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Vendor permits at Sitka’s Harrigan Centennial Hall may be awarded to highest bidders next year

As Sitka anticipates another record cruise season next year, its two-decade old fee structure for commercial operators is due for an overhaul. The Sitka Assembly on Tuesday (11-22-22) reviewed a proposal that would do away with the old flat-fees for vendors selling tours at Harrigan Centennial Hall, and instead award permits to high bidders. The payoff for the city could run into the thousands.

Sitka’s Community Thanksgiving: We gather together

The ANB/ANS Community Thanksgiving returned to full strength this year, feeding dozens of Sitkans a traditional menu of turkey and all the trimmings, and oh so much pumpkin pie. (KCAW/Woolsey)

Sitka Silver Linings

KCAW Sitka, Artchange, Inc., and David Kreiss-Tompkins partner to collect stories from the...

NPR Liveblog of the 2022 General Election

NPR's Liveblog of the 2022 General Election is available here, with results from around the nation.

Longtime Sitka Search & Rescue veteran found dead on Mt. Verstovia

Mike Motti, a 39-year veteran with Sitka Search and Rescue, climbed Mt. Verstovia every year on his birthday. On Friday (11-4-22) he failed to return. Searchers found him alongside the trail near the top, apparently dead from natural causes.

ALFA to host fishermen’s expo next week

The Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association is hosting the Spring Fishermen's Expo on November 9.

The Return of Stardust Ball!

The famous Stardust Ball took place on Saturday, October 29th at Centennial Hall. After staying...

On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Rep. Peltola urges Sitka students to embody ‘resilience, and perseverance, and adaptation’

Students from Sitka's three high schools packed the Mt. Edgecumbe gym to hear US Rep. Mary Peltola deliver an Indigenous Peoples' Day address that stressed unity: "We have a diverse group of people that make up Alaskans, but we have a common future. We all have a lot at stake, and we have a lot to gain.”

Unofficial election results from Pelican, Tenakee Springs, Angoon and Port Alexander

Many communities around Alaska held their municipal elections this week, and results are in from some listening communities in Southeast.

Commentary: Letter in opposition to Prop 1

Note: Opinions expressed in commentary on KCAW are those of the author, and are not necessarily shared by the station’s board, staff, or volunteers. Dear Sitka Citizens, I write to you to ask you to vote NO to Proposition...