Robert Woolsey, KCAW, Author at KCAW

Assembly drops administrator candidate, will interview three

There are now just three finalists for the job of municipal administrator in Sitka, after the assembly abruptly dropped a fourth candidate last week.

71st Gold Medal: Scores and more as tourney lifts off in Juneau

There’s good news for fans of Gold Medal Basketball: Our sister station KTOO in Juneau is providing game-by-game updates of the tournament courtesy of sports writer Klas Stolpe.

Water line break prompts HPR boil notice

Sitka residents living along Halibut Point Road near Blatchley Middle School were placed under a boil water notice Friday (3-17-17), after a water main ruptured in the vicinity.

User fees, rates on the rise in Sitka to cover infrastructure costs

The Sitka assembly combed through the finances of the Electric Department and Harbors, but could find no relief for rate payers facing higher bills next year and into the future.

Forecasting Sitka’s herring biomass is a thorough-but-imperfect science

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is holding firm on its harvest target of 14,649 tons, despite having fallen short in three of the last five years. ADF&G managers held a preseason meeting with permit holders and processors to go over the data behind this year’s forecast.

Amid accusations, Assembly rejects request for dock emails

The Sitka Assembly Tuesday night (3-14-17) rejected an appeal from a former Sitka mayor whose request for public records had been denied, but they may release the requested emails anyway.

Sitka herring fishery to go on 2-hour notice Friday

The Sitka Sound Sac Roe Herring fishery will go on two-hour notice, as of 8 a.m. Friday, March 17. ADF&G reports promising schools of herring have been found near Kruzof Island.

On first reading: Assembly passes electric rate hike, and winter relief

The Sitka Assembly Tuesday night (3-14-17) passed on first reading a 15-percent increase in electric rates, and a seasonal rate structure intended to make electric bills more affordable in winter.

Sitka Wolves, Lady Wolves win state tournament berths

Both the Sitka Wolves and the Lady Wolves basketball teams have earned trips to Anchorage next week to play in the state tournament.

Sitka’s Care-a-Vans ride out first wave of budget cuts

City support for paratransit and the Community RIDE survived the Sitka assembly’s first round of budget cutting this week (3-9-17), but the Police Department will be down one officer.