Category: Coronavirus Coverage

COVID-19 case identified at Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary

Oct 23, 2020

Assembly reviews appeals from local businesses requesting more CARES Act funding

Oct 23, 2020

In a quest for cheaper energy, Kake turns to biomass heating

Oct 22, 2020

A mix of incumbents and newcomers lead in Yakutat’s election

Oct 21, 2020

On a quiet Alaska Day, small Kiks.ádi ceremony replaces cannon fire with talk of ‘reconciliati...

Oct 20, 2020

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Local News

City administrator receives positive feedback during quarterly review

by KCAW News | Oct 22, 2020

City Administrator John Leach received a ‘satisfactory’ performance review from the Sitka Assembly when the group met in a special meeting on Tuesday (10-20-20).

Tenth case of the coronavirus reported in Yakutat

by KCAW Staff | Oct 22, 2020

The individual took a test on Monday (10-19-20) and received a positive test result Thursday (10-22-20). The person does not appear to be connected to another individual who tested positive last week.

Assembly considers options for haulout project

by Katherine Rose | Oct 16, 2020

With no federal or state funding available to support the project, plans for a new marine haulout in Sitka have come to a standstill. The Sitka Assembly this week (10-13-20) went back to the drawing board to look for new ideas to develop a haulout, which is considered vital to Sitka’s maritime industries.

Alaska Marine Highway accepting bids for fleet’s ‘fast ferries’

by Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | Oct 16, 2020

The state is accepting offers for the fast ferries Fairweather and Chenega which it's paying more than a half million dollars a year to tie up in Ward Cove. The bids will be unsealed at the agency's Juneau headquarters on December 15.

Venables: SE Conference targets a 50-percent recovery in cruise tourism in 2021

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Oct 16, 2020

Southeast Conference director Robert Venables is professionally optimistic -- but not about the coronavirus pandemic. The conference's objective next year is to salvage the industry hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic: Cruise tourism. And that means being realistic.

News extras

KCAW Coronavirus Information Hub

May 1, 2020

KCAW is tracking cancellations, closures, and other news related to the local response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Commentary

Commentary: Alaskans deserve better than what we have been given these past four years

Oct 15, 2020

As Alaskans we are supporting Joe Biden and Kamala Harris because we support their four pillars for rebuilding our economy, their commitment to social justice and equity, their plan for COVID response and their emphasis on people before politics. Alaskans deserve better than what we have been given these past four years.

The Morning Interview

Sitkans lead presentation on Medicare and Social Security benefits

Oct 23, 2020

Susan Briles, patient health benefits supervisor at SEARHC, and financial planner Angela McGraw, will present on Medicare and Social Security benefits on Thursday, October 29. The two joined KCAW's Erin Fulton to discuss their program. Listen here:

Sitka Whalefest goes virtual this year

Oct 22, 2020

The pandemic has forced many event organizers to get creative this year, and Sitka's Whalefest is no exception. The science symposium will hold all of its events online from Nov. 5-7.

‘Stay Active and Stay Bright’ encourages Sitkans to get outside even as the days shorten

Oct 20, 2020

As the dark and cold of winter approaches, a new fitness initiative is challenging Sitkans to get outside and stay active. SEARHC is asking participants to track their time outside over the next month.

Forest Service wraps up its covid summer in Sitka

Oct 15, 2020

District Ranger Perry Edwards describes some of the work accomplished this summer: Cabin maintenance district-wide, hardening the Shelikov Beach trail, replacing the stove at the Fred's Creek shelter, and planning the realignment of the Gavan Hill trail.