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.
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Herring have begun spawning in Sitka Sound. On Wednesday (3-25-20), the Alaska Department of Fish...
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More Southeast communities are rolling out emergency declarations this week.
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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.
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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.
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Angoon Mayor Joshua Bowen declared a local disaster emergency Wednesday [3-18-19] in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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.
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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.
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Testing for coronavirus is underway across Southeast Alaska.
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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.
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