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4 days ago · by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Nov 4, 2024. Cleanup work began this fall on a former WWII defense site near Sitka, and some residents have already found the scale of the project disturbing. But the Army Corps of Engineers says Fort Babcock on Kruzof Island is heavily contaminated relative to other former WWII sites in Alaska, and the toxins present ...
Community broadcasting for Sitka and the surrounding area - KCAW
Nov 12, 2024 · by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Nov 7, 2024. The Sitka School Board received a structural report of the Blatchley Pool when it met on Tuesday (11-5-24), and while the news isn’t terrible, it’s not particularly good, either. In other business, the board learned about the new Filipino Culture Club, revised the start date for pre-K, and sparred with ...
Despite permitting delays, Sitka officials break ground on new …
3 days ago · Two-thirds of Sitka voters approved the sale of Sitka Community Hospital in 2021; a year later, a ballot question to allocate the $8.2 million in proceeds from that sale to the construction of a marine haul out was approved by 80-percent of voters. click on the links for rules and winner info. – ended 10/8/23. – ended 3/24/24.
Investigation finds crash of an Air Station Sitka helicopter was ...
5 days ago · One year ago, on November 13, 2023, a helicopter from Air Station Sitka crashed onshore while assisting a fishing boat in Farragut Bay, about 22 miles from Petersburg. The helicopter crew suffered serious injuries, but all four survived. KCAW has acquired the MII (Major Incident Investigation) report and learned both the cause of the accident, and the challenges inherent in rescue aviation.
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6 days ago · by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Oct 31, 2024 | Local News, Syndicated. Searchers from Sitka on Wednesday (10-30-24) recovered the body of a hunter who died in a brown bear attack. 50-year old Tad Fujioka was a commercial fisherman, and the chairman of the board of the Seafood Producers Cooperative, one of Sitka’s three large seafood processors.
Sitka Assembly narrowly passes agreement with cruise dock
5 days ago · The City of Sitka has its first agreement with the local, privately owned cruise dock. When the Sitka Assembly met last night, it approved a “Memorandum of Understanding” or MOU with the Sitka Dock Company. The agreement between the city and the dock establishes Saturday as a “quiet day” with fewer than 1,250 passengers, and sets a ...
About KCAW - KCAW
KCAW-FM is a non-commercial community radio station owned and operated by Raven Radio Foundation, Inc. of Sitka, Alaska. Since signing on the air in 1982, KCAW has broadcast a diverse and vibrant program schedule to the rural Southeast Alaskan communities of Sitka, Angoon, Elfin Cove, Kake, Pelican, Port Alexander, Tenakee Springs and Yakutat, as well as a wide expanse of the coastal fishing ...
Parks and rec launches summer programming - KCAW
Apr 10, 2024 · The City and Borough of Sitka’s Parks and Recreation department is gearing up for summer. Coordinator Kevin Knox joined KCAW’s Peter Apathy to share a quarterly update on parks and rec programming, including “Walk Sitka,” a virtual 297-mile walking challenge, and a new web platform that community members can use for registration. Listen ...
Major Incident Investigation Archives - KCAW
One year ago, on November 13, 2023, a helicopter from Air Station Sitka crashed onshore while assisting a fishing boat in Farragut Bay, about 22 miles from Petersburg. The helicopter crew suffered serious injuries, but all four survived. KCAW has acquired the MII (Major Incident Investigation) report and learned both the cause of the accident ...
The Morning Interview Archives - KCAW
Jeff Budd and Bobbi Jordan with the Greater Sitka Arts Council are inviting designers to participate in the Sitka Wearable Art Show, scheduled for two performances on February 8, 2025. The theme this year is "Forest to the Sea." Designers are …