The person received a positive COVID-19 test result Wednesday, July 29 after taking an Abbott rapid test administered by the Yakutat Community Health Center.
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U.S. Coast Guard responders from air station Sitka aided several stranded boaters over the weekend.
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The City and Borough of Yakutat reported four new coronavirus cases over the weekend. Yakutat Incident Command says there are currently five known cases of the virus in the small community of around 600 people.
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The Tenakee City Council passed the ordinance unanimously Thursday, July 23 to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the Chichagof Island community of around 100 people. They currently have no confirmed cases.
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Over the last few months, cities, boroughs and communities across Alaska have received over $300 million in federal coronavirus relief -- but the funding comes with significant strings attached. Leaders in some of Southeast Alaska’s smallest communities have said that there are unforeseen challenges of using that federal aid.
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The election for city assembly and school board will look a little different this fall in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing requirements.
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A plan to build a privately owned marine haulout by next fishing season stalled at the Sitka Assembly table this week (6-30-20). How the city proceeds in the coming months depends on whether it secures a federal grant.
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Both patients have symptoms and are Sitka residents, according to a city press release.
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Health officials earlier on Tuesday (7-21-20) announced two new coronavirus cases in Sitka -- one resident, and one non-resident. The two latest cases push Sitka’s cumulative count up to 28 -- 17 residents and 11 non-residents. Of those 28 cases, 23 have recovered, leaving 5 active cases in the community currently.
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From the KCAW archives, summer 2012: Caitlin Woolsey, daughter of KCAW news director Robert Woolsey, is a self-described berry addict. This is her twist on The Alaska Wild Berry Cookbook's "Salmonberry Cream Pie." A recent dinner guest (from a land with no salmonberries) took one bite and said, "This pie is mind-blowing!"
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