Katherine Rose, Author at KCAW

‘Voters should have a choice’: former Sitka legislator enters governor’s race

Former Sitka state representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins entered the race for governor this week.

Education commissioner recommends ad hoc committee for MEHS

Alaska’s education commissioner wants the State Board of Education and Early Development to form an ad hoc committee for Mt. Edgecumbe High School.

Sitka socked in by dense fog on Wednesday

Sitka was cloaked in a dense fog for most of Wednesday (1-21-26). While that’s not too unusual for a winter morning, heavy mist lingering into the afternoon and evening is less typical.

Icy patch topples bus in Sitka

A public bus rolled over after hitting a patch of ice in Sitka on Tuesday (1-20-26) morning.

Sitka Superintendent gets top marks in annual performance review

The Sitka School Board has given Superintendent Deidre Jenson high marks for her job performance over the past year.

Southeast residents give feedback on summer ferry schedule

The Alaska Department of Transportation and the Alaska Marine Highway System heard public input on the proposed ferry schedule this week, and folks from Southeast continued calls for increased service.

‘We need a bigger bottom line:’ says Sitka School Board president

Budget season has begun for Sitka’s schools, and leaders are again calling for more funding.

State DOT seeks public input on draft summer ferry schedule

Alaska’s draft summer ferry schedule is now live, and the state is seeking public input by January 13.

Sitka snow flurries shift to heavy rains on Friday, NWS says

Southeast Alaska is better known for rain than snow, but this winter had an unusually frosty start. Much of the region saw heavy snowfall from mid-December into early January, including Sitka.

After nearly two decades of international travel with students, a Sitka High School Spanish teacher plans one last trip

International travel takes a lot of work and planning, even for a solo traveler. But for nearly 20 years a Sitka High School Spanish teacher has been taking a growing group of students, sometimes dozens, to Guatemala each spring. While the language immersion program has been a big hit, she says after this year she’s hanging up her hat.