Katherine Rose, Author at KCAW

November 22, 2022: What’s on the Sitka Assembly’s agenda tonight?

When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (11-22-22), it will accept the resignation of assembly member Rebecca Himschoot.

Thanksgiving storm brings high winds to Southeast

Communities on the outer coast can brace themselves for a blustery Thanksgiving, with heavy rainfall and winds reaching as high as 60 miles per hour in some communities on Wednesday and Thursday.

Family, pet photo shoot raises money for Sitka’s animal shelter

A somewhat new local non-profit hosted a ‘picture purrfect’ fundraiser on Saturday (11-12-22) to raise money for operations at the Sitka Animal Shelter.

Newest assembly member, Tim Pike, shares thoughts for upcoming year

Last month, the Sitka Assembly appointed Tim Pike to fill a vacant seat for the next year. Pike has lived in Sitka for the last 25 years, and teaches Career and Technical Education at Sitka High School, but he doesn’t consider himself the “education candidate” on the assembly –- beyond the classroom, he says he's a citizen interested in economic growth.

Assembly moves forward with full-scale seaplane base project

The Sitka Assembly is moving forward with a long-planned seaplane project, and while new estimates project the cost at more than double original predictions, the assembly is going for a fully-realized project rather than a more affordable scaled-back option.

November 8, 2022: Here’s what’s on the Sitka Assembly agenda tonight

The Sitka Assembly will meet in the big room tonight at Harrigan Centennial Hall– that’s because voters will be casting their ballots in the 2022 General Election until 8 p.m. in the usual assembly chambers.

Surveyed Sitkans cite traffic concerns following record cruise season

Traffic issues were at the top of Sitkans’ lists, when the Sitka Assembly and the local Planning Commission met on Thursday (10-27-22) to review survey results following the biggest cruise year the community has ever seen.

Sitka wins $7.8 million federal RAISE grant for Marine Service Center repairs

Sitka has been awarded over $7.8 million dollars in federal grant money to reconstruct the sheet pile bulkhead and crane at the Marine Services Center.

Assembly appoints Tim Pike to fill vacant assembly seat

A high school vocational instructor has been chosen to fill a vacancy on the Sitka Assembly for one year. Tim Pike comes to the table with years experience teaching at Sitka High School and leadership of the local teachers union.