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Girls rock camp coming to Sitka

Monica Lettner is the Executive Director of Girls Rock Camp Alaska. Lettner is bringing the camp to Sitka this summer from August 8th - 12th. Registration is now open. Downloadable audio.

Student athletes go above and beyond

The Assembly conducted a double-header of ceremonial business last night (4-12-16), when they honored Mt. Edgecumbe students who competed in the Arctic Winter Games in Greenland and the Sitka High Boys Basketball team for rescuing tenants from an Anchorage apartment fire.

April 12, 2016: What’s happening at tonight’s Assembly meeting?

A lot. After a three week hiatus, the Sitka Assembly has a hefty agenda that touches upon everything from marijuana business and distracted driving, to landslide risk and budgeting.

Historical tensions surface in land use meeting

The Planning Commission is revising the land use section of Sitka’s Comprehensive Plan. They’re inviting the public to weigh in. But at Tuesday night’s (4-5-16) meeting, it was the past - not the future - that took center stage.

Sitka’s ‘Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me’ ready for stage

Jeff Budd and Tom Hesse preview Sitka's version of "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me!," which will be presented Friday, April 15 at 7 p.m. at the Sitka Performing Arts Center. Downloadable audio.

THANK YOU! And it’s not too late!

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has helped make Raven Radio’s Spring Drive such a success!...

Assembly receptive to Sitka school budget plan

The Sitka School Board and the assembly are not far apart on how much support the city will provide the district next year. But what if some of the school district’s worst budget fears come to pass?

UPDATE: Missing kayaker presumed dead

The Coast Guard suspended the search for 41-year-old Jesse Mills of Sitka this afternoon (Friday 4-8-16).

Don Young talks cheap power, development

U.S. Representative Don Young made a stop in Sitka on Wednesday (4-6-16) to speak at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon. The 22-term congressman, known for being a loose cannon, railed against business regulations and the media, but rallied for affordable energy.

Parents advocate for after-school Ventures program

Sitka families spoke out against closing Ventures, at the regular meeting of the school board this week (Tue 4-5-16). And an elementary school Science teacher is headed to Washington DC on a year-long fellowship.