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Haines Assembly ends assessor's contract after 600 residents petition for removal
The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously voted to end its contract with assessor Michael Dahle at the end of the year after nearly 600 residents...
University of Alaska Southeast fisheries program attracts more students, and not just from Alaska
Now in its 15th year, the applied fisheries program at the University of Alaska Southeast draws students from across the state and across the...
Alaska minimum wage set to increase in new year; additional hikes proposed in ballot initiative
Alaska’s minimum wage will increase on Jan. 1, 2024 from $10.85 to $11.73 an hour, in accordance with a law put in place by a 2014 citizen... Full story
The rules for Christmas tree cutting in Tongass
For some, the holiday spirit doesn’t kick in until the evening of Dec. 24, when the stockings are already on the mantle. For others, Christmastime...
Coast Guard helicopter crashes during rescue Petersburg emergency services respond, all 4 crew survive
Late Monday night, a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Sitka crashed on Read Isl...
Harbormasters seek increase to state matching grant
“The Municipal Harbor Facility Grant is the single most significant funding tool available to Alaskan Harbormasters to plan, maintain, and...
Updates on progress toward APEI recommendations
The borough’s human resources department provided a progress report about the municipality’s newly implemented safety measures during the Borough...
Police investigating four recent burglaries in downtown Petersburg
In the past three weeks, four downtown Petersburg businesses have reported burglaries. The Petersburg Police Department confirmed all four incidents...
Phil Hofstetter recognized as Alaska's "Community Star"
The National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) named Petersburg Medical Center...
IBEW and Borough ratify new contract
The Petersburg Borough and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreed to increase wages for union workers in the most recent...
Lecture shares bombardment history, calls for formal reconciliation
WRANGELL — In a livestreamed lecture sponsored by Sealaska Heritage Institute, ethnohistorian Zachary Jones presented on the U.S. military’s 19th...
Advisory committee supports proposal to protect commercial king harvest share
WRANGELL — Members of the Wrangell Fish and Game Advisory Committee are concerned about the future of commercial salmon fishing as Alaska’s...
Debate over Pebble mine in Alaska's Bristol Bay region moves to dueling Supreme Court briefs
The company trying to build a huge copper and gold mine in the salmon-rich Bristol Bay will keep fighting for the project, despite a decision by the... Full story
Salmon returns to Alaska's Bristol Bay expected to drop to more normal levels next year
After recent years of record or near-record runs and harvests, Bristol Bay sockeye salmon numbers are expected to return to more average levels next... Full story
Six arrested on drug distribution charges in Petersburg
An investigation by the Southeast Alaska Cities Against Drugs task force (SEACAD) led to the...
Direct sale of borough property to Skylark approved in first reading
During a regular meeting on Nov. 6, the Petersburg Borough Assembly passed a resolution in its...
Keeping the light on at Five Finger Island
From atop the helicopter pad at Five Finger Lighthouse station, visitors experience a nearly...
Forest Service announces eight potential cabin sites; Woodpecker Cove Road top priority for Petersburg District
After a yearlong public process, the U.S. Forest Service has announced eight potential sites for...
Final housing needs assessment estimates 316 housing units needed
The final report of the Petersburg Borough Housing Needs Assessment was completed on Sept. 30. In January of this year, the Borough Assembly...
Alaska governor's staff deleted state agency's analysis of teacher pay
Staff for Gov. Mike Dunleavy quashed the publication of a new Department of Labor and Workforce Development report examining the competitiveness of... Full story
Envisioning a future of mariculture boom times More than $100M helping spur growth in oyster and kelp farming, research and development
The first thing to know about the mariculture industry in Alaska is how much money and effort are going into making it a major economic driver for...
Juvenile whale freed from heavy fishing apparatus
It took a village to save a juvenile whale earlier this month, one that involved collaboration...
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...
Alaska retirement board recommends closure of widely used plan after analysis finds flaws The 'managed accounts' program covers more than 10,000 of the 122,000-plus retirement accounts managed by the state
The board in charge of Alaska’s retirement system for public employees has recommended the closure of its commonly used managed accounts program... Full story
