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Sitka’s COVID alert level downgraded to low for first time in months

by Katherine Rose | Apr 7, 2022 | Coronavirus Coverage, Local News, Syndicated

Sitka’s COVID alert level has been downgraded to “low” for the first time since the Centers for Disease Control issued new guidance that weighs a community’s hospitalization rate more heavily than new cases. Read More

Sitka adopts new CDC community risk levels, triggering mask mandate expiration

by Katherine Rose | Mar 1, 2022 | Local News, Syndicated

Sitka is shifting its community alert levels to align with new Centers for Disease Control guidelines beginning today (3-1-22). Read More

City seeks community feedback on short-term tourism plan

by Katherine Rose | Jan 6, 2022 | Local News

KCAW spoke with Planning Director Amy Ainslie about the short-term tourism plan, and how Sitkans can make sure their feedback is included. Listen here: Read More

Sullivan: Time is short to salvage Alaska’s large-ship cruise season

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | May 7, 2021 | Local News, Syndicated

Alaska’s visitor industry is holding out hope that large cruise ships may be allowed to sail sometime this season -- possibly by July. But Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan says it would require policy changes on both sides of the US- Canada border for that to happen, and time is tight. Read More

No shirt, no shoes, no mask? No problem-Sitka rejects local mask mandate

by Katherine Rose | Jul 16, 2020 | Coronavirus Coverage, Local News, Syndicated

Sitka won’t require people to wear masks in public. A divided Sitka Assembly voted 3 to 4 to nix a resolution Tuesday (7-14-20) that would’ve asked people to cover their faces while in public indoor spaces, in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Read More