Katherine Rose, Author at KCAW

Assembly presses pause on historic preservation plan, greenlights snow removal funds

Sitka’s current historic preservation plan is a two-page document drafted in the 1990s, around the...

Pink Martini to perform Point House benefit concerts in Sitka, Juneau next month

Pink Martini, a band from Portland, Oregon that will play in Sitka and Juneau next month in a series of concerts to benefit the rebuilding a Tlingit clan house in Sitka.

City to seek contractor help with snow removal

Sitka was hit with snow again over the weekend, punctuating a month of persistent snowfall. City staff say exhausted road crews and damaged equipment have slowed the snow removal process.

A ‘status quo’ budget could leave Sitka School District with $1.2 million deficit

The Sitka School District budget will be in the red next year without substantial cuts. The school board is looking for ways to trim a deficit of at least $1 million dollars and is asking for community input on its process.

State Board of Education approves ad hoc committee for MEHS

The Alaska State Board of Education is establishing an ad hoc committee for Mt. Edgecumbe High School.

Sitka School District fund balance low, but not zero, following audit

Sitka School District officials say the school budget is in better shape than previously thought, but its fund balance is now down by over half-a-million dollars.

Audit finds Sitka School District will start budget process with deficit

The Sitka School District is now looking at a budget deficit as it enters Fiscal Year '27.

City, nonprofit group to host childcare listening sessions on Saturday

Accessing affordable childcare is an ongoing challenge in Sitka, and now the city is looking for solutions.

Lawmakers press superintendent, education commissioner over conditions at Mt. Edgecumbe High School

State lawmakers questioned Mt. Edgecumbe High School leadership about conditions at the Sitka school this week. So far, a quarter of the students have dropped out or changed schools this school year. The hearings follow months of concern about student welfare at the state-run boarding school that serves primarily Alaska Native students from rural communities around the state.