Katherine Rose, Author at KCAW

Monday’s new COVID cases prompt shift back to high alert

Three new coronavirus cases were reported in Sitka on Monday (11-29-21), according to data from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services published on Tuesday.

EPA to investigate source of oil spill in Sitka

Federal environmental investigators will be in Sitka this week to examine the cause of a recent oil spill.

November sees boost in Sitka’s vaccine numbers

One new coronavirus case was reported in Sitka on Friday (11-25-21), according to data from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services.

Assembly gears up for upcoming union negotiations

Sitka’s city government is gearing up to renegotiate contracts with the four unions representing its workforce. When the Sitka Assembly met on Tuesday (11-23-21), it went behind closed doors with legal counsel for a little over an hour to discuss the city administration’s strategy for the upcoming contract negotiations over salaries and benefits.

Sitka’s COVID alert level downgraded back to ‘substantial’

Two new coronavirus cases were reported in Sitka on Monday (11-23-21), according to data from the Alaska Department of Health and social services. But even with the new cases, Sitka’s coronavirus alert level was downgraded to substantial today, following a drop in the weekly case count.

November 23, 2021: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?

When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight, it will likely go behind closed doors to discuss upcoming union contract negotiations.

Sitka Tribe of Alaska certifies election results

The Sitka Tribe of Alaska certified its election results last week for Tribal Council. Earlier this month, three incumbents who ran unopposed were re-elected, and one write-in candidate scored a seat.

Coast Guard rescues four from life raft after fishing vessel, Julia Breeze takes on water

A U.S. Coast Guard crew from Air Station Sitka rescued four people after their boat began taking on water late on November 10.

Assembly approves funding for $3 million dollar trash compactor

Caught between a rock and a possible 15-percent increase in resident garbage rates, the Sitka Assembly on Tuesday approved the purchase of a $3 million dollar trash compactor. While some didn’t support the way the compactor would be funded, others saw no other option for avoiding a steep penalty for shipping uncompacted trash.

On split vote, local ADF&G advisory committee rejects Sitka Tribe’s first herring proposal

The Sitka Fish and Game Advisory Committee has voted against supporting a proposal by the Sitka Tribe that would change the way the state sets the herring harvest rate each spring. When it met on Thursday (11-4-21), Advisory Committee members were split over whether to back the plan, the first of three the Tribe is sending to the state Board of Fisheries in January.