Katherine Rose, Author at KCAW

Air Station Sitka welcomes new commander

Just a week after the cutter Kukui changed hands, Air Station Sitka has a new commanding officer. The station held a change of command ceremony this/Friday morning at the hangar. An audience of Coast Guard officers, community members, friends and family recognized outgoing Captain Brian McLaughlin, and incoming Commander Vincent Jansen.

Sitka’s coronavirus level still ‘high,’ but hospitalization data fuzzy

Sitka’s COVID community level is at “high” for the third week in a row. That’s according to data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday (7-7-22).

Like a flat out of hell: How one Sitkan has lived with ‘batty’ housemates for nearly two years

Southeast Alaska is home to at least six wild bat species, and maybe more. The nocturnal mammals are often not seen…that is unless they’ve made a home out of your warm, inviting attic. But if that happens, getting them out can be quite the challenge.

Assembly approves union agreements for firefighters, electrical workers

Two updated union contracts were approved without a hitch when the Sitka Assembly met on Tuesday. The group gave the green light for the collective bargaining agreements for the unions representing Sitka’s firefighters and electrical workers.

Voters to decide on cannabis tax in October 4 election

Voters will now decide whether Sitka adopts a new cannabis tax. On Tuesday (6-29-22), the Sitka Assembly voted to put a consumer’s sales tax on marijuana on the municipal election ballot this fall.

For new MEHS superintendent, ‘culturally responsive education’ is key

Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka is undergoing a leadership shift this summer. A new superintendent was hired to take over the state-run boarding school, and she is no stranger to the campus, or to its mission of combining a rigorous academic education with deeply-held cultural traditions.