Sitkans continue to call for the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, or SEARHC, to reestablish its home healthcare department after it closed last fall. When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (4-9-24) it will consider a resolution urging SEARHC to re-establish the Medicare-certified department.
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The City of Sitka will take over management of the Blatchley Middle School swimming pool from the Sitka School District. At a special budget meeting on Thursday (4-4-24) the Sitka Assembly unanimously agreed to assume pool operations at a time when the school district is struggling to contend with uncertainties surrounding state funding.
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The Sitka School District was still in a precarious place with its budget, when Sitka’s new superintendent Deidre Jenson got into the driver’s seat officially on Wednesday night (4-3-24).
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Sitkans have until the end of this week to comment on the next phase of the Sitka Seawalk.
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Sitka’s newest commission has bitten off a lot, but not more than it can chew. When the Sitka Assembly met on Tuesday, it heard an update from the Sustainability Commission on progress on its 2024 goals, and plans for next 2025. Commission Chair Katie Riley said they were big goals, and they’d made a bit of progress.
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As conversations around school funding continue, one facility that has been mostly spared from budget talks in recent years is the Sitka Performing Arts Center. For the last several years, a local nonprofit has been managing the PAC for the Sitka School District. They don’t charge a fee- they just collect revenue from rentals of the PAC. But now they’re asking for an annual fee in order to keep up with the cost of running the facility.
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When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight, it will consider updating the goals and work plan for the city’s sustainability commission for the coming year.
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The Sitka Sound Sac Roe herring fishery went on two-hour notice this/Wednesday morning, and so far the fishery has yet to open.
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KCAW’s Katherine Rose continues her assignment in Japan, where she’s learning about the industry and history of herring in the country. Last week, Rose visited a sushi restaurant in Otaru, and spoke with sushi chef Kodai Sanada about herring and herring egg sushi.
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KCAW’s Katherine Rose continues her assignment in Japan this week, where she’s looking into the industry and culture of herring. Today, Rose tracks the herring to an early-morning wholesale auction in the city of Otaru, where, in a lightning-fast process that lasts under four minutes, buyers stake their claim to thousands of boxes of hatchery-produced herring – all of which will be processed and retailed in Japan.
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