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Audio postcard: Whale Park a quiet retreat in Sitka’s busy summer
Many residents can become distracted by the bustle of urban life in Sitka, especially in summer. But peace and quiet are never far away. Darby Osborne took a walk through Whale Park and sent this audio postcard.
Sitka Trail Works wins national honor for volunteer leadership
A trail-building organization in Sitka has been recognized nationally for its work. The Chief of the US Forest Service, Thomas Schultz, Jr., has handed Sitka Trail Works the agency’s Volunteer Program Leadership Award.
Sitka Assembly advances charter amendment to use hospital funds for athletic facilities
A proposal to amend Sitka’s charter to allow funds dedicated to the former community hospital to be spent on new athletic facilities opened to mixed reviews, when the Sitka Assembly met this week (6-24-25). While there was strong support for upgrading the community’s athletic fields, there was concern that the idea was too vague to win over voters in October.
June 24, 2025: What’s on the Sitka Assembly’s agenda tonight?
The Sitka Assembly will consider a measure to reorganize city hall, when it meets in regular session tonight. It will also look at a proposed amendment to the city charter that would allow any excess money in the Sitka Community Hospital Dedicated fund to be used to pay bond debt on a proposed new athletic complex.
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KCAW’s Federal Funding at Immediate Risk
URGENT: The White House has asked Congress to defund public media. This funding is 24% of KCAW's budget this year.
The Morning Interview
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Super Piano Brothers: Not your father’s piano concert
When Oscar Yao and Wesley Chu weren't studying classical piano, they were making fun music with film scores and video games, jazz, and rock. They discovered that audiences loved the variety.
Sitka’s administrator says cold spring weather creates unwelcome bump in utility bills
Got a higher-than-usual utility bill recently? The long-lasting cold weather unfortunately overlapped with Sitka's seasonal rate increase. Municipal administrator John Leach explains how the community's rate structure caught many residents by surprise in June.
Summer camp programs for the curious and bold at SSSC
Engineering, snorkeling, kayaking and many other opportunities are available for participants of all ages in the Sitka Sound Science Center's Summer Camp program.
Southeast News
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Wrangell Police Department and Coast Guard join forces this week for Operation Dry Water
Boat races. July 4, 2021. (Sage Smiley/KSTK) The Wrangell Police Department and other agencies...
South end fire injures one and claims at least one animal’s life
One person was injured and at least one pet died in a residential fire in the 6700 block of...
American Cruise Lines seeks long-term partnership with Wrangell; some residents for it, others not
The American Constellation docks up in the Wrangell Narrows in Petersburg on May 30, 2025. (Olivia...
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Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Sen. Murkowski says the megabill she helped pass has some shortcomings. Plus, dozens of ICE...
Anchorage sees rare gonorrhea death amid local rise in infections
Health officials say a woman died this spring from a disseminated gonococcal infection, a rare but...
Updates on the 2025 fire season | Talk of Alaska
As the 4th of July approaches, what’s the status of active fires across the state and the outlook...
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States sue Trump administration for sharing health data with DHS
California is leading 20 state attorneys general in a lawsuit seeking to block health officials...
A Crackdown Inside Iran
With a shaky truce between Israel and Iran holding, activists say the Iranian government is...
Study: 14 million lives could be lost due to Trump aid cuts
A new study looks at lives saved by USAID in the past and what the future without the agency will...
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