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New UAS program equips college students and their ‘supporters’ with resources

A new UAS program, “Supporting Supporters” focuses on equipping...

Teddy bear season opens in Sitka, no license required

Hunting season is open — for teddy bears. In Anchorage, Juneau, and Sitka, folks are...

To keep virus out, Angoon closes door to outsiders

As local governments across the state impose restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19, Angoon will join a number of small communities in barring all non-residents from entering the town.

Wegner will direct leadership programs at UAS College of Education

The University of Alaska Southeast announced (Friday 3-27-20) that it has hired Sitka Schools superintendent Mary Wegner to head the College of Education’s two leadership programs, for graduate students seeking to become principals and superintendents.

Disrupted by virus, recall effort and primary election shift to snail mail

In a pandemic, there’s no such thing as politics as usual. Now, the Alaska Democratic Party and the Recall Dunleavy campaign are reaching voters by mail.

SEARHC relaxes testing criteria as virus spreads in Southeast communities

You no longer need to have traveled, or have come into contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19, to be tested for coronavirus in many Southeast communities. As of Thursday, March 26, the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium will test anyone showing symptoms of the virus.

As COVID-19 spreads, Yakutat mayor fears its arrival

Yakutat mayor Cindy Bremner is watching with trepidation as COVID-19 spreads, concerned about how the virus would impact her small, isolated town.

Talk of Southeast Alaska — Coronavirus: Listen Now

Talk of Southeast Alaska is a new call-in radio program on Raven Radio. Our second episode aired...

Sitka families try to find new normal in social isolation

Sitka families are confronting a new reality as the COVID-19 pandemic rewrites the parenting playbook. School is suspended until May 1st, playgrounds are closed, and seeing friends is generally out of the picture. As Sitkans brace for a long stay at home, parents with young children find themselves looking for creative ways to stay well, and stay sane.