Katherine Rose, Author at KCAW

Sitka High School seniors make graduation parade a new tradition

The Sitka High School Class of 2021 graduated during an in-person ceremony on Monday night (5-24-21).

May 25, 2021: What’s on tonight’s Sitka Assembly agenda?

A lot of money is on the table for discussion when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (5-25-21). Perhaps the biggest chunk of change? The city budget.

Shee Atiká Inc., Adventure Sitka propose to lease city property for planned tourist attraction

When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (5-25-21), it will consider a proposal from to lease 17 acres of city-owned property. If the Assembly approves it, the Alaska Native corporation plans to partner with Adventure Sitka to develop the property into a tourism attraction.

Sitka’s COVID alert level shifts back to ‘moderate’

Sitka’s COVID alert level shifted from low, to moderate, and back to low risk over the last week. And Monday (5-24-21) afternoon, the city’s alert level shifted back to moderate again, with Sitka’s case count slowly inching upward.

Garbage fires spur new shipping regulations, but who will pay the price?

The cost to ship Sitka’s trash may increase soon. When the Sitka Assembly met on Tuesday/last night, the group heard a presentation from the city’s solid waste contractor about policy changes for barging trash. But the city is pushing back on footing the bill.

Assembly approves RFP seeking bids on hospital property

The Sitka Assembly has taken another next step toward selling the former Sitka Community Hospital building. When the Assembly met Tuesday night (5-11-21), it unanimously approved the final “request for proposals” seeking bids to purchase or lease the property.

May 11, 2021: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?

When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (5-11-21) it will consider issuing a “request for proposals,” seeking bidders to buy or lease the former Sitka Community Hospital building.

Some new COVID cases in Sitka connected to Ketchikan outbreak

Sitka’s COVID count increased again over the last week, but the city’s alert level remains ‘low.’

State prepared to roll out vaccines as soon as FDA approves use for children 12 and up

The state is prepared to roll out another round of vaccinations when the FDA approves use of the Pfizer vaccine for children 12 and up. At a teleconference with the state’s top health officials on Thursday (5-6-21), Alaska Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink said they would start vaccinating kids as soon as next week.

Sitka Assembly discusses hospital property RFP

The Sitka Assembly last week (4-29-21) continued discussing the possible sale of the former Sitka Community Hospital property. But a key piece of information was still missing-- just how much the property is worth.