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Valdez Museum Reopens 7/1

Valdez Museum Reopens 7/1

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” […]

Infected up to 7 on the Tustie

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 […]

Valdez 1st COVID-19 Case

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 […]

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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

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 […]