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Book flea market to raise funds for library

The Friends of Sitka Public Library is hosting a book flea market and rare book auction to raise money for Sitka Public Library programming next Saturday, March 30.

Applicant pool will close for cottage homes, but Land Trust promises more projects on horizon

The Sitka Community Land Trust is closing the applicant pool for its cottage neighborhood on Halibut Point Road. But there are future land trust projects on the horizon. Co-Executive Director Randy Hughey joined KCAW for the morning interview to share some updates. Listen here:

Sac roe fishery will go on two-hour notice Wednesday

The Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery goes on two hour notice on March 20 at 8 a.m. That means a fishery could be opened at any time by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game with two hours notice to commercial fishermen.

One injured in weekend car fire

One person sustained injuries when a vehicle caught on fire near Arrowhead Trailer Court over the weekend.

Food web cruise celebrates return of whales, herring

Spring is here, and that means Sitka Sound will soon be bustling with returning herring, whales and other marine creatures.

Sentinel Sports: Edgecumbe boys, girls clinch ‘nail-biting’ Eastern Conference

Daily Sitka Sentinel sports editor Garland Kennedy joins KCAW's Robert Woolsey to talk about how Sitka and Mt. Edgecumbe high schools fared in the "nail-biting" Region 5 Eastern Conference basketball tournament held last week.

Sitka’s schools face potential loss of ‘a teaching position at every grade level’

Even if Gov. Dunleavy doesn't veto half of the legislature's increase in education funding (as he did last year), Sitka Schools will lose up to eight teaching positions. If he repeats, however, Sitka could lose 12 jobs.

Chess tournament welcomes students, community members

The Blatchley Middle School Chess Club is hosting a community chess tournament open to both adult players and students.

Wood fishing boats focus of maritime meeting

The Sitka Maritime Heritage Society will host an annual meeting this week, featuring a panel on building, repairing, and fishing wooden boats.

Rose journeys to Japan in search of Sitka herring

Herring season is just around the corner, and this year, KCAW’s herring coverage will look a little different. Reporter Katherine Rose is currently in Japan on a grant-funded reporting trip to investigate the journey of herring once it leaves Sitka.