During the pandemic, many of us have gotten creative with how we celebrate the holidays. The Sitka Chamber of Commerce has adapted by creating the "Share Your Spark" campaign, a way to connect during the time of social distancing. The campaign started during the Fourth of July celebrations, and now it's continuing into the holiday season.
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More than 300,000 Americans have died from the coronavirus since February. In honor of those lives lost, Sitka’s St. Peter’s Episcopal Church joined the National Cathedral and churches around the country, and rang its bell 300 times this afternoon/on Tuesday afternoon.
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Thank you to everyone who donated during our End of Year Drive! Our on-air pledge drive wrapped up...
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Yakutat has reported two new cases of the coronavirus. That’s following news last week that two people in Yakutat tested positive after more than six weeks without a reported case in the community.
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Sitka health officials have reported three new coronavirus case since Monday (12-7-20).
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The town of Tenakee Springs saw its first ferry in more than five months Wednesday evening (11-9-20) after the completion of a new city dock. Float planes and private vessels provided the only transportation while the state contractor Western Marine Construction constructed the eleven million dollar project. But some Tenakee residents worry that the new facility won’t get the use it was intended for.
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The City and Borough of Yakutat announced a new case of COVID-19 on Wednesday. The Yakutat Community Health Center is conducting contact tracing and believes the new case is tied to another positive announced on Monday, the community’s first in more than six weeks.
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Large whale entanglements are fairly rare in Alaska. Only around 10 are spotted each year, and most whales shed the marine debris or fishing gear on their own. But once or twice a year, human intervention is required to save a whale’s life. On Thanksgiving Day, the small community of Tenakee Springs came together to do just that.
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The person who tested positive has symptoms and the Yakutat Community Health Center believes they contracted the virus locally, according to a press release issued by the Yakutat Incident Command. Contact tracing is still underway.
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Searchers will continue to look Thursday for two people still missing after a large landslide rumbled through a residential area on Beach Road in Haines Wednesday afternoon, destroying at least four houses, according to the Alaska State Troopers.
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