Sitka’s COVID alert level shifted from low, to moderate, and back to low risk over the last week. And Monday (5-24-21) afternoon, the city’s alert level shifted back to moderate again, with Sitka’s case count slowly inching upward.
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The cost to ship Sitka’s trash may increase soon. When the Sitka Assembly met on Tuesday/last night, the group heard a presentation from the city’s solid waste contractor about policy changes for barging trash. But the city is pushing back on footing the bill.
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The Sitka Assembly has taken another next step toward selling the former Sitka Community Hospital building. When the Assembly met Tuesday night (5-11-21), it unanimously approved the final “request for proposals” seeking bids to purchase or lease the property.
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When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (5-11-21) it will consider issuing a “request for proposals,” seeking bidders to buy or lease the former Sitka Community Hospital building.
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Sitka’s COVID count increased again over the last week, but the city’s alert level remains ‘low.’
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The state is prepared to roll out another round of vaccinations when the FDA approves use of the Pfizer vaccine for children 12 and up. At a teleconference with the state’s top health officials on Thursday (5-6-21), Alaska Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink said they would start vaccinating kids as soon as next week.
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The Sitka Assembly last week (4-29-21) continued discussing the possible sale of the former Sitka Community Hospital property. But a key piece of information was still missing-- just how much the property is worth.
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With nearly 70 percent of the eligible population at least partially vaccinated, Sitka is starting to come out of its long COVID hibernation. Summer is just around the corner, and plans are now forming for summer activities, like outdoor concerts and 4th of July events.
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Many Sitkans experienced a brief power outage shortly after midnight on Friday morning (4-30-21).
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After several years of litigation, the case between the Sitka Tribe of Alaska and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and Board of Fisheries has been resolved and will not go to trial this summer.
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