Katherine Rose, Author at KCAW

As city haulout project inches forward, a fishing group proposes an interim option

A photo of Silver Bay taken at the Gary Paxton Industrial Park on December 24, 2020. The assembly...

High winds in Sitka cause temporary power outage

Sitka began experiencing widespread power outages shortly after 1:15 a.m. out Halibut Point Road, downtown and on Japonski Island. Due to the weather event, Raven Radio is temporarily off the air. Until our signal is up-and-running again, updates will be posted to our website and Facebook page.

December 22, 2020: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?

Although the latest round of winter storms didn’t cause landslides in Sitka’s residential areas, they did cause damage to city property to the tune of just under a million dollars. When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (12-22-20) it will consider declaring a disaster emergency in the hope of securing state and federal funding to offset the costs of those repairs.

COVID-19 impacts challenge city budget process for FY22

The Sitka Assembly is already starting the budget process for next year. And while where the budget will end up is always pretty hazy this early in the budgeting cycle, the full impacts of the coronavirus and a timeline for Sitka’s economic recovery are still mostly unknown.

No new COVID-19 cases reported over weekend

No new coronavirus cases were reported over the weekend in Sitka, marking the first full weekend since the end of October with no increase to the COVID tally.

Mt. Edgecumbe student tests positive, close contacts test negative

A Mt. Edgecumbe High School student tested positive for the coronavirus last week, prompting a quarantine of close contacts -- all of whom should be cleared to travel by the holidays.

Contested election delays swearing in of Tribal Council members

Although the Sitka Tribe of Alaska Tribal Council Election was held nearly a month ago, the election results have not been certified, and the newly elected council members have yet to be sworn in. The reason for the delay has not been publicly disclosed.

As CARES Act deadline draws near, city delivers second wave of business and nonprofit grants

When the Sitka Assembly met on Tuesday (12-08-20), City Administrator John Leach said the city was working quickly to spend the remainder of the $14 million dollars in CARES funding that the city received earlier this year.

Sitka reports 5 new coronavirus cases over weekend

Sitka health officials reported five coronavirus cases over the weekend.

Alaska expected to receive around 34,000 vaccine doses in the next two weeks

Alaska is expected to receive its first supply of coronavirus vaccinations, around 34,000 doses, sometime within the next two weeks. That’s according to SEARHC Chief Medical Officer Dr. Elliot Bruhl, who shared an update at the Sitka Unified Command meeting on Wednesday (12-1-20).