Katherine Rose, Author at KCAW

July 23, 2019: What’s happening at tonight’s assembly meeting?

The Sitka Assembly will consider setting aside a portion of the Gary Paxton Industrial Park as a space for a secondary filtration plant, when it meets in regular session tonight (7-23-19). Plans to build the plant have been in the works since last year, after it looked like the city risked losing its federal permit to pump unfiltered drinking water directly from Blue Lake.

For Sentinel reporter, journalism is genetic

The Sitka Sentinel has been a cornerstone of Southeast Alaska print journalism for over 75 years, with the Poulson family at the helm for the last 50 years. And now one of the youngest members of the family is finding her feet in the business -- one local story at a time.

CorvidEYE: New road ‘groundbreaking’ for Sitka

Political leaders and local organizations broke ground on the Katlian Bay Road project Tuesday afternoon. Sitka Senator Bert Stedman championed the plan to extend Halibut Point Road, which has been in the works for years. Voters approved the project in a 2012 bond package. But construction finally began earlier this summer.

Fined for social media post, Shee Atiká shareholder questions election ethics

Sitka’s village Native corporation, Shee Atiká, held board elections in May. An independent candidate won a seat at the table, after working around obstacles and navigating complicated corporate law -- a process that some shareholders believe is unfair and should be reformed.

Still kicking at 50: New Archangel Dancers celebrates five decades onstage

Sitka’s New Archangel Dancers are celebrating their 50th anniversary this summer, making the group officially the oldest all-female Russian dance troupe in the United States, and they’re still kicking. KCAW’s Katherine Rose reports.

Pool, schools, and city grapple with budget cuts

As the reality of governor’s vetoes hit Sitka last week some wondered, what next? City staff say they budgeted in preparation for the vetoes, but other organizations that rely on state funding were left swimming, or, in some cases, not.

Assembly approves hospital budget, takes action with local brewery

Although the Sitka Assembly passed the final city budget only two weeks ago, that didn’t stop it from making a few changes during its regular meeting Tuesday evening (6-25-19). The assembly extended the Sitka Community Hospital budget for the month of July, and approved additional money for consultants who aided the city in the hospital’s sale to SEARHC.

Miller tapped for interim administrator role

At its regular meeting Tuesday, the Sitka Assembly finalized a decision to fire city administrator Keith Brady and appointed an interim administrator- Fire Chief Dave Miller will take on the responsibility, though how long Miller could serve in the role hasn’t been determined.

June 25, 2019: What’s happening at tonight’s Assembly meeting?

A final resolution to fire city administrator Keith Brady is on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (6/25/19). At a meeting earlier this month, the assembly voted 4-3 in favor of removing Brady from his position.

What 2019 means for Sitka’s herring future

As the summer fishing season gets underway in Sitka, the memory of this spring’s herring fishery grows a bit more distant, but the effects ripple on. What caused the sac roe fishery to fail is debated by many, but there’s no question that the absence of a commercial season had an impact on management, the economy, and subsistence.