Tash Kimmell, Author at KCAW

Sitka exceeds 100 active coronavirus cases

Thirty-two more people tested positive for Coronavirus over the last two days in Sitka (Wednesday and Thursday 7/14/-7/15/21), in what is now the highest rolling case rate since the start of the pandemic. As of Thursday afternoon the total active case count in Sitka stands at 104.

Sitka business finds success bringing good ‘vibes’ to customers amid pandemic

Any business person will tell you that timing is important. For Megan Cropley, bad luck and bad timing were her first customers. Yet despite early obstacles, Pleasures all Mine has established itself as a business that's here to stay.

Sitka celebrates Fourth of July with first parade in over a year

This past weekend, Sitkans gathered to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday with an array of events culminating in a parade through downtown. KCAW’s Tash Kimmell attended the parade and sent this audio postcard

With 3 new cases, Sitka’s COVID alert increases from ‘limited’ to ‘low’

Sitka’s COVID alert level increased from "limited" to ‘low’ on Friday (6-25-21).

At Middle Island Gardens, one couple is fortifying Sitka’s food web, one kale plant at a time

A few nautical miles from downtown Sitka, Andrea Farga and her partner Kaleb Aldred are exemplifying the possibilities of agriculture in Southeast Alaska.

KCAW welcomes new Report for America member Tash Kimmell

Tash Kimmell sits down with host, Brooke Schafer to talk about her journey to becoming Sitka's newest Report for America corps member.

Postcard: Vigil for Canadian children reveals old wounds in Sitka

Sitkans gathered on the lawn of former boarding school, Sheldon Jackson, to commemorate lost Canadian children and acknowledge complicated local history.