Robert Woolsey, KCAW, Author at KCAW

Sitka’s Care-a-Vans ride out first wave of budget cuts

City support for paratransit and the Community RIDE survived the Sitka assembly’s first round of budget cutting this week (3-9-17), but the Police Department will be down one officer.

A small company prepares for challenges of Smith Bay oil field

Caelus Energy's discovery of the Smith Bay field could create another oil boom in the state. Public affairs director Casey Sullivan outlined the promises and challenges for the Sitka Chamber of Commerce this week (3-8-17).

Five candidates to interview for Sitka administrator job

The search for Sitka’s next city administrator has been narrowed to five candidates. The Sitka Assembly has scheduled interviews for March 20 and 22.

ANB/ANS advocates for cultural programming in Sitka schools

Members of the Alaska Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood urged the Sitka School Board to continue the district’s exceptional cultural programs, despite budget uncertainty next year.

A couple of close calls in Sitka’s backcountry playground

Two backcountry skiers are safe after unrelated problems in the mountains above Sitka over the weekend. Avalanche survivor Alex Weissberg warns fellow skiers, "Be careful."

Assembly to school board: No more cuts (for now) to Sitka schools

Without hard numbers from the legislature, the Sitka Assembly is holding off making any further funding cuts to schools. As things stand now, the city will spend $240,000 less on education than last year.

As legislature contemplates cuts, Sitka’s school deficit deepens

The district opened its annual budget-building cycle this January with a projected deficit of $95,000. That number has now drifted above $168,000 -- with the possibility of an even deeper deficit, should the state senate succeed in cutting the education budget this spring.