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Raffle to raise funds for Brave Heart Volunteers

Brave Heart Volunteers is raffling off two round-trip Alaska Air tickets to raise money for their program, which supports individuals experiencing grief or loneliness.

Grand Jury indicted seven Sitkans in November

The Sitka Grand Jury handed down a long list of indictments in November, bringing felony charges against seven Sitkans for alleged crimes ranging from misconduct involving controlled substances to burglary.

Crafts, chowder featured at annual ANS bazaar

The annual Alaska Native Sisterhood Christmas Bazaar is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, December 9, at ANB Founders Hall.

Sitka’s ‘Nutcracker’ ballet back in full force this year with Alaska themed production

Fireweed Dance Guild presents "The Nutcracker, An Alaskan Tale" this weekend. It's the first time the company has performed the unabbreviated ballet since before the coronavirus pandemic began in 2020. Melinda McAdams, Laura Turcott and Jasmine Ellis joined KCAW's Peter Apathy to discuss the upcoming show.

Sustainability commission hosts outreach events

Sitka's Sustainability Commission is hosting two events next week to build community awareness about sustainable energy.

What’s on the Assembly agenda for Tuesday, November 28?

Funding the last leg of the Sitka Seawalk is on the agenda for November 24, as is renewing the lease with the state for the airport, which will allow a $43 million terminal upgrade to proceed.

RIDE service restores third transit route

Sitka's fixed-route transit system, the RIDE, is restoring its third bus route after cuts during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ANB Thanksgiving dinner returns

The annual Alaska Native Brotherhood / Alaska Native Sisterhood Thanksgiving dinner returns this Thursday (11-23-23).

Photos from the Wrangell landslide recovery effort

Search and rescue efforts continue in Wrangell after a “massive” landslide destroyed three houses and covered the highway about 11 miles outside of Wrangell late Monday night (November 20).

Four council members elected to STA Tribal Council

The Sitka Tribe of Alaska held its annual government elections last week- three council members were re-elected to their seats, and one newcomer is taking the fourth open seat on the council this fall.