KCAW Staff, Author at KCAW

Assembly rejects bids for haulout project

A plan to build a privately owned marine haulout by next fishing season stalled at the Sitka Assembly table this week (6-30-20). How the city proceeds in the coming months depends on whether it secures a federal grant.

With two more cases, Sitka’s coronavirus count rises to thirty

Both patients have symptoms and are Sitka residents, according to a city press release.

Sitka’s total coronavirus count reaches 28

Health officials earlier on Tuesday (7-21-20) announced two new coronavirus cases in Sitka -- one resident, and one non-resident. The two latest cases push Sitka’s cumulative count up to 28 -- 17 residents and 11 non-residents. Of those 28 cases, 23 have recovered, leaving 5 active cases in the community currently.

Mind-blowing salmonberry pie

From the KCAW archives, summer 2012: Caitlin Woolsey, daughter of KCAW news director Robert Woolsey, is a self-described berry addict. This is her twist on The Alaska Wild Berry Cookbook's "Salmonberry Cream Pie." A recent dinner guest (from a land with no salmonberries) took one bite and said, "This pie is mind-blowing!"

Kake ocean monitoring effort takes advantage of quiet waters this summer

When the coronavirus pandemic halted cruise ship traffic near Kake, local officials and university researchers clambered to start monitoring nearby waters. They want to see how the cruise ship industry and climate change may be affecting subsistence food sources.

Multimedia artist with Sitka roots wins prestigious grant to tell stories of salmon processing

Sarah Campen was one of 36 Alaska artists chosen by the Rasmuson Foundation for their Individual Artist Award program. She received a $7500 project award to complete a dance and audio project that will incorporate movements specific to Alaskan life.

SAFV launches virtual fundraiser to bridge COVID-19 gap

Earlier this year, Sitkans Against Family Violence cancelled one of its largest annual fundraisers due to the coronavirus pandemic. Now they're trying to raise $20,000 to bridge their fundraising gap for the year.

Gil Truitt, Tlingit elder and revered school administrator, dead at 93

Truitt was a member of Mount Edgecumbe High School’s first graduating class and worked at the Sitka boarding school for more than thirty years before retiring in the early 90s. He continued to serve on the school’s advisory board after his retirement.

Sitka’s cumulative coronavirus case count rises to 20

Another Sitka resident has tested positive for the coronavirus. That brings Sitka’s cumulative case count to 20--14 resident cases and six non-resident cases.

Food security concerns fuel Sitka’s adapted farmers market this summer

The coronavirus pandemic has forced markets across Alaska to get creative this summer. Some are requiring masks, and others, like the Sitka Farmers Market, are going virtual.