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Wake Up Southeast the Economy is Starting to Leak, So It's Time for Some Action
The recent dictate that our Governor sent to our legislature as well as the residents of Southeastern Alaska was clearly the wrong message. The...
Next summer's draft ferry schedule same as this year
With the rusty Matanuska out of service pending repairs, the Kennicott scheduled for tie-up due to lack of crew and the Tazlina in the shipyard to...
To the Editor
Thank you To the Editor: Thank you to Hammer & Wikan for re-establishing the footpath from the grocery store to the post office. Right now, the path i...
AMHS offers brief update on ops, planned improvements; Staffing, reliability continue to struggle
During a virtual public open house last Tuesday evening, Alaska Marine Highway System Marine Director Craig Tornga gave a brief update on the status...
Guest Commentary: Traveling the Alaska way
The night before my team and I were scheduled to fly from Juneau to Haines on Seaplanes with the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg, I...
Ferry system breaks even on hiring first six months of year
After the past few years when resignations and retirements far outpaced new hires, the Alaska Marine Highway System was able to hire as many new...
To the Editor
Join the Volunteer Fire Department To the Editor: Now that we have seen the ugly damage to the church that a structure fire does so quickly, it...
Limited southbound ferry service to Petersburg for six weeks in draft winter ferry schedule
Petersburg will go without any southbound ferry service in alternating weeks from Oct. 1 to...
State ferry system says it is unable to provide hiring numbers
The Alaska Marine Highway System, which five months ago embarked on improving its hiring process to address chronic crew shortages, is unable to say...
Columbia cancels sailings for at least a week due to repairs
The Columbia state ferry has cancelled its sailings for at least a week due to a mechanical issue, a...
Summer ferry schedule finally open for bookings
Just eight weeks before the start of the summer timetable on May 1, the Alaska Marine Highway System has released its schedule and opened its online...
Yesterday's News News from 25-50-75-100 years ago
March 9, 1923 – The Standard Oil Company and the Sitka Wharf and Power Company have signed a contract for three tanks with meters to be installed o...
Ferry system management says state is working to fix hiring problems
The Alaska Marine Highway System is working faster to hire more crew, trying to fix problems that slowed the process so much the past four years that...
Alaska Marine Highway System awarded $285 Million in infrastructure funding
Washington, DC — U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, announced Wednesday that the Federal Transit Administration is a...
New federal funding could aid Alaska Marine Highway System
It’s past time for the Southeast and coastal Alaska communities to be heard regarding the collapse of our ferry system. It’s time to more for...
Ferry system will suspend "dynamic pricing" plan
Three years after adopting a pricing plan that adds a surcharge for passenger, vehicle and...
To the Editor
Ferries and politicians don’t blend To the Editor: Buying the two fast ferries was a horrible mistake and has made no common sense; the politicians w...
Petersburg likely to receive USCGC Elderberry replacement
During the February 21 Petersburg Borough Assembly meeting, Assembly Member Dave Kensinger gave a...
State sells fast ferries to Spanish operator
After spending almost $1.1 million to keep the vessels out of service to save money and safely tied...
To the Editor
Ferry system needs to be own entity To the Editor: Governor Dunleavy's AMHS Reshaping Work Group...
DOT taking comments on AMHS schedule
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities has begun taking comments on the 2021...
Guest Commentary
Last week, the Alaska Marine Highway Reshaping Group released a report it had been working on for several months throughout the pandemic. Even though...
Guest Commentary
Over the past eighteen months, Alaska's ferry system faced unprecedented challenges: a reduced budget, a strike, unanticipated mechanical and...
To the Editor
AMHS work group update To the Editor: As the marine highway workgroup strides into August, I want to provide an update on what we have been doing,...
To the Editor
It's simple math To the Editor: Here is some simple math for the local folks who don't want to wear...
