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Petersburg Borough increases property tax rates
The Petersburg Borough Assembly on Monday (May 18) approved property tax rates for the next year, taking effect July 1. The increases are generally due to area-wide services becoming more expensive.
Inaugural Devil’s Thumb Chamber Music Festival to start in Petersburg this week
A classical music festival is coming to Petersburg this week. This is the first year of the Devil’s Thumb Chamber Music Festival, a four-day festival that is bringing in an outside pianist and composer in addition to featuring local talent.
Petersburg’s Borough Assembly to consider tax, rate, fee increases and new zoning chapter at Monday night meeting
Petersburg’s Borough Assembly tonight (May 18) will consider property tax rates for the next year, raising the marine passenger fee by $3, electric rate increases, sewer rate increases, raising the single-purchase sales tax cap, adding a new chapter to Petersburg’s zoning code about towers and wireless communication facilities, and the Borough’s next budget. The meeting happens at 6:00 p.m. and KFSK will broadcast it live.
World War II-era wooden seiner celebrates 80th birthday in Petersburg
A crowd packed onto the docks on Petersburg’s north harbor near a bright white seiner on May 6. The community was there to celebrate the 80th birthday of the Symphony, which had spent time as a seiner, long liner, crabber, and shrimper.
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Board of Directors-Seeking Candidates
The KFSK Board of Directors is seeking interested persons to fill a vacant board seat until the next regular election. Interested parties should submit a letter of interest by June 15th.
Community Operations Liaison Position Now Open
KFSK seeks a qualified candidate to be our Community Operations Liaison. The Liaison plays an important role as the public face and point of contact for people in day-to-day communication with the station.
Petersburg Medical Center Board meetings & PMC Live on KFSK — Audio Archive
PMC Board Meeting Agenda and Schedule available here, KFSK broadcasts Petersburg Medical Center Board meetings and the monthly call-in program, “PMC Live,” on the last Thursday of each month. PMC audio archive-listen here
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ACLU trains Sitkans to ‘Know Your Rights’ with ICE
A participant displays two handouts regarding community agreements and an instruction guide on how...
ADFG Seeking Green Crab Trappers
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game knows that invasive European green crabs are coming, and...
Wrangell Property Tax Unchanged in FY27
The property tax mill levy will remain unchanged this year. That’s the rate that is multiplied...
We asked the Kayhi class of 2026 what they plan to do after graduation. This is what they said
On the walls of Ketchikan High School, post-grad plans for the class of 2026 are on display. 107...
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Alaska Legislature passes sweeping crime bill raising age of consent to 18 on last day of session
House Bill 239 includes elements of 10 separate proposals introduced this year and last year, plus...
Alaska’s oldest original lighthouse will soon open to the public for the first time
A grand opening ceremony on May 30 will mark the culmination of six years of work by the Eldred...
Snag with Seward cruise dock reroutes ships to Whittier
Officials say the delay stems from underwater piles that contractors are still working to...
A new Anchorage exhibit takes visitors inside an Arctic research vessel
A replica of the research vessel Sikuliaq is open to the public through April 2027 at the...
Advice for 2026 commencement speakers: Don’t bring up AI
Commencement speakers who bring up the sweeping changes that artificial intelligence is driving...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX files paperwork for what’s likely to be the biggest IPO in history
The company is on track to pull off the largest IPO in history — making CEO Elon Musk even...
Supreme Court voting rights ruling could play a big role at the local level
The Supreme Court’s recent ruling threatens the power of racial-minority voters in Voting Rights Act cases about not just Congress, but also at least 17 state and local governments, NPR finds.
How to help children cope after shootings like the San Diego mosque killings
Children closest to an incident of gun violence have the most risk of lasting psychological...
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