Katherine Rose, Author at KCAW

City leaders consider insurance waivers for GPIP haulout

Months after the City and Borough of Sitka finally opened its marine haulout and shipyard at the Gary Paxton Industrial Park, some boats are still not being hauled. At a recent park board meeting, fishermen called for city leaders to waive insurance requirements.

Phone, internet service down for portion of Sitka on Friday

Phone and internet service was down for a portion of Sitka on Friday (5-22-26).

Sitka teen gains ‘a new perspective’ from Coast Guard flight

Sitka High School’s Career and Technical Education program has long prepared students for the workforce, and this year it’s expanding into new fields. This spring, students in the program worked in hospitals, dentist offices, and, for the first time, on the United States Coast Guard base.

No measles in Sitka: SEARHC reports negative test result

Test results for a potential measles exposure in Sitka came back negative over the weekend.

Coast Guard to kick off mooring project for new cutter this summer

The United States Coast Guard will soon begin construction on a mooring project on Japonski Island in Sitka. When it’s finished, there will be room for a new addition to its local fleet - a fast response cutter.

Sitka School Board to fill two vacancies after board members resign

Two Sitka School Board members are stepping down. When the board met on Wednesday (5-6-26), it accepted the formal resignations of Tom Williams and Amanda Williams.

‘It’s important to us’: Sitkans turn out to share thoughts on draft Tongass plan docs

More than 100 Sitkans turned up at a community listening session earlier this week (4-27-26) to give input on the Tongass National Forest land management plan. For the first time in around 3 decades, the United States Forest Service is in the midst of revising the plan that shapes how the agency makes decisions on the forest. Some pushed back on the methodology and speed, as well as the proposed maps, which include designating parts of nearby Kruzof Island as “high commercial use.

Hames Corp. transfers ownership to Albertsons-Safeway

After a months-long transition, the sale of Sitka’s family-owned grocery store has been finalized.

‘No money, staff cuts’: As budget gap grows, Sitka’s school board considers cutting up to 16 positions

Sitka school leaders say the budget scenario is worse than they thought, which could lead to a reduction of up to 16 staff, depending on which budget scenario the Sitka School Board ultimately chooses. While the board did not make a decision at its meeting on Wednesday (4-1-26), the message from the audience was clear.

After a Mt. Edgecumbe student reported a sexual assault, the school was required, under Title IX, to conduct a thorough investigation – There were holes in its process

A former Mt. Edgecumbe High School student says she was sexually assaulted by another student in the fall of 2022. The allegations were investigated and the accused student was expelled weeks later. Now an adult, she and her family believe the institutions in place to protect her failed in the time between the reported assault and the dismissal.