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As bear season kicks off in Sitka, ADF&G biologist lays out management protocol
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (199+ words) Posted by Lauren Salemo | Jun 18, 2026 Law enforcement euthanized two more bears in Sitka, bringing the total to five this season. KCAW's Lauren Salemo sat down with Steve Bethune, a wildlife management biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game,…...
Assembly suggests $1 M plan to tackle Sitka's childcare shortage
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (824+ words) Posted by Hope Mc Kenney | Jun 18, 2026 The City of Sitka is continuing to brainstorm solutions to the island's childcare shortage. In a special work session Tuesday night (6-16-26), the assembly decided to move forward with an option from a recently completed…...
Firefighters stamp out brush fire near Starrigavan Campground
1+ week, 1+ day ago (200+ words) Posted by Lauren Salemo | Jun 15, 2026 The Sitka Fire Department responded to a small brush fire on Friday (6-12-26) near Starrigavan Campground. In an interview with KCAW, Sitka Fire Chief Brian Mc Laughlin said a community member reported smoldering brush near a…...
Sitka Arts Council seeks "Boots on the Ground" in downtown Sitka
1+ week, 1+ day ago (123+ words) KCAW Sitka Arts Council seeks "Boots on the Ground" in downtown Sitka Posted by KCAW News | Jun 15, 2026 The Greater Sitka Arts Council is requesting design proposals for multiple murals to sprawl across businesses downtown. Xtra Tuf is sponsoring this project,…...
City aims to make public records requests more efficient for Sitkans and staff with launch of new online portal
1+ week, 1+ day ago (302+ words) Posted by Hope Mc Kenney | Jun 15, 2026 Sitka's city hall rolled out new public records request software Friday (6-12-26). Up until the launch, city staff managed requests through emails, a spreadsheet, and sticky notes, and they say the update will make the…...
Greece's first woman concertmaster to perform at Sitka Music Festival
1+ week, 4+ day ago (97+ words) KCAW Greece's first woman concertmaster to perform at Sitka Music Festival Posted by KCAW News | Jun 12, 2026 Hailing from Greece, Katerina Chatzinikolau was named the first woman concertmaster in her country's history. After meeting Sitka Music Festival Director Zuill Bailey in…...
Sitkans dip their fins into the underwater world of mermaiding
1+ week, 4+ day ago (698+ words) Posted by Lauren Salemo | Jun 12, 2026 Aurora Randolph wades in the center of the deep end of the Blatchley Middle School pool. Over by the pool's edge, one of Randolph's students takes a deep breath before swimming toward her. She watches…...
U. S. House candidate Bill Hill makes campaign stop in Sitka
1+ week, 4+ day ago (264+ words) Posted by Katherine Rose | Jun 12, 2026 Bill Hill- "My name is Bill Hill, lifelong Alaskan, Dena'ina Athabaskan, and I'm from Naknek, out in Bristol Bay, home of the greatest sockeye salmon run in the world'had some interesting looks when I said…...
In the market for mariculture? Nonprofit looks to lift up local farms
1+ week, 5+ day ago (117+ words) KCAW In the market for mariculture? Nonprofit looks to lift up local farms Posted by KCAW News | Jun 11, 2026 The clear waters and maritime infrastructure along Alaska's coasts make for prime conditions for mariculture, the cultivation of marine organisms like oysters,…...
Sitka man convicted of stalking receives eight year sentence
1+ week, 6+ day ago (211+ words) Posted by KCAW News | Jun 10, 2026 A Sitka man convicted of stalking was sentenced to eight years in prison last month. 33-year-old Jorge Ruiz-Rivera was convicted by a Sitka jury on three counts of stalking and three counts of violating a…...