The state of Alaska is offering free flu vaccinations for anyone whose insurance doesn’t cover it. The decision is part of a statewide effort to encourage more people to go get vaccinated.
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Sitka High Drama, Debate, and Forensics coach Stefanie Ask, and students Annemarie Pike, Ceilia Lubin, and Owen Fulton talk about the team's recent success in Wrangell. See the news story from KSTK's Shady Grove Oliver.
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State waives fee for flu vaccine at Public Health Centers. AEA wind maps spark interest at Sitka meeting. Winter king salmon fishing best in two decades. Sen. Begich signs on Democratic legislation to Obamacare fix.
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Together For a Meth-Free Sitka, an initiative chosen at this year’s Sitka Health Summit, met for only the second time Tuesday night (11-12-13), and has already won state support.
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Tribal citizens returned Benjamin Miyasato, Lawrence “Woody” Widmark, and Harvey Kitka to the Sitka Tribal Council, in elections held Tuesday (11-13-13). Former council member Thomas Gamble also won a seat. He last served in 2008.
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I attend Mt. Edgecumbe High School -- the same boarding school both my grandfathers were forced to attend in their youth. Needless to say, assimilation is a great success. But in that success, a tremendous loss remains for my people and for myself. A long time ago our cultures were taken away, and in their place were left alcohol, suicide, disconnection.
The Alaska Energy Authority’s research into the potential for utility-grade wind power in Sitka may provide an unexpected boon to residents living off the grid: The wind maps the AEA is producing could aid island dwellers in setting up residential turbines. The maps have detailed information on local winds, and are easy to find on the internet.
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Director Elsbeth Poe, and performers Destony Rosas and Ayla McNeilley, preview "The Adventures of Beatrix Potter and Friends," which opens Saturday (11-16-13), 7 PM at the Odess Theater. A second performance will be at 2 PM Sunday. Tickets ($10, $5 students/seniors, 5-and-under free) available at Old Harbor Books or at the door.
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Rotary exchange student coordinator Shannon Haugland discusses International Education Week along with AFS student Daliya Tazeyeva, from Russia. A presentation on how to become an exchange student will happen Thu Nov 14, 7 PM Sitka High Library. The film "Promises" will be screened Fri Nov 15, 5:30 PM at the Coliseum Theater.
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Search underway for missing 19-year-old in Sitka's Indian River Valley. Sitka urges governor, legislature to "fully consider" benefits of expanding Medicaid. Sea otter hunting on upswing in SE Alaska. Saturday's power outage in Sitka due to underground cable failure.
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