KCAW Staff, Author at KCAW

Yakutat assembly and Tribe declare local emergencies

More Southeast communities are rolling out emergency declarations this week.

New mutual aid group supports residents in isolation

The Sitka Conservation Society put together the group to help support residents who aren’t able to leave their homes, or who need financial support.

Panic buying restricts supply chains to remote towns

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, the effects of panic shopping in urban centers have rippled through grocery store supply chains, temporarily limiting the quantity of certain goods that can reach remote Alaska towns like Angoon.

Angoon declares emergency to prepare for pandemic

Angoon Mayor Joshua Bowen declared a local disaster emergency Wednesday [3-18-19] in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sitka: A Portfolio in Social Distancing

Like many people around the country, photojournalist Berett Wilber headed home for a visit, and found herself on an extended stay. She spent Wednesday, March 18, walking through downtown Sitka, to learn what social distancing looks like in a small, island community.

Campus closures upend school year for Sitka students

College students from Sitka have had their school years swiftly upended as universities across the country close campuses and shift to online classes in response to COVID-19. Some students have already returned to Alaska, while others are sticking it out on campus.

UPDATED: One confirmed case of COVID-19 in Southeast

Testing for coronavirus is underway across Southeast Alaska.

Even without a fishery (and a big meeting), ADF&G will take stock of Sitka herring

Although the state has cancelled its annual herring meeting in Sitka, research on the biomass will take place as usual -- despite the absence of a commercial fishery.

City on the hook for $4.1 million claim

The city owes just over $4 million in government fines for liabilities associated with the former Sitka Community Hospital. Those liabilities were discovered last year during the merger with the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium.

Recall volunteer takes to the skies to reach isolated towns

The Recall Dunleavy campaign is rushing to gather enough signatures to put the governor’s political fate on the ballot, potentially as soon as this summer. Reaching voters in isolated communities is difficult, and some people haven’t been able to sign. But the challenge of reaching Alaskans all over the state has also led to some creative solutions.