Katherine Rose, Author at KCAW

Half of surveyed Sitkans approve of hospital property sale

Sitkans had another opportunity to voice their opinions on the potential sale of the former Sitka Community Hospital building at a town hall on Tuesday (3-30-21).

Seiners’ catch exceeds 5000 tons so far in herring fishery

The Sitka Sound Sac Roe Herring Fishery opened again on Monday and Tuesday.

Herring fishery opens for first time in two years

After a week on two hour notice, the Sitka Sound Sac Roe Herring Fishery opened on Saturday at 10:30 a.m.

Herring fishery remained on two-hour notice this week

The Sitka Sound Sac Roe Herring Fishery went on two hour notice last weekend, but as of today (Friday 3-26-21), the fishery still hasn’t opened.

Visit Sitka plans for regional, independent travelers in 2021

With uncertainty lingering as the 2021 tourist season approaches, Visit Sitka presented its marketing plan and budget to the assembly in a work session on Tuesday night. The plan focuses on some bright spots for the 2021 season, and projects a tourism boom in 2022.

Assembly holds second review of FY22 enterprise fund budgets

Last week, the Sitka Assembly met for the second time this year to discuss enterprise fund budgets for next fiscal year.

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

When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight, it will discuss options for improving the Rocky Gutierrez Airport

Sitka Sac Roe Herring Fishery to go on two-hour notice Saturday

Processors, fishermen, and stakeholders in the Sitka Sac Roe herring fishery met for a pre-season meeting on Friday morning (3-19-21) to discuss the commercial fishery, which goes on two-hour notice this weekend.

‘Herring Protectors’ gather at Sitka’s courthouse as commercial fishery gears up

Herring season is underway in Sitka, and a commercial fishery is likely to happen, after a two-year hiatus. Earlier this week, demonstrators gathered outside Sitka’s courthouse, to catch the attention of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, calling for changes to management of the fishery.