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Senior tax exemption remains following 3rd repeal effort
In the recent municipal election, Proposition 1 failed to pass, which would have replaced the senior...
Assembly canvasses municipal election
The borough assembly held a special meeting on Friday to tally the final votes of the municipal...
Petersburg High School may bring esports to its list of activities
Sixteen-year-old Jack Byrer, of the new esports...
Paintings focusing on color theory by local artist on display at museum
Local artist Ashley Lohr was featured at a...
Students from Northern Lights Theater give yearly update to school board members
Student representatives for Northern Lights Theater gave school board members a yearly update at a...
Future of Alaska PFD program weighs on governor's race
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – Tension over changes to Alaska’s famed oil-wealth checks hangs over this...
Boaters find dead bear cubs tied to weight in AK waters
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Two men boating in Prince William Sound in southern Alaska found a pair...
Bears fed on man's body killed at Alaska mine
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – Authorities say three bears fed on the body of a contract employee who was...
NTSB finds cause of deadly helicopter crash near Skagway
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – A deadly helicopter crash in southeast Alaska was caused by the...
Alaska plans changes to how it taxes marijuana
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – The state of Alaska is changing how it taxes marijuana in response to...
31 cruise ships scheduled to visit Kodiak next year
KODIAK, Alaska (AP) – Kodiak is expecting 31 cruise ships next year, the most vessels the Alaska...
Alaska mine proposes road to possible expansion sites
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – A large lead and zinc mine in northwest Alaska is planning to build a...
AK GOP to weigh potential action against Murkowski
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – Alaska Republican party leaders plan to consider whether to reprimand U.S....
S.E. drought won't impact hydroelectric operations
Utility Director Karl Hagerman says there is no present data to support that Petersburg or Wrangell...
Election results unofficial:
October 2, 2018 Total ballots cast - 1090 Assembly - 3 year term: Bob Lynn - 521 Marc Martinsen -...
Assembly passes resolution in support of hatchery program
The borough assembly passed resolution #2018-12, which supports the Alaska salmon hatchery program...
Assembly postpones discussion on larger ships coming to town
The borough assembly on Monday voted in favor of removing a discussion item from its agenda, which a...
Forest service informs public about changes to Roadless Rule
On Sept. 25, a meeting was held by officials from the United States Forest Service to inform the pub...
Bear with cubs kill an Alaska mine worker
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A female bear and her two cubs mauled and killed a young man working at a re...
Sitka shelves proposal taxing single-use bags
SITKA, Alaska (AP) — Sitka officials have shelved a measure that would tax single-use carryout bag...
Inspections finds Tyee Lake power tunnel and SEAPA submarine cables in good shape
Southeast Alaska Power Agency presented results of inspections of the Tyee Lake power tunnel and...
A piece of Kake: Southeast Alaska town named 2018 community of the year
Southeast Conference held its 60th annual meeting...
