GOOD EFFORT – The F/V Cinnabar and dozens of trollers fish in Sitka Sound today. A lawsuit has cast a shadow on the king salmon troll fishery. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer Sitka Tribe of Alaska tribal citizens experiencing finan [ ... ]
By GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Staff Writer A summary judgment in an ongoing environmental lawsuit ha [ ... ]
Sitka Police Department logged the following calls as of 8 a.m. today. August 17 At 6:40 a.m. a so [ ... ]
WWII History Walk, Open House Aug. 20 The Sitka Maritime Heritage Society will offer a free presen [ ... ]
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By GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Sports Editor In his second-ever professional boxing match, Sitka’s [ ... ]
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Robert Dryden Dies; Was Longtime Sitkan Robert Everett Dryden, a longtime Sitka resident, died Aug [ ... ]
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By GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Staff Writer A group of about 20 Sitkans gathered Friday beneath a tow [ ... ]
By Sentinel Staff A fisherman made it to shore in a skiff early today after his vessel ran agroun [ ... ]
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Corgi Convoy Event Aug. 20 A Corgi Convoy event in honor of Brave Heart Volunteers’ Brave Paws a [ ... ]
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By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer Former governor Bill Walker, who’s running for another [ ... ]
By James Brooks Alaska Beacon Several of Alaska’s 10 candidates for lieutenant governor either s [ ... ]
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Indian River Trail Closure The Indian River Trail on the Sitka Ranger District will be closed for [ ... ]
By Sentinel Staff The Transportation Security Administration has issued a media alert for travelers [ ... ]
By GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Sports Editor A week after claiming the state championship baseball ti [ ... ]
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer The city is objecting to a preliminary permit applicatio [ ... ]
Farmers Market Set for Saturday The Sitka Farmers Market will be held 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at t [ ... ]
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AK COVID-19
At a Glance
(updated 8-17-22)
By Sentinel Staff
The state Department of Health and Social Services has posted the following update on the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Alaska as of 12:15 pm Wednesday, August 17.
New cases as of Wednesday: 1,444
Total cases (cumulative) statewide – 277,007
Total (cumulative) deaths – 1,296
Total (cumulative) hospitalizations – 3,843
Case Rate per 100,000 – 198.11
To visit the Alaska DHSS Corona Response dashboard website click here.
COVID in Sitka
The Sitka community level is now "High.'' Case statistics are as of Wednesday.
Case Rate per 100,000 – 211.20
Cases in last 7 days – 18
Cumulative Sitka cases – 3,022
Hospitalizations (to date) – 29
Deceased (cumulative) – 7
The local case data are from Alaska DHSS.
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20 YEARS AGO
August 2002
Sitka Trail Works Cross Mountain hike will be held Aug. 17. Hikers should meet at the Herring Cove gate for the six- to eight-hour bushwhack adventure hike that ascends 3,500 feet and is rated difficult. Contact Charles or Chris Horan for further information.
50 YEARS AGO
August 1972
From Sitka Seine: Delightful is the only word for the floating sensation you get driving around the Maksoutoff Street side of St. Michael’s Cathedral now that the bottomless pits have been filled and paved over.
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