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LatestState covid numbers coming down, but Sitka is ticking up
State health officials reported ten new coronavirus infections among residents in Sitka on Wednesday (10-20-21), pushing the community’s total number of cases to 23 over the last seven days. Statewide, infection numbers dropped 10-percent from last week.
Search for missing Kake man ends in tragedy Monday morning
A two-day search for a missing Kake man who had gone hunting last weekend on Kupreanof Island has ended tragically.
Sitka reported 5 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, keeping alert level ‘high’
Five new COVID cases were reported in Sitka on Tuesday (10-19-21), according to the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services.
Reconciliation Day celebrated on Noow Tlein with song on Sunday, march on Monday
On Sunday afternoon, a group of around 100 Sitkans led by Kiks.ádi clan members, gathered atop Noow Tlein to recognize Reconciliation Day.
Sitka health providers report steady rollout of COVID boosters, third doses
Health providers report around 1,200 third dose and booster shots of the coronavirus vaccine have been administered in Sitka.. Sitka Fire Chief Craig Warren told the Sitka Unified Command last week (10-14-21), that the third dose is causing some confusion over vaccination rates because the state’s COVID-19 information system was designed to track two doses, not three or more.
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KCAW is tracking the latest information regarding vaccination and testing, as well as Alaska's travel mandates. You can also find links to other resources related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A spooky kid’s classic, ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ opens this weekend at Sitka Fine Arts Camp
Young Performers Theater presents the stage adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s classic novel, A Wrinkle in Time (7 p.m. Friday, October 29 and Saturday, October 30; 2 p.m. Sunday, October 31 at the Odess Theater). The show tells a trans-galactic adventure story as a 14-year old girl searches for her father with the help of a trio of magical witches. Director Zeke Blackwell joins us to share more details about this spooky, sci-fi classic.
Recreation Initiative kickoff event to be held this Saturday
Andrew Friske joins KCAW's Brooke Schafer to discuss this weekend's Community Recreation Initiative
Open enrollment for 2022 health care plans begins next month
Susan Briles is the Patient Health Benefits supervisor at SEARHC. Briles joined KCAW's Erin Fulton to discuss open enrollment for Medicare and the Health Insurance Marketplace.
Sitka Counseling hosts ‘Drug Take Back’ event this weekend
On Saturday, October 23rd, Sitkans can dispose of unused pills and prescription medications at Harrigan Centennial Hall as part of the National DEA Drug Take Back Day.
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Thousands of dollars pour into recall, though it’s unlikely to change the balance on the Anchorage Assembly
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State hopes upcoming agricultural land sale near Nenana will bear fruit
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Textbook that asked if treatment of Native Americans was ‘exaggerated’ is recalled
Hodder Education, the publisher of the textbook, said it was removing the book from sale and would...
Scientists may have found a planet outside of the Milky Way galaxy for the first time
While researchers have found more than 4,000 planets in our own galaxy, this is the first time...
After years of trying to be likable, Katie Couric is letting that go
The former Today co-host recently bought a T-shirt that says, “I’m not for...
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