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 By James Brooks    News    February 1, 2024

Some skepticism as Gov. Mike Dunleavy proposes biggest use of executive power in decades

In an unusual use of executive powers, Gov. Mike Dunleavy this month issued 12 executive orders abolishing state boards and granting new powers to... Full story

 
 By Olivia Rose    News    February 1, 2024

Walk-in barber shop Spruce Frisør opens downtown

In January, a newly-installed barbershop pole light turned on outside of Spruce Frisør, a walk-in...

 
 By Olivia Rose    News    January 25, 2024

Can Petersburg build a landslide warning system like Sitka's?

In 2015, a deadly landslide occurred in Sitka. Anxiety swept the community as a result, and the...

 
 By Olivia Rose    News    January 25, 2024

PIA Tribal Administrator steps down; New council members swear in

The Petersburg Indian Association is seeking to hire a tribal administrator after Chad Wright...

 

Quakers contribute more than $92k in reparations to develop Kake healing center

An unused U.S. Forest Service building near Kake may soon be a healing center for the community to... Full story

 

Capitol Updates

­Dear Friends and Neighbors: It was an eventful first week of session. Using every parliamentary tool available to us, the House Coalition was able to...

 
 By Scott Bowlen    News    January 25, 2024

Ketchikan apartment fire results in arson arrest

A Ketchikan woman faces a felony charge of first-degree arson after allegedly setting several small...

 
 By Olivia Rose    News    January 25, 2024

New Forest Service cabins approved for development

The U.S. Forest Service approved six new recreational cabin sites in the Petersburg and Wrangell...

 
 By Larry Persily    News    January 25, 2024

Governor wants to take over appointment of entire ferry system advisory board

Unless the Legislature decides otherwise by mid-March, Gov. Mike Dunleavy will take over appointment of the entire nine-member Alaska Marine Highway...

 
 By Orin Pierson    News    January 25, 2024

South Harbor dredging nears completion

Western Marine's dredging operations in South Harbor are expected to reach completion this week....

 
 By James Brooks    News    January 25, 2024

Despite educators' pleas for changes, school funding bill advances closer to Alaska House vote

The Alaska Legislature’s big education funding bill will reach the floor of the Alaska House of Representatives by next week, a leading Republican l... Full story

 

Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor Training in Petersburg

The Alaska Marine Safety Education Association (AMSEA) will offer a Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor Course in Petersburg, Alaska, on February 10,...

 
 By Olivia Rose    News    January 25, 2024

Medicare reimbursement's role in hospital's finances

The Medicare reimbursement program for Critical Access Hospitals was a key topic at the Petersburg Medical Center Hospital Board and Petersburg...

 
 By Olivia Rose    News    January 18, 2024

Robyn Taylor hired as Petersburg's next superintendent

Robyn Taylor spent the first six years of her career in the Alaska education system teaching in...

 
 By Olivia Rose    News    January 18, 2024

Assembly requests a disaster declaration for four Southeast fisheries

The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously approved to send a letter to Gov. Dunleavy asking that a fisheries disaster be declared for four...

 
 By Orin Pierson    News    January 18, 2024

First baby of the new year has arrived

Elsie Marie Broschat was born in Sitka on January 5, 2024 at 3:30 a.m. Her parents are Andrew...

 
 By Olivia Rose    News    January 18, 2024

Crime in Petersburg remained low in 2023

The Petersburg Police Department released its annual report for 2023, reflecting a continued trend of low crime in Petersburg. Compared to 2022, last...

 
 By Larry Persily    News    January 18, 2024

Wrangell assembly raises rates for lightering cruise passengers to shore

WRANGELL — Cruise ship operators that lighter their passengers to shore will pay higher port fees starting this summer in Wrangell. The borough assemb...

 

Assembly adopts $300 fine for illegal tree cutting

WRANGELL — The Wrangell Borough Assembly on Jan. 9 unanimously adopted an ordinance to institute a $300 fine for illegally cutting down trees on b...

 

Capitol Updates

­Dear Friends and Neighbors: Greetings from Juneau! The 2nd session of the 33rd Legislature started...

 
 By Olivia Rose    News    January 18, 2024

Petersburg adventure tourism pioneer retires, but Tongass Adventures continue

When Scott Roberge was in college, he made his way to Petersburg in the late 70s and worked at the...

 

Peter Pan's King Cove plant will stay closed this winter as fishing industry turmoil spreads

In a major hit to Southwest Alaska’s fishing industry, Peter Pan Seafood Co. will keep its huge plant in the village of King Cove shuttered this w...

 
 By BeckyBohrer    News    January 18, 2024

Alaska lawmakers open new session with House failing to support veto override effort

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska lawmakers opened a new legislative session Tuesday, with the House failing to support an attempt to override R...

 
 By Olivia Rose    News    January 11, 2024

All four challengers elected in PIA tribal council election

Tribal members cast over 100 ballots in the annual Petersburg Indian Association election held on...

 
 By Olivia Rose    News    January 11, 2024

Outer Coast's two-year undergraduate program begins this August

In Sitka, an academic institution called Outer Coast is expanding into a two-year college - marking... Full story

 

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