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2015 Permanent Fund dividend tops $2K

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker announced the amount of this year’s Permanent Fund Dividend this morning (9-21-15) -- $2,072. The dividend will be distributed to eligible Alaskans beginning on October 1.

Mental Health First Aid Trainings Offered in Sitka

Sitka Counseling and Prevention Services, in partnership with St. Peter's Episcopal Church and St. Gregory's Catholic Church, is offering three mental health first aid trainings. The first training is on Tuesday, Sept. 29th, 8 am - 5:30 pm. Lloyd Platson, Employee Development Coordinator at Sitka Counseling, says attendees will walk away with concrete tools to help them identify, understand, and respond appropriately to mental health conditions.Downloadable Audio

Managing Sitka’s chicken-loving bear

Bears aren’t my friends and they aren’t more important than people but I respect them for what they are and understand my responsibility for the space and resources we share.

Seven apply for school board vacancy

The Sitka School Board will have a full deck to draw from, when it selects a new member Monday night (9-21-15).

Basketball in Memory of the Diaz Brothers

Today marks the one month anniversary of the August 18th landslide, which claimed the lives of three men in Sitka. Two of them were brothers. Elmer and Ulises Diaz were 26 and 25. And last week (09-08-15), the gym opened it’s doors for friends to play in their honor.

Geo Task Force looks for answers in Sitka landslide

One month after a deadly landslide struck in Sitka, the Sitka Sound Science Center's Geo Task Force is starting the complicated task of learning what happened.

With six months on the clock, citizens’ task force gets to work

Soon after passing the 2016 budget, the Assembly directed the city to create a citizens' task force. The seven-member group will have six months to take a deep dive into city finances and if successful, emerge with a path forward for Sitka. At least, that’s the plan.

Girls Scouts host Women of Science and Technology Day

The Girl Scouts of Alaska will host a Women of Science and Technology Day in Sitka, on Saturday, Sept. 26th. KCAW News spoke with Victoria Lorde, Girl Scouts of Alaska Southern Southeast Member Services and Program Specialist. Downloadable audio.