After the skipper’s girlfriend brought him to a rock, a fire department volunteer on a paddleboard completed the rescue.
KCAW - Sitka
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Civil rights icon Elizabeth Peratrovich honored in Sitka with new cedar bench
The plan is to install the bench in front of Harrigan Centennial Hall, where Sitka’s statue of Alexander Baranov once stood.
State lowers Southeast bag limit for kings amid charter fishing boom
Resident anglers have been cut back from three kings per day to two.
Employees of SEARHC must be vaccinated for COVID-19 to keep their jobs
Employees who choose not to be vaccinated will be considered “voluntarily separated” from employment with SEARHC.
New smartphone app helps fishermen track ocean conditions in real time
Developed by the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island, the app is meant to help Alaska’s harvesters and managers speak the same language.
At Middle Island Gardens, one couple is fortifying Sitka’s food web, one kale plant at a time
A Middle Island couple’s commercial garden feeds anywhere from 10 to 16 families a week, depending on the season.