Processors, fishermen, and stakeholders in the Sitka Sac Roe herring fishery met for a pre-season meeting on Friday morning (3-19-21) to discuss the commercial fishery, which goes on two-hour notice this weekend.
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Herring season is underway in Sitka, and a commercial fishery is likely to happen, after a two-year hiatus. Earlier this week, demonstrators gathered outside Sitka’s courthouse, to catch the attention of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, calling for changes to management of the fishery.
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The Sitka Assembly hosted a town hall this week to hear feedback on the potential sale of the former Sitka Community Hospital building.
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A Coast Guard rescue team from Air Station Sitka medevacked a man with a broken leg last week.
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Sitka reported three new coronavirus cases last week.
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The Alaska Department of Fish and Game will host an informational meeting about Sitka’s 2021 herring season on Friday evening (3-12-21).
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When the Sitka Assembly met on Tuesday (3-9-21), it voted to develop a tourism master plan.
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When the Sitka Assembly met on Tuesday (3-9-21), it took another step toward selling the former Sitka Community Hospital building. Instead of holding a public vote on the sale, the assembly will host two hearings, allowing Sitkans to weigh in later this month.
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Sitka’s coronavirus alert level remains at “low,” according to the city’s COVID dashboard. Between March 1 and March 7, three new cases of the virus were reported in Sitka, though one of the cases is over three months old.
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Police are investigating a hit-and-run that culminated in a fatality this morning. A 20-year-old man riding a bicycle on Halibut Point Road was killed in the collision.
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