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Municipal administrator gives update on airport renovation project

Plans to expand and renovate Sitka’s airport are well underway. Municipal Administrator John...

Signing off, and signing on: Mariana Robertson steps into role as KCAW’s new GM

Raven Radio's new general manager Mariana Robertson assumed her role at the station today (7-1-24). Outgoing General Manager Rich McClear (who co-managed the station with Suzi McClear over the last year) interviewed Mariana on the Good Day Radio Show to introduce listeners to a voice that's sure to become familiar in the coming years. Listen to their conversation here:

Teachers reflect on layoffs and a landscape of uncertainty

Sitka teachers are used to the cycle of worry that comes with budget season but when the district had to cut 16 positions this spring, the stakes felt different.

Fortress bears help make the argument for better trash cans in Sitka

"We’d love to see, even if we were not to try and replace all 3000 cans in town immediately, maybe we just buy a few and we test out in those areas that get higher bear traffic and see what kind of difference it makes."

Pennsylvania craftsman restores stonework at St. Peter’s by the Sea

Randy Bollinger grew up in rural Pennsylvania surrounded by centuries-old stone walls and buildings. "I like imagining, creating, restoring old things, building new things. Just for the joy of the materials you’re working with."

Authorities kill bear after second dog attack

Wildlife authorities killed a young male brown bear in Sitka Wednesday afternoon, shortly after it killed a dog. They say it looks like the bear that killed a different dog on Sunday.

Bear kills dog outside home near Thimbleberry Creek Trailhead

A bear killed and ate a dog outside a home near the Thimbleberry Creek Trailhead Sunday.

41st Annual Quilt Show opens in Sitka May 10

The Ocean Wave Quilt show opens May 10, 5-8 pm and then daily through May 19. And, special Mother’s Day Tea on Sunday, May 12 at noon! Megan Pasternak and Janine Holzman share the details.