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Petersburg poker tournament in sixth year
Poker chips from the annual tournament (Photo courtesy of Jeigh Stanton Gregor) Poker players...
Commercial cuke, clam diving off to mixed starts in Southeast Alaska
One commercial dive fishery in Southeast Alaska is off to a strong start this fall, while another struggles with heightened challenges from ocean conditions and its main market.
Petersburg School District purchases unmanned cameras for gym
Petersburg High School is getting automated, unmanned cameras for the gymnasium to stream and record events. Viewing sports will require a paid subscription but other events will not.
Survivor recounts hunting trip that led to boating death
One of the five hunters involved in last week’s fatal boating accident in Duncan Canal has written his account of that night. Mike Payne of Petersburg was skippering the Fish Hawk on an annual duck and goose hunt. Two men were in a skiff that flipped. One man was rescued from the chilly waters on a stormy night, while another perished.
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Borough Assembly Meetings on KFSK – Audio available in archive
Next meeting Monday, October 21st, 6pm. Agenda Available Here once posted
Petersburg Borough Report – Next Program Thursday, October 31, 12:30pm
KFSK's New Monthly call-in program with focus on a borough department - the last Thursday of each month, 12:30pm. listen to archive here
PMC Live, 1st Thursday 12:30pm – Hospital Highlights, Next Program, November 7
KFSK News and the Petersburg Medical Center monthly program, “PMC Live” airs at 12:30pm, the first Thursday of each month. The program will focus on different departments, new initiatives, and highlight challenges at the medical center. Next program Thursday, November 7 Archive available here
School Board Meeting Audio Archive – Agenda Available
Petersburg School Board meetings are held in the High School Library. Next meeting Tuesday, November 12, 6pm October Agenda Available Here Find the Audio Archive of past meetings here: School Board Meeting Archive
Southeast News
LatestOn Indigenous Peoples Day, studying the past with an eye toward the future
The Sheet’ka Kwaan dancers performed at Monday night’s event. (KCAW Photo/Ari Snider) Two years ago, Sitka replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day, joining a growing list of state and local governments to make the...
Sitka WhaleFest to focus on changing ocean conditions
“Being here in Sitka, and in Alaska in general, it’s obvious to us all that things are changing,” WhaleFest director Alex Thorne told the Sitka Chamber of Commerce. Hence the theme of this year’s WhaleFest Symposium: The...
Kensington Gold Mine plans major expansion for operations past 2024
A mine vehicle enters the Kensington Portal on Oct. 15. It’s one of two accesses for a network of...
Dunleavy wants White House to consider fast-tracking Prince of Wales rare earth mine
According to a letter from his office to the White House, Governor Mike Dunleavy wants the Trump...
Alaska News
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Recall moves to the fore the second day of the AFN convention in Fairbanks
Cook Inlet Region, Inc. President and CEO Sophie Minich speaks about why the Alaska Native...
LISTEN: After plane goes off the Unalaska runway, passenger describes fatal crash, aftermath
A crane hoists a PenAir Saab 2000 airplane on Oct. 18, 2019. One person was killed and multiple...
Forest Service substantially weighed the ‘state’s preferences’ in Roadless Rule decision
Part of the Tongass National Forest in April 2008. (Creative Commons photo by Xa’at) On Friday,...
LISTEN: Iditarod champion Pete Kaiser talks about role models, raising dogs
Reigning Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race champion Pete Kaiser poses for photos with fellow Bethel...
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Mitt Romney, ‘Pierre Delecto’ And The Strategy Of Anonymously Criticizing Trump
The Utah senator outed himself over the weekend as the owner of a mostly nondescript Twitter...
Keeping Your Blood Sugar In Check Could Lower Your Alzheimer’s Risk
Diabetes can double a person’s chances of developing Alzheimer’s. Now researchers are...
Opioid Trial: 4 Companies Reach Tentative Settlement With Ohio Counties
Four defendants have reached a tentative settlement in a landmark federal opioid trial that was slated to open this morning in Ohio.
Which Countries Do Best — And Worst — At Keeping Big Tobacco Out Of Politics
The first-ever Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index points to the creative rules that some...
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