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Westover sworn in as mayor

Cheryl Westover is officially the new mayor of Sitka.

Science center gets city loan to help buy building

An interest-free loan from the City and Borough of Sitka will help the Sitka Sound Science Center purchase its building on the campus of the former Sheldon Jackson College. The loan was granted at last night’s regular meeting of the Sitka Assembly, but after nearly two hours of discussion and debate, it almost didn’t happen.

District 2 candidates spar at forum

Reber Stein and Peggy Wilson traded barbs during a campaign forum today (Wednesday) before the Sitka Chamber of Commerce.Stein, a Sitka Democrat, and Wilson, a Wrangell Republican and the incumbent, are battling for the House District 2 seat. Petersburg, Pelican, Kupreanof, Elfin Cove and Port Alexander are also in the district.

Bears break into Pelican homes

A family of bears is making a mess out of cabins near the Southeast Alaska town of Pelican. A sow and two cubs have broken into about a half-dozen homes in the past five or six days.Harbormaster Dave Duffey is one of the affected homeowners in the Sunnyside neighborhood, about two miles north of town.

McAdams: Southeast power connections possible

Southeast communities should be able to connect their electrical systems to one another, and the federal government could have a role in helping that. That’s the opinion of Scott McAdams, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate. CoastAlaska’s Ed Schoenfeld and KCAW's Ed Ronco interviewed McAdams. In the first clip on this page, Schoenfeld asks McAdams about the potential of a private company developing an intertie that would allow southeast Alaska to export electricity to the mainland power grid.

Interview: Sacred Harp filmmakers would rather sing

Erica and Matt Hinton spent eight years making a documentary about shape-note singing, and developed a life-long devotion to the tradition along the way. They'll screen their film "Awake My Soul" tonight at Harrigan Centennial Hall (7PM Thu Oct 21), and teach singing school over the course of the next two days during the Alaska Sacred Harp Convention in Sitka. They joined convention organizer Kari Lundgren and KCAW's Robert Woolsey.

Begich on ferries, taxes and the campaign

U.S. Senator Mark Begich says there’s a role for the federal government to fund projects like the new Alaska Class ferry, but that the state needs to spend more, too. His remarks came during a wide-ranging interview with Sitka reporters on Alaska Day.

Extended Audio: Roger Schmidt

Extended audio with Roger Schmidt, director of Alaska Arts Southeast, on the proposed transformation of the Sheldon Jackson campus into a center for the arts, humanities, and sciences.

Arts camp proposes "vision" for SJC campus

A Sitka Arts organization is putting together a plan to take over the campus of the former Sheldon Jackson College. Alaska Arts Southeast, which began its popular fine arts camp on the college’s campus thirty-five years ago, has proposed leading a consortium of state agencies and non-profits in creating a center for the arts and humanities.

Yakutat gold operation seems unlikely

An Oklahoma company may be backing off claims that it’s found billions of dollars of gold in the Yakutat area. In fact, the company says there may not be any commercially recoverable minerals in the area.