Valdez Museum Reopens to Visitors on July 1st Valdez, Alaska, June 25, 2020 –The Valdez Museum & Historical Archive on Egan Drive in downtown Valdez will reopen on July 1st, under new health guidelines that ensure a safe environment for visitors, volunteers and staff. With the July 1st reopening visitors will experience the “new normal” […]
Health
2ndValdez Resident Tests Positive
Infected up to 7 on the Tustie
Preceding stories below Six Additional AMHS Employees Test Positive for COVID-19“All six passengers and the remaining 28 employees test negative.” *(ANCHORAGE, Alaska)*Six additional employees aboard the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) M/V Tustumena have tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total number of COVID-19 positive crewmembers to seven. The […]
Keep an Eye on Your Health
Relaxation of restrictions doesn’t mean the virus is gone. Valdez just had its first case. Please be aware.
Traveling During the COVID-19 Pandemic
As things open up, many Alaskans are more than ready to travel. Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities shared this information from the TSA to help you do so safely.
Valdez 1st COVID-19 Case
Valdez COVID-19 Unified Command FIRST CASE OF COVID-19 IN VALDEZ, NON-RESIDENT ASYMPTOMATIC MALE IS IN ISOLATION NEWS RELEASE For immediate release: 05/22/2020 10:00 p.m. Valdez, AK – The community of Valdez received confirmation of its first case of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) late Friday evening. The patient is an asymptomatic […]
Valdez Senior Center-Free Food for Seniors 5/26-29
The Valdez Senior Center is supporting nutrition for our seniors 60 and older during COVID-19 and will be giving away snack boxes, shelf-stable meals, and frozen entrees.
KCHU Coffee Break-Valdez Wildlife Resistant Containers-KCHU Audio
City of Valdez Public Works Department Director Rob Comstock and Valdez Police Department Chief Bart Hinkle stopped by KCHU to discuss the city’s new City Wildlife Resistant Container Program.
Virus Response in Valdez-KCHU Audio
As of Sunday night (5/10), there were 379 total cases, 10 deaths, and 324 recoveries of COVID 19 in the state of Alaska. As Governor Mike Dunleavy slowly reopens the state, KCHU’s
Gabriella Palko took a pulse on the City of Valdez to find out what it’s been through, and where it’s headed.
Public Input on AMHS 5/7
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 6, 2020Contact: Meadow Bailey, (907) 451-2240, meadow.bailey@alaska.gov AMHS Reshaping Work Group Meeting ThursdayGroup will focus on strategic objectives and innovative solutionsfor operation of the system. (JUNEAU, Alaska) – (JUNEAU, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway Reshaping Work Group is meeting Thursday, May 7, from 1:30-3 p.m. The […]