When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight, it will consider whether to put a cannabis tax ballot question out to the voters for consideration in the October 4 municipal election.
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When Mt. Edgecumbe High School Seniors graduated on May 5, they weren’t alone in saying their farewells to the school. After 17 years as the school’s principal, Bernie Gurule is retiring.
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The state department of health reported 69 new coronavirus cases in Sitka over the last week.
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Sitkans gathered in front of the local courthouse on Tuesday (5-3-22) to demonstrate in support of reproductive rights, after a leaked draft Supreme Court opinion suggested that a majority of the court will support overturning Roe versus Wade, the 1973 case that legalized abortion nationwide.
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KCAW’s Katherine Rose spoke with Rebecca Himschoot, a local educator and sitting Sitka Assembly member, to learn why she’s seeking a higher office:
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The Sitka Fire Department helped some stranded hot tub soakers get back to Tom Young Cabin on Monday night (5-2-22).
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Sitka’s community has lost population for the fifth year in a row. Consultants recently (4-21-22) delivered an annual overview of Sitka’s economic trends in 2021.
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The Sitka assembly is looking into the shortage of affordable childcare in Sitka. KCAW’s Katherine Rose reports:
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When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (4-26-22), it will consider funding repairs to a section of the Sitka Cross Trail, which was damaged by a landslide earlier this year.
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The elevator in Sitka’s only high-rise apartment building has been off intermittently – for over 15 months. The situation – although not necessarily illegal – is at best inconvenient, and at worst discriminatory for tenants who may struggle with seven flights of stairs.
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