Katherine Rose, Author at KCAW

Strum and get it: fine arts campers score free guitars

The Sitka Fine Arts Camp’s high school camp wraps up at the end of this week, and campers won’t just be taking memories home with them. Each one will be bringing home a brand new guitar. It’s possible through a new partnership with Free Guitars for Kids. Ben Dudley is the executive director of the nonprofit.

Assembly approves resolution affirming June as Pride Month in Sitka

For the first time ever, the assembly has officially declared June “Pride Month” in Sitka, affirming “the rights of all members of the LGBTQIA+ community to live their authentic lives.”

NTSB points to navigation, communication in Sitka cruise ship mishap

Miscommunication and an out-of-date navigational chart were both found to be factors when a Royal Caribbean cruise ship slammed into the dock at the Sitka Sound Cruise Terminal last summer. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a 14-page report on the incident late last month.

Residential treatment facility for unhoused teens greenlit after assembly overturns permit denial

After a couple of setbacks, Youth Advocates of Sitka can now move forward with plans to create a residential treatment program for teens and young adults experiencing homelessness in Sitka. Earlier this year, the group had applied for a permit to convert a duplex into the facility, but was initially denied by the local planning commission. The nonprofit successfully appealed that decision before the Sitka Assembly on Tuesday (6-13-23

Sitka Judge Jude Pate becomes 27th Alaska Supreme Court Justice

Earlier this year, Governor Mike Dunleavy appointed Sitka Superior Court Judge Jude Pate to the Alaska Supreme Court. He’s the first justice from Sitka to serve on the state’s highest court, and the first to come directly from a rural community in decades. He was sworn in last week in Sitka.

June 13, 2023: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?

In April, the Planning Commission denied a permit application for Youth Advocates of Sitka, or Y-A-S, to turn a duplex on Halibut Point Road into a residential shelter for teens and young adults experiencing homelessness and trafficking. In April, the Planning Commission denied a permit application for Youth Advocates of Sitka, or Y-A-S, to turn a duplex on Halibut Point Road into a residential shelter for teens and young adults experiencing homelessness and trafficking. Y-A-S will appeal that decision at the assembly meeting tonight (6-13-23).

Three Sitkans indicted in May for charges ranging from weapon misconduct to assault

Three Sitkans were indicted in May for charges ranging from misconduct involving a weapon to sexual assault.

Coast Guard suspends search for remaining victims of charter boat accident near Sitka

One person is dead, and another four are missing and presumed lost after their charter fishing vessel sank in rough seas near Sitka on Sunday. An extensive air and sea search turned up no sign of the missing individuals. The Coast Guard suspended operations on Monday evening.

DOJ will appeal court order forcing troll fishery closure

The United States Department of Justice will appeal a federal court order forcing the closure of the commercial king salmon troll fishery in Southeast Alaska.

Code change could open up busking to wider range of youth performers at Harrigan Centennial Hall

When summer tourists arrive at Harrigan Centennial Hall, they’re often greeted by a handful of youthful entertainers. But an effort to expand the qualifications for who can busk at the tourist hub downtown brought up a tough question at the Sitka Assembly meeting on Tuesday. What is entertainment, anyway, and who gets to make that call?