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Independent Grocery Alliance Retailers of the Year
IGA President John Ross presents Hammer & Wikan General Manager and CEO Jim Floyd with the USA...
By Alaska House rejects per-student school funding increase
The Alaska House of Representatives voted on Wednesday against increasing the amount written into law saying how much the state should spend per stude... Full story
Seafood industry expects 'another bad year' of weak markets
“I’ve never seen market conditions as bad as they are now,” Doug Vincent-Lang, commissioner of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, told a confe...
State ferry system in 3rd year of crew shortages
Crew shortages continue to plague the Alaska Marine Highway, the ferry system’s director told a gathering of Southeast officials last week. “Our big...
Assembly considers raising the value of borough property that can be sold without a vote of the public
An ordinance amending Petersburg municipal code was passed in its first reading by the Petersburg Borough Assembly last week. At its second reading du...
Blind Slough Hydro Project selected for $2.9 million federal energy grant
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) selected the Blind Slough Hydroelectric Project to receive up...
Capitol Updates
Dear Friends and Neighbors: Last week was a bucket-filler: I was able to connect with...
Alaska's courts are mired in cases, with gradual progress on pandemic backlog
Alaska’s courts have had a backlog of cases since courts shut down for months during the COVID-19 pandemic. The backlog has persisted, in part because... Full story
IPHC releases halibut numbers and regulations for 2024
The International Pacific Halibut Commission released the halibut numbers for 2024 on Feb. 5 following their annual meeting. The IPHC oversees...
State issues preliminary report of Nov. 20 landslides
WRANGELL — State geologists were able to more accurately measure the movement and damage from massive landslides that poured across roads in the m...
Alaska Volcano Observatory fully activates monitoring network over Sitka's rumbling mountain Seismic activity at Mount Edgecumbe has declined since a 2022 swarm of earthquakes, but a risk remains
Sitka's Mount Edgecumbe volcano is wired. On Jan. 26, the Alaska Volcano Observatory announced the... Full story
Hammer & Wikan grocers named USA Retailers of the Year
The Independent Grocers Alliance (IGA) named Hammer and Wikan Grocery - represented by CEO General...
Resource fair connects with people experiencing housing insecurity
The seventh annual Project Connect Resource Fair was held in Petersburg on Jan. 30. Organized under...
Celebrated concert pianist and teacher Tony Lu comes to Petersburg
Concert pianist Tony Lu, 26, arrived in Petersburg on Tuesday for a week of piano performances and...
Alaska must face food stamp litigation after a year of stays, court says
In January of last year, 10 Alaskans sued the state because they said the Department of Health failed to provide food stamps within the time frames... Full story
Ketchikan police, troopers report seizure of fentanyl, meth with street value of nearly $1.7 million
The Ketchikan Police Department and Alaska State Troopers have announced the seizure of fentanyl and methamphetamine with a total street value of...
Open house presents hospital project updates
At a joint work session last week, the Hospital Board and Petersburg Borough Assembly discussed the...
Family learns homeowner's insurance does not cover landslides
WRANGELL — John Florschutz was surprised to learn that his parents’ homeowner’s insurance policy did not cover the loss from the Nov. 20 lands...
Landslide families could receive state parcels under disaster program
WRANGELL — The borough assembly has declared as “hazardous” and assigned a property value of zero to the two lots owned by victims of the deadl...
Proposed ordinance takes aim at illegal dumping in harbor dumpsters
The dumpsters at Wrangell’s public harbors are for boat owners only and for their household trash only — but that hasn’t stopped people from tossing i...
Gov. Dunleavy bans big new contracts with companies that boycott Israel
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a far-reaching administrative order on Monday that calls for public agencies to stop doing business with companies... Full story
Medicare reimbursement's role in hospital's finances
The Medicare reimbursement program for Critical Access Hospitals was a key topic at the Petersburg... Full story
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
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...
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...
