Katherine Rose, Author at KCAW

Finalist for Sitka’s municipal attorney job pulls out of running

The sole finalist for the Sitka’s municipal attorney position has pulled out of the running.

Assembly approves FY25 budget on first reading

The city’s months-long budget process is nearly finished. When the Sitka Assembly met last night (5-14-24), it approved the general fund and enterprise fund budgets for next fiscal year, on first reading.

City and Borough of Sitka loses over $60,000 in vendor scam

The City and Borough of Sitka is out over $60,000 after a cyber scammer intercepted a payment intended for a contractor.

May 14, 2024: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?

When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (5-14-24), it will consider approving the city’s general fund and enterprise fund budgets for next fiscal year.

Assembly advances Fairbanks-based attorney candidate to next round

Sitka doesn’t have a new municipal attorney yet, but after the second round of interviews the city is inviting one job candidate to visit for a community ‘meet and greet.’

Assembly approves one-year property tax exemption for YAS

Youth Advocates of Sitka (YAS) will likely get a property tax exemption for a duplex the nonprofit owns on Halibut Point Road, but only for one year, to give the organization time to establish a new program for teens.

Former assembly candidate denied police commission seat

Austin Cranford, pictured here shortly after he filed to run for a seat on the Sitka Assembly in...

Possible bowhead whale sighting in Sitka Sound raises questions

In late March, a local whale biologist spotted something out of place in Sitka Sound. She’s still having a hard time believing it, but pictures suggest an incredibly rare sighting– a juvenile bowhead whale.

City to raise fee for car rental companies

The city will begin collecting more money from car rental companies in Sitka this fall. When the Sitka Assembly met last night, on a 5-1 vote it approved an increase to the city’s driver facility charge from four to eight percent.

Sitkan indicted for reckless driving after car chase down Smith Street

A Sitka man was indicted in March for reckless driving and resisting arrest after a high speed car chase. Other Sitkans were indicted on charges of forgery and sex abuse.