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Southeast captain admits to dumping 8 tons of waste overboard
A Southeast Alaska fishing boat captain has admitted to dumping eight tons of sandblasting waste into the ocean. Brannon Finney, 32, admits to violating the federal Clean Water Act.
Assembly sends another letter for Tongass timber sale information
A logged forest area on the Lindenberg Peninsula of Kupreanof Island near Petersburg. (Joe...
Petersburg School District installs new fiber optic network for faster Internet
Petersburg School District is replacing its fiber optic network that provides Internet access to all of its buildings. The upgrade will help meet the increasing demand by teachers and students to use newer technology.
Retired fire chief honored for 50 years with volunteers
Petersburg Monday night honored a retired fire chief with just over half a century with the local volunteer fire department.
Fire department asks to fill medical coordinator position
Members of the Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department turned out to the borough assembly meeting Monday night to honor retiring chief Doug Welde and to ask the assembly to fill a vacant paid position. The volunteers say the emergency medical services coordinator is needed to help respond on ambulance calls and train volunteers to do the same.
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Borough Assembly Meetings on KFSK – Audio available in archive
Next meeting Monday, April 15, 6pm Meeting Agenda available here once posted: April 15 agenda Find the Archive of past meetings here: KFSK Borough Meeting Archive
School Board Meeting Archive – Agenda Available Once Posted
Petersburg School Board meetings are held in the High School Library. Next meeting Tuesday, April 16, 6pm April 16th Agenda Available Here Find the Archive of past meetings here: School Board Meeting Archive
PMC Live first Thursday 12:30pm on KFSK
KFSK news and the Petersburg Medical Center have started up a monthly show called “PMC Live.” It’s airs during Midday Magazine the first Thursday of each month. The program shines a light on different departments, new programs or initiatives at the medical center. Next program Thursday, May 2nd
KFSK’s Poetry Celebration – April is National Poetry Month
To schedule a reading for this community radio series, call us 772-3808. All welcome, originals, classics, the funny and the beautiful. We record your reading, no need to read live on air. The more voices the better the radio!!!
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Ketchikan School Board moves forward with draft budget
The Ketchikan School Board on Wednesday approved a first reading of the district’s FY20 draft...
Sitka administrator evaluation turns to debate over termination
City Administrator Keith Brady (left) assembly member Aaron Bean and assembly member Richard Wein at Tuesday’s Sitka Assembly meeting. A motion to direct city staff to bring forth a resolution to terminate Brady’s employment...
‘We can’t let this happen’: Budget cuts threaten Sitka’s education institutions
Between 2014-2018 the budget at UAS Sitka Campus was cut by 29-percent, according to director Leslie Gordon. And it was cut another 9-percent this year. Gov. Dunleavy has now proposed a 40-percent cut to Alaska’s university...
Sitka schools unveil plan for 15 staff cuts next year, with more possible
The proposed Sitka School District reduction in force, by job classification. FTE stands for “full-time equivalent.” In some cases, two .5 FTE’s are held by the same individual. Although the impact is roughly 8-percent across...
Comment period open for Margaret Creek project
(U.S. Forest Service map from the Margaret Creek project preliminary environmental assessment.)...
Alaska News
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After 7 years jailed in Mexico, Anchorage bank vault manager admits he stole $4M cash
Former Anchorage bank vault manager Gary Valenzuela has pleaded guilty to taking more than $4...
Homer Rep. Vance looks into Board of Fish vote on Cook Inlet meeting location
The Alaska Board of Fisheries’ 2019 statewide finfish meeting in Anchorage. (Photo by Aaron...
Juneau high schoolers headed to world robotics championship
A high school robotics team from Juneau is competing in the world championship this month. It’s...
Murkowski calls for many ‘silver bullets’ to tackle climate change
Sen. Lisa Murkowski made an unexpected visit to Bethel Saturday on her way to Eek. Murkowski had hoped to check out Eek’s new running water and a tiny home project, but she got weathered out. Instead, she joined Bethel residents...
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See How Much Of The Mueller Report Is Redacted
Attorney General William Barr explained before the release of the special counsel report that the...
Tiny Earthquakes Happen Every Few Minutes In Southern California, Study Finds
A new catalog of Southern California earthquakes is 10 times larger than its predecessor list. The...
Highlights From The Mueller Report
A redacted copy of the Mueller investigation report has been released by the Justice Department....
READ: The Full Mueller Report, With Redactions
Attorney General William Barr has released special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on...
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