARHC sues US Gov’t for $8 million in indirect costs

The Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium is suing the United States for over $8 million dollars it claims it is owed for indirect costs in 2016.

Downtown art walk rings in spring

Downtown vendors and businesses will open their doors for Sitka's Spring Art Walk on Friday, April 5 from 5-7 p.m.

New Sitka Tells Tales to honor longtime AMSEA director Jerry Dzugan

Artchange is celebrating the retirement of AMSEA director Jerry Dzugan with a Sitka Tells Tales, Tuesday, April 2. Rough Seas will feature music and tales with Leanne Cyr from AMSEA, Zach Anderson from Harbor Mt. Brewery and Ellen Frankenstein. The three joined KCAW's Erin Fulton to discuss the event. Listen here:

As window for commercial herring fishery closes, state moves to daily openers

The Sitka Sound Sac Roe herring fishery is slowing down after around a week and a half of fishing and the state has moved to open the fishery daily.

Commercial herring fishery opens for a third time on Monday

The Sitka Sound Sac Roe herring fishery opened for a second time over the weekend and again on Monday.

‘Frankenstein’ adaptation brings Mary Shelley to life

Most of us think of the big, green, misunderstood monster from Mary Shelley's seminal work when we hear the word "Frankenstein." In Sitka Community Theater's upcoming production of Danielle Mohlman's Frankenstein, the focus is on Mary Shelley herself.