Local News
LatestPetersburg Borough Assembly to hold final public hearings on land disposal ordinances
by Shelby Herbert | Mar 18, 2024
Petersburg residents tonight can weigh in on proposed changes to local law dictating how the Borough can sell its land and where people can discharge their firearms. That’s part of a lengthy agenda for the Petersburg Borough Assembly meeting, which includes four public hearings.
Trident Seafoods plant in Petersburg has a buyer: Ketchikan-based E.C. Phillips & Son
by Shelby Herbert | Mar 15, 2024
Trident Seafoods announced that it will sell its Petersburg processing plant, bunkhouse, galley, and two housing units to E.C. Phillips & Son Inc.
Scow Bay haulout project slated to receive over $4 million in DOT funding
by Shelby Herbert | Mar 14, 2024
A six-bill appropriations package passed the U.S. Senate last week, and Petersburg is slated to get a piece of the pie. The “minibus” package dedicates just over $4 million of Department of Transportation funding to the construction of a boat haulout in Scow Bay, about three miles south of town.
U.S. Forest Service cuts back Southeast Alaska timber sale after public comments
by Angela Denning, CoastAlaska | Mar 12, 2024
“It's more listening. We've listened more carefully to all the people who have an interest in it now and it's more holistic," said Ray Born, U.S. Forest Service district ranger for the Petersburg area. "And that's kind of one of the unique things about the Forest Service, you know, we focus on serving the people and caring for the land – it’s that balance there that makes it really interesting, and we spend more time listening to the people now.”
Station Highlights
LatestPETERSBURG VIKINGS ARE STATE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS defeating Hooper Bay, Cordova, and Ninilchik
by Tom Abbott, KFSK
CONGRATULATIONS VIKINGS & LADY VIKINGS - EXCITING SEASON ON COURT AND ON RADIO
Borough Assembly Meetings on KFSK – Audio available in KFSK Archive
by Tom Abbott, KFSK
Meeting Agenda available here, Next Meeting Monday, March 18, 6pm Archive available listen here
School Board Meeting Audio Archive – Agenda Available
by Tom Abbott, KFSK
The audio of the meeting is available here Next meeting Tuesday, March 19, 6pm Agenda Available Here Find the Audio Archive of past meetings here: School Board Meeting Archive
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola’s 2024 address to the AK Legislature available here
by Shelby Herbert
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola's 2024 address to the Alaska Legislature was broadcast on KFSK February 26th.
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan’s 2024 address to the AK Legislature available here
by Shelby Herbert
U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan's 2024 address to the Alaska Legislature was broadcast on KFSK February 21st.
Southeast News
LatestMost herring egg sushi likely from North America, but it’s not so easy to find
by KCAW Sitka | Mar 18, 2024
Sushi chef Kodai Sanada prepares omakase at his eight seat sushi bar in Otaru. During herring...
Poetry workshops draw inspiration from Sitka’s national park
by KCAW Sitka | Mar 15, 2024
Participants in Jodie Hollander’s “Poetry in the Parks” series will write poems against the...
Things went awry for the Public Works Department last week but most have been fixed
by KSTK Wrangell | Mar 15, 2024
(Sage Smiley/KSTK) A part of the computer system for Wrangell’s water treatment plant crashed last...
Silver Bay Seafoods to buy Trident Seafoods’ Ketchikan plant
by KRBD Ketchikan | Mar 14, 2024
Trident Seafoods’ processing plant in Ketchikan. (Courtesy of Marble Construction) Sitka-based...
Alaska News
LatestAlaska Legislature fails to override Dunleavy’s education veto
by APRN News | Mar 18, 2024
Advocates dressed in red — some printed with the slogan “Red for Ed” — crowded the Capitol...
Arctic Winter Games 2024 athletes take home medals and Mat-Su memories
by APRN News | Mar 18, 2024
Team Alaska faces off against Team Northwest Territories in the final game for gold at the Arctic...
Homer Airport to have multiple closures for repaving
by APRN News | Mar 18, 2024
The sign for the Homer Airport Terminal on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. The airport will have multiple...
Thrown traffic cone leads to deadly Anchorage shooting, police say
by APRN News | Mar 18, 2024
A police vehicles emergency lights flash blue and red. (Valerie Lake / Alaska Public Media)...
The U.S. bans most common form of asbestos, after decades of pushback from industry
by NPR News | Mar 18, 2024
More than 50 other countries have already banned the substance, which has been known to lead to...
Supreme Court seems wary of barring government contacts with social media
by NPR News | Mar 18, 2024
At issue was a sweeping Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision that barred government officials...
Pregnant stingray Charlotte brings in traffic, business to North Carolina town
by NPR News | Mar 18, 2024
Charlotte the stingray in a small North Carolina aquarium has been attracting visitors since she...
Trump unable to post $450M bond in New York fraud case, his lawyers say
by NPR News | Mar 18, 2024
Trump’s lawyers say they’ve approached 30 companies through four brokers and none will...
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March 31 is the deadline to make a donation to a nonprofit through your Permanent Fund Dividend. Thank You for supporting Petersburg nonprofits!!
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