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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...
Final decision issued for Thomas Bay Timber Sale
The USDA Forest Service Petersburg Ranger District announced the final decision for the Thomas Bay...
Lunch ladies win national award for innovation
This week, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that four school districts in the... Full story
Borough assembly and Mental Health Trust discuss stalemate over proposed South Mitkof Subdivision
The Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Office (TLO) and State Department of Natural Resources (DNR)...
Hofstetter biking the Iditarod
As of early Thursday morning, Phil Hofstetter is 496 miles into the the Iditarod Trail...
Petersburg resident L'xeis' Diane Benson reflects on acting in the latest season of HBO's True Detective
Alaskan actor L'xeis' Diane Benson plays Bee, an Inupiaq cleaning woman, in the HBO series True Dete...
Ellia Stewart wins Stedman Elementary's 2024 Spelling Bee
Last Friday morning Stedman Elementary school students, their teachers, family and friends gathered...
Developer wants to build housing on former Wrangell hospital property
WRANGELL — A Georgia-based developer who has taken a liking to Wrangell has offered the borough $200,000 for the former hospital property, with plans...
Dunleavy threatens to veto public education funding bill unless legislators act on his priorities
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued an ultimatum to state legislators on Tuesday, saying he will veto a multipart education funding bill unless... Full story
Rocky's Marine awarded Business of the Year Chrystine Lynn named Young Leader
Just before the winter storm rolled into Petersburg Saturday night, business owners and members of...
PHS Play opens tonight!
Tonight at the Sid and Vera Wright Auditorium, Petersburg High School's theater program will debut i...
Harbor board seeks protection from lost tidelands lease revenue
When the Petersburg Borough Assembly approved the landmark property sale of borough-owned tidelands to Wikan Enterprises last year, it was said that...