Katherine Rose, Author at KCAW

Assembly considers future rates for electric, water, waste and harbors

At a special budget meeting on Thursday (1/24/19) the assembly heard three options for new rates in the major enterprise funds: electric, water, wastewater, solid waste and harbors -- for 2020 and beyond.

Assembly waives late utility fee for federal employees

The purchase of the former Sitka Ranger District headquarters by the Sitka Tribe of Alaska is moving forward.

Hospital board appointments will stand, after procedural error

The Sitka Hospital Board appointments made by the assembly at its January 8 meeting will stand. A...

Forklift operator rescued after 140,000 pound machine sinks in ocean

Crews removed a 140,000 pound forklift that sank to 70 feet after rolling off the dock at Samson Tug and Barge last Thursday (1-17-19).

Police chief asks assembly to raise officer salaries in response to turnover

Sitka Police Chief Jeff Ankerfelt says the police department has a major retention problem. Making his case during a scheduled discussion of police issues he asked assembly members to consider a $5 an hour increase for police officers.

The CorvidEYE: Sitka Fire Department volunteers practice ice rescue on Swan Lake

Last Sunday (1/20/19) volunteers from the Sitka Fire Department's dive team were spotted practicing surface ice rescues on partially frozen Swan Lake.

Sitka Coast Guard spouses organize pop-up pantry

27 days into the longest partial government shutdown in US history -- and less than a week after missing their first paycheck -- a group of Coast Guard spouses is organizing a “Federal Employee Pop-Up Pantry” to alleviate financial stress on families affected by the furlough.

Group seeks to join lawsuit between Sitka Tribe and state

A non-profit group wants to join the Sitka Tribe of Alaska’s subsistence herring lawsuit -- as an opponent. The Southeast Herring Conservation Alliance represents commercial herring interests. The organization filed a motion to intervene in the Tribe’s lawsuit against the state Department of Fish & Game and the Board of Fish on Monday

Amid government shutdown, Sitka businesses step up

January 15th should have been payday for many government employees, but in Sitka and elsewhere federal workers woke up to no deposit in their bank accounts. Local businesses and organizations have been preparing for this moment, and are stepping up in an attempt to offset the economic impact of a zero-dollar payday from one of Sitka’s biggest employers.

‘Zappa’ the eagle, zapped by power line, rescued

Some Sitka electric customers were out of power for a brief window on Sunday (1-13-19) afternoon when an eagle became stuck on a power line near Crescent Harbor.