The Sitka School Board is losing another member. Board president Elias Erickson submitted a letter of resignation on Monday (6-22-20). His resignation comes on the heels of fellow board member Dionne Brady-Howard’s, who left the board on June 10. Erickson says the back-to-back departures are a coincidence, and not connected.
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Raven Radio’s June Drive is taking place right now: June 22-27th! We postponed our regular...
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Talk of Southeast Alaska is a call-in radio program about regional issues faced by folks in all...
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The town of Pelican saw its first ferry in nearly nine months Wednesday afternoon. The Alaska Marine Highway System ferry LeConte sailed from Juneau to Pelican and back. The trip was originally scheduled for May, but unfinished repairs and the coronavirus pandemic delayed the vessel’s sailing.
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Sitka behavioral health and social services providers have joined forces to create "Sitka Cares." On the Morning Interview, KCAW's Erin Fulton interviews Amy Zanuzoski from Sitka Counseling and Brenda Thayer, a telehealth counselor, about the initiative and how we can all access mental health support during a global pandemic.
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At airports across Alaska, communities are screening and testing out-of-state travelers for the coronavirus. They’re following new state regulations that went into effect earlier this month. For some smaller communities that aren’t on the road system like Yakutat, pivoting quickly to set up testing stations at airports wasn’t easy.
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Darryl Ault of Sitka Ham Amateur Radio Klub (SHARK) talks about what amateur radio is and how it...
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Allen Marine normally operates tour boats out of Sitka, Juneau and Ketchikan. But with tourism numbers way down because of the coronavirus, they’re branching out.
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The Sitka chapter of Citizens’ Climate Education (CCE) is sponsoring a free showing of the movie “The Human Element,” by acclaimed American photographer James Balog, followed by an online “movie club” discussion similar to a book club. KCAW's Erin Fulton spoke with CCE's Michelle Putz about the upcoming screening and future movie club plans.
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Erin McKinstry is joining Raven Radio's newsroom as a Report for America corps member for the next year. She'll be covering Sitka and the surrounding communities and also completing a service project.
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