The Sitka Assembly previously considered a mask mandate back in July of 2020. Though it was a resolution with no enforcement arm, it still didn’t pass. This time around, things were different.
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Sea stars shed light on kelp forests’ decline
From the coast of Mexico to the Gulf of Alaska, ocean habitats have seen a startling change recently. Invisible from land, beneath the waves of the Pacific, kelp forests have been fighting a losing battle.
Arrival of Alaska’s first cruise ship of 2021 coincided with a major coronavirus outbreak in Sitka
Serenade of the Seas’ arrival coincided with a major coronavirus outbreak in Sitka, but that didn’t seem to affect the number of passengers visiting town — there simply weren’t that many of them.
Alaska Airlines passenger flew on Southeast milk run after testing positive for COVID-19, health officials say
Alaska Airlines says it prevented a COVID-19 infected passenger from boarding a flight in Seattle on Tuesday after they’d arrived from Alaska on a multi-leg trip that included Sitka, Juneau and Ketchikan.
All Sitkans advised to wear masks as local COVID cases hit pandemic high
As of Tuesday afternoon, six patients were hospitalized at the Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center.
Sitka’s COVID-19 surge driven by unvaccinated cases
Sitka is seeing its worst COVID-19 outbreak since December, with five new infections and three hospitalizations reported today.