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One year after tragedy, stakes are high for Kake VPSOs
Like many communities in Alaska, the Village of Kake has an on-again, off-again history of local law enforcement. A year after the tragic death of a teenage girl – a case that still hasn’t been solved – the lights in the Village Public Safety Office are now back on. At least, they will be again in November, when the VPSOs return from training.
U.S. Coast Guard Commandant visits Petersburg
The head of the U.S. Coast Guard, Commandant Admiral Karl Schultz, paid a short visit to Petersburg Friday. Also visiting was the 17th Coast Guard District Commander Rear Admiral Matthew Bell and U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Mike Enzi of Wyoming.
Paddle Battle proceeds to fund health care education
Petersburg Medical Center raised seven thousand dollars from this year’s Paddle Battle that will go to staff education.
School board meeting to look at next school year
The Petersburg School board is meeting Tuesday at 7 p.,m. in the Middle and High School library. The school board will hear about new personnel hire for the coming school year. There are four new teachers and several new aides.
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Next scheduled meeting Monday, August 20, 6pm Find the Archive of past meetings here: KFSK Borough Meeting Archive
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Ketchikan assembly approves recall vote for Oct. 2 election
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly reluctantly voted Wednesday to place a recall vote on the...
NWS seeks weather observers
Representatives from the National Weather Service will be in Ketchikan Wednesday to conduct...
DEC issues water advisory for 6 Ketchikan beaches
Rotary Beach south of Saxman is also called Bugge’s Beach. (KRBD file photo) The Alaska Department...
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Galvin runs as Alaskan everywoman, vying for US House
Independent Alyse Galvin has raised more than $600,000 in her bid to unseat Congressman Don Young....
Alaska crime up 6 percent, officials say
Across Alaska, crime is up. That’s according to data released today by the Department of Public Safety comparing 2017 to 2016. In its Uniform Crime Report, the department said that statewide, crime rose by 6 percent last year....
With few school buses, Lower Kuskokwim School District turns to Kusko Cab to transport students
For the time being, the Lower Kuskokwim School District does not have enough school buses to...
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Hundreds Of Newspapers Denounce Trump’s Attacks On Media In Coordinated Editorials
Editorial staff at The Boston Globe coordinated a campaign for hundreds of papers to...
Dozens Overdose In Connecticut Park On Tainted Synthetic Marijuana
More than 70 people fell ill in or around a historic park in New Haven, near the Yale University...
1st Day Of School At Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, 6 Months After Mass Shooting
Students returned to the building for classes for the first time since 17 people were killed in a...
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