With three new cases this week, Sitka’s active case count trends downward
Sitka health officials have reported three new coronavirus case since Monday (12-7-20).
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Author: KCAW Staff
Tenakee residents hope new, multi-million dollar dock means regular ferry service
The town of Tenakee Springs saw its first ferry in more than five months Wednesday evening (11-9-20) after the completion of a new city dock. Float planes and private vessels provided the only transportation while the state contractor Western Marine Construction constructed the eleven million dollar project. But some Tenakee residents worry that the new facility won’t get the use it was intended for.
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Yakutat announces second coronavirus case this week
The City and Borough of Yakutat announced a new case of COVID-19 on Wednesday. The Yakutat Community Health Center is conducting contact tracing and believes the new case is tied to another positive announced on Monday, the community’s first in more than six weeks.
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Thanksgiving rescue a blessing for entangled whale and Tenakee responders
Large whale entanglements are fairly rare in Alaska. Only around 10 are spotted each year, and most whales shed the marine debris or fishing gear on their own. But once or twice a year, human intervention is required to save a whale’s life. On Thanksgiving Day, the small community of Tenakee Springs came together to do just that.
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Yakutat reports first case of the coronavirus in more than six weeks
The person who tested positive has symptoms and the Yakutat Community Health Center believes they contracted the virus locally, according to a press release issued by the Yakutat Incident Command. Contact tracing is still underway.
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Four of six feared missing in Haines landslide found safe
Searchers will continue to look Thursday for two people still missing after a large landslide rumbled through a residential area on Beach Road in Haines Wednesday afternoon, destroying at least four houses, according to the Alaska State Troopers.
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Sitka Maritime Heritage Society brings tiny boat building to kids
Board members Rebecca Poulson and Joe D'Arienzo joined KCAW's Erin Fulton on the Morning Interview to talk about how kids and families can get involved.
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Sitka and surrounding communities assess damage after record-breaking storm
Communities around Southeast Alaska are assessing the damage from a powerful storm that brought record-breaking rain and heavy wind to the region.
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Homes destroyed, six missing after ‘half-mile’ landslide in Haines
The slide struck in Haines at about 2 p.m. on Wednesday, generating a small tsunami in the harbor. Eyewitness Mike Ward estimated that about a half-mile of the mountainside came down.
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Holiday sales give Sitka retailers a welcome boost during the pandemic
Many small businesses in Alaska rely on summer tourism to get through the winter. But after a season of cancelled cruise ships and low visitation, retailers in Sitka are turning to holiday sales from local customers to help them make it through.
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