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Sitka's tourism manager, Judson Rusk, is launching a new outreach initiative to engage with the community and get input on the city's management of tourism.

Callie Simmons from Sitka Tribe of Alaska's Resource Protection Department joins KCAW to discuss STA's upcoming training on home heating oil tanks. Hands-on demonstrations will go over proper maintenance of tanks, how to prevent leaks, and how to deal with spills.

I want to take a minute to cut through the endless political mailers, ads, and social media posts we are all drowning in to warn Alaskan voters about a spoiler candidate for US House of Representatives, Eric Hafner.

The Sitka Recreation Foundation and City of Sitka are hosting an open house for the Sitka Parks and Recreation Master Plan on Thursday, October 22, from 4-7 p.m. at Harrigan Centennial Hall.

The small fishing village of Pelican in Southeast Alaska went without a grocery store for more than 15 years. Then, in 2023, a family decided to step in and start one again.

Joann Torgeson and Pat Kehoe from Sitkans for Peace and Democracy will host a community information session on early voting ahead of the midterm election at the Crescent Harbor net shed Saturday at 11 a.m. followed by a No Kings protest.

A committee directed with making recommendations for improvements at the state run boarding school in Sitka has delivered its findings to the Alaska Board of Education and Early Development.

The 10th Annual Alaska Day Brewfest is Sunday, October 18, 2026 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Harrigan Centennial Hall.

Rural Alaska Students and One-Health Research (RASOR) program coordinator Rosie Cunningham, and University of Alaska professor Ellen Chenoweth joined KCAW for the Morning Interview to discuss the educational opportunities available for students at Sitka Whalefest this November.

Sitka’s new mayor and assembly members took their oaths of office at the Sitka Assembly meeting Tuesday night (10-13-26). The group also said farewell to outgoing mayor Steven Eisenbeisz, who served in the role since 2020.

Visiting Scientist in Residence Fellow Ries Plescher, a PhD candidate at the University of Oregon Department of Earth Sciences, will be at the Sitka Sound Science Center through November 10.

When visitors come to Southeast Alaska, they often look up for ravens and bald eagles. But there’s plenty of other birds to keep an eye out for. A birding group in Sitka has been spending Sunday mornings strolling through the woods to see what species they can spot.

In a remote corner of Southeast Alaska, a rare printing press has been revived after seven years of lying dormant. The press belonged to a late wood engraver and his wife, who left their land, and nearly all they owned, to the Sitka Conservation Society nearly a decade ago.

Organizer Debbie Miller and musician Sheila Del Bosque join KCAW for the Morning Interview to give listeners a taste of what the festival has planned Oct. 9-11.

At a listening session on Monday, members of the city's planning and tourism commissions heard feedback on a proposed code update that would establish new parameters for cruise dock development in Sitka.

The 30th annual Sitka WhaleFest kicks off soon, celebrating "generations of giants" from the people who shaped the symposium over the past three decades to the next generation of researchers.

The nationwide event celebrates afterschool programs and their vital role in supporting children, families, and communities.

Dog shows are often formal competitions where pets are strictly judged for their appearance and behavior. But a dog show in Sitka wanted to award features like floppiest ears and fluffiest fur.

A new 4-H season starts this week. Sitka Spruce Tips Coordinator Jasmine Shaw joins KCAW to talk about 4-H registration and activities in Sitka.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture last month announced its plan to repeal the Roadless Rule, a 2001 environmental conservation law that protects national forests from logging. That includes about half of the Tongass National Forest’s 16.7 million acres. Subsistence users in Southeast Alaska are concerned how the potential rollback could impact their resources.

The Monthly Grind is back for its 32nd season. The first community concert is Saturday, Oct. 3., at 7 p.m. at Sheet'ká Ḵwáan Naa Kahídi Community House

Next week, the Sitka Maritime Heritage Society is hosting the world premiere of "Vanished World: People and Places of Southeast Alaska in the 1980's," featuring photography by Matt Donohoe.

Two childcare policy experts share information on successful funding models enacted across the country with the Sitka Chamber of Commerce.

Sitka Counseling has an upcoming Narcan pop-up training at AC Lakeside on Saturday, July 11, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., where Sitkans can learn about the opioid overdose reversal medicine.

Camp faculty member Medar de la Cruz and Executive Director Roger Schmidt joined KCAW for the Morning Interview to share highlights from this week's programming.