On Friday, KTNA’s Phillip Manning spoke with Dr. George Hightower of Sunshine Community Health Center for our regular check-in. They covered listener questions regarding COVID-19, the state of the pandemic … Sunshine Clinic check-in for November 20th, 2020

Thursday’s Mat-Su Borough press conference included the announcement of a temporary school closure and discussion of how the borough intends to spend remaining Cares Act funds, but the majority of … Mat-Su Doctor describes continued danger of COVID-19, calls out conspiracy theories

On Thursday, the Mat-Su Borough held its first press conference on COVID-19 since early August.  Included in that press conference was the announcement of a temporary closure of borough schools. … Mat-Su Borough School District closes schools for Thanksgiving week

Mask mandates have become a popular topic of debate as the COVID-19 pandemic wears on, but some boroughs and cities are still unclear as to whether they even have the … State and borough disagree over who has the power to issue COVID-19 mandates

174 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the Mat-Su School District during the past two weeks.  This has prompted District Leadership to announce additional guidelines for both schools and … Mat-Su Borough School District steps up pandemic response

The Mat-Su Borough has just over six weeks to spend remaining funds from the federal CARES Act.  One major part of the borough’s plan for that money has now been … Borough Assembly to consider new CARES Act spending

On this week’s check-in with Sunshine Community Health Center, KTNA’s Phillip Manning spoke with Medical Director Dr. George Hightower about the COVID-19 pandemic.  They discuss recent encouraging news about potential … Sunshine Clinic Check-in for November 13th, 2020

Governor Dunleavy’s emergency message on Thursday stepped up wording on urging Alaskans to wear masks and practice social distancing, but stopped short of a mask mandate.  In the past, the … Masks are required in borough facilities, but borough lacks authority for broader mandate

On Friday, KTNA’s Phillip Manning spoke with Dr. George Hightower, medical director at Sunshine Community Health Center, for our weekly check-in. This week, they discussed testing. Specifically, the conversation included … Sunshine Clinic check-in for November 6th, 2020