Young Performers Theater is back! Director Zeke Blackwell says his crew has given a lot of thought to running a safe and effective program this season. Although there won't be live shows, Blackwell says YPT will have numerous creative and training opportunities for elementary, middle, and high school students.
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Frederick Olsen Jr. is among eight candidates vying for two open seats on the Sitka Assembly. Sitka's municipal election is Tuesday, October 6.
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Steve Lee is among eight candidates vying for one of two open Sitka Assembly seats. Sitka's municipal election is Tuesday, October 6.
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A fisherman is safe after his vessel ran aground and later burned over the weekend in Sitka. The 47-foot Saami went aground Saturday night on Six-Mile Rock.
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Local health officials announced a new confirmed coronavirus case, today (8-31-20). The woman in her twenties did not have symptoms when she was tested on August 21.
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Sitka chalked up two more confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Thursday (8-27-20) -- a girl between the ages of 10 and 19, and a man between the ages of 60 and 69. Sitka's total coronavirus count is now at 57.
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Sitka EMS captain Rob Janik explains the city's new color-code advisory system (Yellow, Orange, Red) for managing the COVID-19 pandemic in the community. The system mirrors recommendations from the governor's office, but differs slightly from the color scheme used by the Department of Education (Green, Yellow, Red).
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Some electric utility customers could be without power for several hours today (8-27-20). The Electric department is making improvements to the Marine Street Substation. As a result, Sitkans may experience outages between the hours of 6 a.m. and 12 p.m.
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The city of Sitka is moving forward with plans to rehabilitate the Green Lake Power Plant. It is applying for loans to help fund the first phase of the project, but that process is moving more slowly than anticipated. So, when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (8-25-20), it will consider budgeting an additional $1.3 million toward the project to prevent delays.
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