When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (11-10-20) it will consider an offer from the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium to buy the former Sitka Community Hospital building.
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The Sitka School District is in the red, after the city hit a threshold for new coronavirus cases this week, but schools will remain open Wednesday (11-3-20), as district officials weigh next steps.
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Maintenance staff tracked down a small leak, and noticed a bullet hole in the roof of Sitka’s City Hall on Monday (11-2-20). After digging a little deeper into the insulation, staff found what they believe to be a .45 caliber bullet.
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Six Sitkans have tested positive for the coronavirus since Sunday (11-1-20), prompting the city and Sitka School District to shift to a “high” alert level.
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Two more coronavirus cases were reported over the weekend.
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After last week’s torrential downpour that caused at least one landslide, Sitkans are preparing for another torrential downpour this weekend.
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What if there was a faster way to predict when a COVID-19 wave was about to happen before the positive cases started rolling in? Researchers at the University of Alaska are partnering with communities around the state to figure out if we can make haste, by testing waste.
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The City of Sitka is rapidly working its way through $14 million in federal CARES Act relief. With the deadline just over two months away, local officials are in the unusual position of spending money as fast as they can.
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Harbor Mountain and Blue Lake Road are closed to the public after at least one landslide happened over the weekend.
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A staff member at Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary School has tested positive for the coronavirus.
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