UC Santa Cruz researcher Taylor White is wrapping up her dissertation on abalone. White plans to pair local and Indigenous knowledge with data collected on otter and abalone populations, to better understand trends for current and future abalone resource management. She joined KCAW's Brooke Schafer to discuss the project and how community members can get involved. Listen here:
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Sitka's municipal election is Tuesday, October 3.
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One person is dead and three have survived after a skiff overturned near Yakutat on Sunday (8-14-23).
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Starting August 20, local and visiting musicians will be hosting a series of jazz concerts, musician interviews, and workshops for students of all ages as part of the new Sitka Jazz Week.
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Tom Williams is the only candidate to have filed for one of three open seats on the Sitka School Board. A former city administrator in Gustavus, Williams says he has the skills and the interest (his son is a district employee; his daughter-in-law a teacher) to "lend a hand."
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AFS exchange students for the 2023-2024 school year have arrived in Sitka. Amira Seel, Nadine Fikrah, and Elbek Mashrapov joined KCAW's Brooke Schafer to discuss the program. Listen here:
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The UAS Sitka Campus is home to the university's Health Information Management program. Graduates earn a 2-year degree in Applied Science, and can look forward to a career in healthcare -- without ever coming face-to-face with a patient.
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Visit Sitka has a new mobile app that tourists can use to navigate the community, online or off.
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The 2023 Change Your Latitude – 57⁰ North Open Water Challenge will be held Sunday August 13th, with pre-race events held through out the week before starting today (8-9-23). Race director Kevin Knox and longtime swimmers Dean Orbison and Chris Calvin joined KCAW's Brooke Schafer in the studio to discuss the race.
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A troller is estimated to have sustained around $100,000 in damage after it caught fire in Sitka’s Eliason Harbor on Sunday afternoon. In a separate incident, another fishing boat near Yakutat burned to the waterline over the weekend.
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