Both people who tested positive had symptoms when they took tests on Monday (1-18-21). The Yakutat Community Health Center said in a press release that the cases are travel related and that contact tracing is underway.
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Sitka reported 15 new coronavirus cases over the last week, and most of the people who tested positive are under the age of twenty. That’s according to data from the city’s COVID-19 dashboard.
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The Sitka Advisory Committee is seeking volunteers to help represent local concerns to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. The trapping, resident sport fishing, processor, and alternate seats are all up for re-election at Wednesday's meeting.
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Yakutat’s police force has updated guidelines for how and when its officers use force. The updated policy restricts chokeholds and emphasizes de-escalating potentially violent confrontations.
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Eighty-year old George Nelson Jr. died in December, after being hospitalized in Anchorage. As the Angoon community grapples with its first coronavirus death, residents are also grieving the loss of a clan leader and bearer of Tlingit language and culture.
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A new exhibition from local artist Peter Williams is the first in a solo exhibition series at the Sheldon Jackson Museum. Williams was chosen from a pool of over a dozen artists, and his work includes garments, two-dimensional art, objects, film and contemporary media.
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Alaskans are experiencing human-induced climate change at a more rapid rate than any other state in the country. Tackling the global crisis can be daunting, but in Sitka, the city assembly and a group of concerned citizens are taking action with the revival of a decade-old task force.
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Sitka has reported nine new cases of the coronavirus since Friday. That’s after Sitka experienced a brief dip in new cases around New Year’s, and the city lowered its alert level.
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Over 1200 Sitkans have received the coronavirus vaccine since it arrived in the middle of the night three weeks ago. Local officials stress that vaccines will be available to anyone who wants them at some point, but for now, supplies remain limited. Navigating who does qualify for the vaccine and where to sign up has been a source of confusion for many Sitkans.
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