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Two years into the pandemic, Sitka's EOC suspends operations kcaw.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kcaw.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Sitka's 2021: Not as good as we'd hoped, maybe not as bad as we think? kcaw.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kcaw.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Sitka Assembly approves updated mask mandate kcaw.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kcaw.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Former fire chief Dave Miller vying for open seat on the Sitka Assembly kcaw.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kcaw.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Filing period to run for local office open until August 6 Posted by KCAW News | Jul 26, 2021 There was near-record turnout for last year’s municipal election, and many voters turned in ballots early (KCAW/Berett Wilber) The filing period to run for municipal office opened last week. Two seats on the Sitka Assembly will be up for grabs in the election this fall, along with two school board seats. Municipal Clerk Sara Peterson joined KCAW’s Brooke Schafer for the Morning Interview to discuss what’s required of those interested in running for local office. The first task? Filling out paperwork.
Posted by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Jul 19, 2021 At least 21 breakthrough cases have been reported so far in Sitka’s recent COVID outbreak. But state epidemiologists say that statistic is not particularly unexpected, and maintain that the vaccine remains the best defense against the coronavirus (KCAW/Berett Wilber) State health officials are still crunching the data from the latest outbreak of COVID-19 in Sitka and some other Alaskan communities, and haven’t drawn any firm conclusions from the apparently high rate of “vaccination breakthrough” — that is, infections occurring in individuals who are fully vaccinated. Nevertheless, they say the evidence is clear that vaccination is still the number one tool in the fight against COVID– and the math bears that out.
Sitka reports 30 new COVID cases, 4 hospitalizations Posted by Katherine Rose | Jul 12, 2021 A pharmacist preps vaccine shots at a local clinic. 74 % of eligible Sitkans have received at least one vaccine dose (KCAW/Berett Wilber) Thirty more Sitkans tested positive for the coronavirus between Friday and Monday (7-12-21), and four new hospitalizations were reported — giving the community the highest level of active cases since the peak of the pandemic last fall. The patients range widely in age from one patient under 10 to several in their 70s and 80s. According to city data, all but four of them were experiencing symptoms when they received testing. As of press time, 18 of the cases are listed as “secondary,” meaning they had known contact with a COVID positive patient. Five cases are listed as “community spread.” Contact tracing is still in progress for the other seven cases. One of the patients
On her Sitka visit, a defiant Murkowski lashes out at Senate's refusal to investigate Capitol riot kcaw.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kcaw.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
SEARHC mandates COVID-19 vaccines for employees Posted by Katherine Rose | Jun 29, 2021 (KCAW/Berett Wilber) Employees of the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium must be vaccinated for COVID by June 30, or risk losing their jobs. The Tribal health consortium operates hospitals in Sitka and Wrangell, and clinics in Haines, Juneau, and many smaller communities throughout Southeast. SEARHC staff and contractors were notified of the policy in late May. According to the policy, all SEARHC employees must receive their first shot or single dose coronavirus vaccine by June 30. Those opting for a two-dose vaccine must receive the second shot by July 31. In an email to all SEARHC staff and contractors dated May 24, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Elliot Bruhl wrote, “The health of our patients and communities is our top priority and an ongoing concern with the pandemic.”
City Of Unalaska Seeks Permit For Captain's Bay Road Project kucb.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kucb.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.