Yakutat has a new health center after nearly six years of planning and construction. Expanded services and a multi-million dollar facility mean that residents will no longer have to travel outside of the community for many of their medical needs.
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The Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum has sponsored the Alaska Native Artist Residency Program for over 30 years. Operating during the pandemic hasn't been easy, but they've adapted by going virtual to bring artist-in-residents to the community for talks and workshops. Tlingit artist Pamela Johnson began her residency on Oct. 1 and will spend the time working in the museum's gallery, teaching an eight-part regalia making class over Zoom and giving an artist talk.
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If it weren’t for the pandemic, she’d be studying her way through her Sophomore year at Yale University right now. Instead, she’s back in her hometown of Sitka living with her parents. The pandemic has disrupted all of our lives in some way or another, but it’s had a particularly dramatic impact on the lives of college students.
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Unofficial results are in for most communities around the region following yesterday’s (10-6-20) municipal elections. Official results won’t be ready until early next week, but as of right now, numbers are in for Angoon, Kake, Port Alexander and Tenakee Springs.
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The Chichagof Island community of Tenakee Springs has reported its first known case of the coronavirus. Mayor Dan Kennedy announced the new case on Tuesday. He identified the individual as a Tenakee Springs resident and said that state health officials have started the contact tracing process.
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Talk of Southeast Alaska is a call-in radio program about regional issues faced by folks in all...
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It’s been a hard season for small fishermen in many parts of Alaska, mostly because of economic losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. But a seafood donation program started by a Sitka organization is helping bring some stability to fishermen and consumers during an uncertain time.
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Climate scientist Zachary Brown has studied how warming and sea ice loss are impacting the polar regions. Now, he's shifted his work on climate change to education and activism. Brown and Sitka Conservation Society's Heather Bauscher speaks with KCAW's Morning Host Erin Fulton about a talk where Brown offers solutions to tackling climate change.
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A staff member at Sitka’s Blatchley Middle School tested positive for the coronavirus late last week (Friday 9-25-20), but school resumed as usual on Monday. No mass quarantine was needed. Superintendent John Holst said "the processes we set in place worked pretty well."
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