Rebecca Howe and Clint Simic, with Raven's Way, discuss the program's new open enrollment model, which allows at-risk teens to enter the residential substance abuse treatment program year-round. Previously, the program enrolled students only six times a year. Learn more about Raven's Way online.
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As school district prepares for new assessment standards, the focus will remain on students. Delays expected in winning MSC certification for Alaska seafood. Alaska, Delta airlines become "frienemies" as partnership frays.
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Petersburg school employee charged with distribution of child porn. Sawmill Creek Road project: A blast from the past. Oregon research group reports that Tongass second-growth could support industry. Forest Service running short on funds for cabin maintenance. Yakutat cold-case murder trial postponed again.
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The blasting along Sawmill Creek Road this fall has been blamed for a series of water main ruptures in Sitka -- along with many smaller inconveniences to motorists, tourists, hikers, and bikers headed out to the fare end of the community's road system. The state-funded project has been five years in the making, and many Sitkans -- at least in one coffee shop patronized by KCAW's Rich McClear -- have forgotten how it came to be such an earth-shaking effort.
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The Sitka School District is bracing for changes in the way its teaching staff and academic performance are assessed. Superintendent Steve Bradshaw and assistant superintendent Mary Wegner outlined some of the programs and objectives of the district in a presentation to the Sitka Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday (10-30-13).
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A HUGE Thank You to everyone who helped us reach our Fall Goal of $55,000! We had a great time during the One-Day Drive, and it's because of members like You that we can continue to do what we do. Thank You!
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Raven Radio has had four General Managers in 30 years. Rich McClear was the very first and recently sat at his old desk. He wasn't just enjoying the view of Sitka Channel though, he was editing a news story. Rich has been volunteering in the News Department for the last several weeks, filing stories from the ATIA conference among others. See his latest story on how the Sawmill Creek Road project came to pass here. Thanks Rich!
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In all the moves over his 27 year Coast Guard career, Chief Alan Maloney of Air Station Sitka...
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Trial date set in wrongful death lawsuit of Hoonah police officer. Virtual celebrity "Smokey" settles in to real-world home at Fortress of the Bear. School officials in Petersburg address growing cyberbullying problem.
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