A second Sitkan has filed to run for one of two open assembly seats. Steve Lee threw his hat in the ring on Monday (7-27-20). Lee made an unsuccessful bid for the office last year, but he says he’s learned some lessons since then and hopes his campaign will be stronger as a result.
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The state saw a huge uptick in coronavirus numbers over the weekend, the largest jump it's seen since the pandemic began. And today (7-27-20), local health officials announced three new coronavirus cases in Sitka.
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Over the last month, the City of Sitka and Sitka Tribe of Alaska have already received thousands of applications for federal CARES Act funding. The utility department has received over 1500 applications for its subsidy program, which will dole out $1000 per household utility account and $3000 subsidy for each business experiencing economic hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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The first candidate has filed to run for one of two open seats on the Sitka Assembly. Leo Jimmy has been working to get a treatment center in Sitka, and now he’s shifting his energy to local politics.
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Gary Paxton is wrapping up his two year term as Sitka’s mayor. In those two years, a lot has happened: The city finalized its sale of Sitka Community Hospital to SEARHC, went through a dramatic public administrator firing, saw major budget cuts from the state, and now is in the throes of a pandemic.
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Predicting the future is hard, unless you’ve got a crystal ball. In the basement of the Sitka Sound Science Center, a researcher has designed an experiment to study the future of ocean acidification, and her “crystal ball” is herring.
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Sitka’s coronavirus count increased by four today (Friday, 7-17-20).
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Sitka artist Jennifer Younger has been creating jewelry for the past few years, and in that time she’s garnered a local following for her work that blends traditional metal carving with her unique style. Earlier this month, Younger was selected as a 2020 Rasmuson Individual Artist, one of 36 artists in the state to receive the prestigious award and one of only 10 to receive a competitive fellowship for mid-career artists.
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Sitka health officials have announced the first positive case of coronavirus in a person under 20 years old. The information was released today (7-16-20), and is the youngest case reported in Sitka so far.
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Sitka won’t require people to wear masks in public. A divided Sitka Assembly voted 3 to 4 to nix a resolution Tuesday (7-14-20) that would’ve asked people to cover their faces while in public indoor spaces, in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
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