Katherine Rose, Author at KCAW

Sitka health providers report steady rollout of COVID boosters, third doses

Health providers report around 1,200 third dose and booster shots of the coronavirus vaccine have been administered in Sitka.. Sitka Fire Chief Craig Warren told the Sitka Unified Command last week (10-14-21), that the third dose is causing some confusion over vaccination rates because the state’s COVID-19 information system was designed to track two doses, not three or more.

Coast Guard rescues mariner in storm 145 miles west of Sitka

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued a man whose sailboat had overturned Monday (10-11-21), while sailing solo across the Gulf of Alaska about 145 miles west of Sitka.

Assembly authorizes hospital sale on 6-1 vote

When the Sitka Assembly met on Tuesday (10-13-21), it closed the final chapter in the city’s ownership of the former Sitka Community Hospital Building.

October 12, 2021: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?

When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (10-12-21), two new members will be sworn in, but not before the current Assembly considers a final vote to sell the former Sitka Community Hospital Building.

With absentee votes tallied, Mosher narrowly wins second Assembly seat

At noon today (10-8-21), Sitka election officials began counting around 800 absentee and early ballots that were cast in the weeks leading up to Tuesday’s municipal election. The effort took around two hours, and the results are in. Dave Miller and Kevin Mosher have been elected to the Sitka Assembly, and Proposition 1, which asked voters to weigh in on the sale of the former Sitka Community Hospital Building , passed by a wide margin.

Here come the BIRDS, hello birds! TikTok fans flock to Sitka’s Raptor Center

Facebook and Instagram have been making headlines recently. Not all of the news is good, and a lot of people have begun to think that social media is for the birds -- and maybe it is! At the Alaska Raptor Rehabilitation Center in Sitka, bird lovers are flocking to TikTok to catch up with some avian social media celebrities.

Sitka reports 4 new COVID cases Tuesday

Sitka reported four new coronavirus cases on Tuesday (10-5-21).

Sitka reports 2 more COVID cases Monday

Two more coronavirus cases were reported in Sitka on Monday.

Sitka Assembly approves updated mask mandate

itka’s mask mandate is now extended through March of next year. The house was packed when the Sitka Assembly met on Tuesday to consider a final vote on an updated mask mandate requiring masks in most indoor public spaces. which will go into effect any time the community's coronavirus risk level is “high.”