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KCAW Prize Drawings: click on the links for rules and winner info. Alaska Seaplanes Drawing – ended 10/8/23. Alaska Airlines Spring 2024– ended 3/24/24. Russell’s Kayak Giveaway – ended 6/30/24. Alaska Seaplanes Fall 2024 – ended 9/29/24
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Dec 26, 2024 · The Sitka Assembly wants to overhaul the commercial use of local trails and parks, but it’s proved to be a big job. After a first look at the plan, the assembly on Tuesday (12-17-24) sent it back to City Hall for more work.
Evolving Education - KCAW
Dec 21, 2024 · In many small Alaska towns, schools are the backbone of the community. They educate youth as well as bring residents together for events. But with changing times, comes changing needs in the way we approach learning. In CoastAlaska’s news series, “Evolving Education,” reporters take a deeper ...
KCAW news gets a day in the spotlight for Southeast Celebrates …
Dec 21, 2024 · We had a wonderful time on Southeast Celebrates News Day this year, with much to celebrate. While raising money for our local news, we heard from beloved folks near and far. Sarah Evangeline Hughes’ brother, sister, and friend and colleague told us about Sarah and why they wanted to start the ...
In a difficult year, Sitkans lose connectivity and find connection
3 days ago · The Cable Innovator in Salisbury Sound in September, 2024. Tracking the ship’s progress from Victoria, B.C., to Sitka was a favorite pastime for those who found a way to get online during Sitka’s 16-day internet outage in August-September. (USFS/Joe Serio) 2024 was an especially challenging year for Sitka.
Sitka's elementary schools made the Alaska Reads Act work last …
Dec 20, 2024 · An initiative introduced in elementary schools last year has had some startling results. The Alaska Reads Act passed the legislature with an ambitious goal: to have every child reading by third grade. Sitka's schools were on track to hit that target -- …
Sitkans continue to struggle with food access, survey shows
Dec 13, 2024 · High food costs, food stamps backlogs, and the phase-out of COVID-era relief programs were all cited as contributing factors to food insecurity in Sitka, according to a new assessment. The data included surveys, focus groups, and local interviews. (KCAW/Redick) For many Sitkans, reliable access to ...
Local News Archives - KCAW
Dec 26, 2024 · Spend some time with local news fans from near and far for Southeast Celebrates News Day. Hear interviews with former fellows Ari Snider and Emily Russell, and Sarah Hughes' family and friends...
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 ...
New study of salmon abundance prompts a rethink of endangered …
Nov 26, 2024 · Some new research is challenging the established scientific thinking about why an endangered population of killer whales in Puget Sound continues to be in jeopardy. The animals were at the center of a 4-year legal battle that nearly brought an end to the commercial king salmon fishery in Southeast Alaska. The lawsuit is resolved, but the science behind it …