FILLING IN SHORTFALLS – Sitka Public Works street maintenance worker George Hardison fills a deep pothole at the intersection of Barracks and Seward Streets this afternoon. The city budget for the 2021 fiscal year did not include money for capital projects such as resurfacing roads. Because of the pandemic and the resulting decreased tax revenue there will likely be no city capital projects in Sitka in the 2022 budget either. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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Daily Sitka Sentinel
August 5, 2020
A Note To Our Readers
Reopening: Phase One:
On March 30 the Daily Sitka Sentinel began taking precautions against the coronavirus, which was starting to show up in Alaska.
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Alaska COVID-19
At a Glance
(updated 1-22-21)
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 10:40 a.m. Friday.
New cases as of Thursday: 262
Total statewide – 51,204
Total (cumulative) deaths – 252
Total (cumulative) hospitalizations – 1,160
To visit the Alaska DHSS Corona Response dashboard website click here.
The City of Sitka posted the following update on COVID-19 cases in Sitka as of 5 p.m. Thursday.
Active cases in Sitka – 1
Hospitalizations (cumulative) in Sitka – 5
Cumulative Sitka cases – 307 (275 resident; 32 non-resident)
Cumulative recovered – 302
The local case data are from the City of Sitka website.
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20 YEARS AGO
January 2001
Photo caption: Graduates of the Certified Nurses Aide program offered at the University of Alaska, Southeast, Sitka Campus, are Sabrina Barkhoefer, Roxanne Newell, Diane Cox, Ruby Lanham, Amanda Hutchins, Cynthia McCarr, Saori Handy, Darcy Jones and Jeff “Richie” Richards.
50 YEARS AGO
January 1971
Ad: Lakeside Grocery Specials Rib Roast 98c lb.; Bologna chunk 63c lb. sliced 69c; Folger’s Coffee $3.09; Swansdown assorted cake mixes 3/99c; Hillsdale Pears no. 21/2 2/83c.
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