A couple days of rain and some warmer weather have slightly boosted levels of some hydroelectric reservoirs in Southeast Alaska. However, communities continue running diesel generators and are still asking customers to conserve electricity. Those reservoirs are still a long way from refilled.

A herring spawn-on-kelp fishery in southern Southeast Alaska looks like it could be going off right on schedule again this year.

Petersburg’s borough assembly plans to start their review of a borough budget for next fiscal year in mid-April. However, that initial spending plan may be just a place holder until the state government decides on funding cuts to municipalities.