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Sullivan discusses CARES Act and recovery funding with assembly

by KCAW Staff | May 28, 2020 | Local News

U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan teleconferenced into the Sitka Assembly meeting on Tuesday to give a report, and spent around half an hour fielding questions and concerns from assembly members, most of it focused on federal funding to...

May 26, 2020: What’s happening at tonight’s assembly meeting?

by Katherine Rose | May 26, 2020 | Local News, Syndicated

When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (5/26/20), it will approve the receipt of over $14 million in federal funding through the CARES Act, and it will vote on two ordinances that would dole out the coronavirus disaster funding to the public through subsidies. Read More

Second person tests positive for COVID-19 in Sitka

by Katherine Rose | May 25, 2020 | Local News, Syndicated

According to press releases from SEARHC and the city’s Unified Command Center on Monday (5/25/20), the patient was tested for the coronavirus as a part of the routine admitting procedure at Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center. The patient was immediately isolated and is now quarantining at home. Read More

‘Safe Stores’ initiative helps Sitka businesses protect themselves and customers

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | May 21, 2020 | Local News, Syndicated

The decision to reopen Alaska is not an “all clear," and actually places a lot of responsibility on businesses to keep their employees and customers safe.The Sitka Health Summit has help with its “Safe Stores, Safe Shoppers, and Safe Workers Initiative.” Read More

Assembly considers utility rebate, other options for CARES Act funds

by Katherine Rose | May 21, 2020 | Local News, Syndicated

Sitka residents and businesses may be getting a utility rebate, thanks to $14 million in federal coronavirus relief money coming into the city. The Sitka Assembly Tuesday night (5-19-20) met in a work session to discuss how to distribute the federal disaster relief funding. Read More

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