Author: KCAW News

Mountainside Clinic celebrates three years

Mountainside Family Healthcare is celebrating its three-year anniversary. The walk-in clinic, operated by Sitka Community Hospital, is open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

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Outcome of Board of Fish decisions on Southeast salmon, herring

Southeast Alaska’s marathon Board of Fish meeting came to a close in Sitka Tuesday night. A handful of regulations for fishing have changed, while others did not pass muster.For Sitka locals, the most contentious votes had to do with the sac roe herring fishery and a controversial plan to close the final six weeks of winter trolling for king salmon.

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Tsunami warning for Sitka, coastal Alaska – CANCELLED

UPDATE: 3:30 AM TUE JAN 23ALL CLEAR! The Local Emergency Operations Center has lifted the tsunami warning for Sitka and surrounding coastal areas. It is now safe to return home to low-lying areas. A tsunami advisory remains in effect for other areas of the coast, specifically from Chignik Bay in the Aleutians to 90 miles east of Seward.

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