Tom Williams is the only candidate for school board that Sitka voters will see on the October municipal ballot. Williams appeared in a KCAW Election Forum to answer questions from listeners. An official write-in candidate, Stephen Morse, was invited to appear, but was unable to attend.
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The Sitka Counseling Prevention department is hosting their annual Recovery and Wellness Walk on Saturday, September 23. Loyd Platson and Clover Snelling-Klanott joined KCAW's Cathryn Klusmeier to discuss the walk which celebrates drug and alcohol recovery month.
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Lisa Sadleir-Hart and Jasmine Shaw join us to discuss the launch of a new food security survey. Sponsored by Transition Sitka, the Sitka Local Foods Network, and numerous other community partners, the "2023 Sitka Community Food Assessment" will help food security advocates understand the changes to food security that have occurred since the original survey in 2013.
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Candidates Tim Pike, JJ Carlson, Austin Crawford and Scott Saline are running for three open seats on the Sitka Assembly this fall. On September 19, they joined KCAW in the studio to answer listener questions. Listen to the full forum here:
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The annual meeting of the Southeast Conference kicks off in Sitka on Tuesday (9-19-23), and in its annual report, “Southeast By The Numbers” the organization is pointing to an “economic renaissance” for the region.
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Sitka Fine Arts Camp is hosting a night of standup comedy featuring former Saturday Night Live cast member Brooks Wheelan on Tuesday, September 19.
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Back-to-back storms are blowing through Southeast this weekend (Sep 16-17), but they'll have to pack a lot of punch to top the rainfall totals of the past week.
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A wave of infrastructure funding for the Forest Service means Sitka will be getting a new cabin close to town.
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With steady rain throughout the day, the Sitka Landslide Warning dashboard has elevated landslide risk to 'medium.'
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Sitka Schools superintendent Steve Bradshaw is recovering for injuries sustained in a fall in Juneau on September 7. Serving a one-year interim contract in Sitka, he's returned home to Helena, Montana, to be in the care of family.
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