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Few Alaska high school seniors have applied for federal student aid this year
With three months until the deadline, only 16% of Alaska high school seniors have applied for federal student aid. The funding mechanism, called the... Full story
Alaska Legislature boosts allowable payments from fund that covers fishers' crew medical costs
Maximum payouts from a fund that covers medical costs of injured seafood harvesters would be boosted under a bill that won final passage in the... Full story
Project at Scow Bay to receive $4.1 million from Congress
Petersburg is closer than ever to developing the infrastructure at Scow Bay. Congress passed an...
Community discusses fishing future in Blind Slough and salt waters
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG) preseason forecast estimates 1,400 adult Chinook...
Assembly amends and passes both land disposal ordinances
The Petersburg Borough Assembly passed two ordinances in their final readings on March 18. The ordinances amended two different sections under...
Ferry ridership still not back to pre-pandemic numbers
The state ferry system carried 181,000 passengers in 2023, still short of the pre-COVID numbers in 2019 and down substantially from almost 340,000 in...
Crew shortage continues to limit operations at state ferry system
The Alaska Marine Highway System’s ongoing crew shortage has eased up for entry-level steward positions but remains a significant problem in the w...
To attract more teachers, lawmaker proposes repealing Alaska law that caps comp for out-of-state experience
When Carol Mooers came to Alaska to teach, she was not compensated for all of her previous teaching... Full story
State proposes clear cutting old growth acres on Mitkof Island
Over the next five years, the Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DOF) is proposing to harvest...
Mazzella buys Ocean Beauty property
Fierce Allegiance officially bought the Ocean Beauty bunkhouse at 18 Harbor Way on Friday, March...
Trident names E.C. Phillips & Son as buyer of Petersburg plant
E.C. Phillips & Son Inc. is taking ownership of Trident Seafood's plant in Petersburg. The sale...
Legislature fails by one vote to override of governor's school funding veto
Alaska lawmakers fell one vote short Monday in an attempt to override the governor’s veto of a comprehensive school funding bill, which included a per...
Advocates hope seafood consumption survey leads to higher water quality standards
WRANGELL — Clean water advocates believe a seafood consumption survey among Wrangell residents might help in their push for higher water quality s...
Health Fair events happening this weekend, and more
Hosted every other year to promote health and wellness in the community, the Petersburg Medical Cent...
Silver Bay Seafoods agrees to acquire Trident's Ketchikan plant; Petersburg deal entering final stages with yet unnamed buyer
Trident Seafoods reported last Friday it was “entering the final stages of closing deals for three of its Alaska shoreside plants,” including its ope...
Assembly considers potential code change for firearm discharge at Frederick Point East Subdivision
Shots fired by a person other than an officer may soon be allowed in the Frederick Point East...
Leading Alaska legislators propose task force to help rescue a seafood industry 'in a tailspin'
Russian fish flooding global markets and other economic forces beyond the state’s border have created dire conditions for Alaska’s seafood ind... Full story
New forecast bumps Alaska oil price estimates slightly
A new state revenue forecast that includes modestly higher oil prices promises to give Alaskans a slightly larger Permanent Fund dividend and the Alas... Full story
USFS plans to revise Forest Plan
Gears are in motion for the Forest Service to revise its Land and Resource Management Plan - a...
Fire! Bistro opens for business in downtown Petersburg
The customer line was out the door on opening day at Fire! Bistro - Petersburg's newest restaurant...
Forest Service snow surveys show summer stream forecasts and more
A field of snow near the Petersburg Reservoir glistened in the morning sunshine where, at 550 feet a...
Sitka Land Trust to get $2.17M for 4-Plex
The Sitka Community Land Trust announced today it has secured $2.17 million in federal funding to build a four-unit apartment building on the...
Legislative budgeters say Dunleavy's proposed 2024 Permanent Fund dividend is a no-go
Leading Alaska legislators said last week that there’s little appetite for spending from savings to pay a super-sized Permanent Fund dividend this y...
Juneau will loan school district $4.1 million to help cover deficit
A $9.7 million bailout package to ensure that the Juneau School District can cover a nearly $8 million deficit this year and help toward resolving a...
Alaska newspaper publishers worry about bill ending some public notice requirements
The Alaska Senate voted without dissent Monday to allow the Department of Natural Resources to stop publishing some public notices in local...
