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Public broadcasting budget cut almost 25 percent

Alaska’s public broadcasters dodged a bullet when the Legislature’s regular session ended Monday.

Outage traced to Green Lake turbine

Most of Sitka lost power for about a half-hour Wednesday afternoon (4-29-15), but the new equipment at the Blue Lake project was not to blame. A gate at the Green Lake No. 2 turbine was the culprit.

Sitka hospital’s turnaround to happen one idea at a time

Sitka Community Hospital's management held a town hall-style meeting Monday night (4-27-15) to try and better understand the things the hospital is doing well, and some things that it is not doing so well.

Rich McClear Celebrates 50 years on the radio!

Rich McClear celebrated 50 years of radio today on the Good Day Show! Rich was a Raven Radio founder, as well as its first General Manager. He said his family wanted him to go to law school and he had been accepted, but when he got to the mail box to mail the check, he turned back around and said, “I can’t do this. I want to be a Disc Jockey.”

Can-do girls prepare for this Saturday’s fun run

Elena Gustafson of Sitkans Against Family Violence (SAFV) was joined by four members of the Girls on the Run program to talk about this Saturday's (05-02-15) "One in a Million Fun Run." The run marks the end of a three month program designed to empower 3rd through 5th grade with self-esteem building through running. Downloadable audio.

After 75 years, family keeps Sitka Sentinel running

The Sitka Sentinel celebrated its 75th anniversary last year without much fanfare. As many newspapers in big cities have folded or turned into online only operations, the Sentinel has continued publishing five issues a week. The paper is owned and edited by Thad and Sandy Poulson, journalist who arrived in 1969 and are determined to keep the press running.