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Petersburg certifies final results for 2026 municipal election
The Petersburg Borough Assembly certified the official results a few days after the municipal election. Donna Marsh will return to the Assembly, and voters reelected Jeigh Stanton Gregor and Scott Newman. Propositions 1 & 3 passed, and Proposition 2 failed by a narrow margin.
Lieutenant governor candidate Zac Johnson talks elections and ferry system during Petersburg visit
Lieutenant governor candidate Zac Johnson visited Petersburg on Oct. 1 as part of his campaign for office. Johnson is an independent, and is on the ticket with Democrat gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins.
Petersburg Medical Center offers senior case management program for Petersburg and Wrangell
The Petersburg Medical Center has received a three-year grant from the state health department to offer free case management services to seniors in Petersburg and Wrangell.
Petersburg’s high school cross country girls are Division III state champions
The team took home the title last Saturday, Oct. 3, in Anchorage. They were celebrated the following day with a noise parade in Petersburg.
Petersburg voters pass senior tax exemption prop and reelect Assembly incumbents, unofficial results show
Petersburg’s municipal election was Oct. 6. When polls closed, 1,120 ballots had been cast and counted. Voters approved two of the three ballot propositions and elected Donna Marsh, and incumbents Jeigh Stanton Gregor and Scott Newman, to seats on the Petersburg Borough Assembly.
Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously approves Tidal Network subdivision request near fire hall
The subdivision request has been part of a months-long back-and-forth between Petersburg’s Planning Commission and the Borough Assembly. Broadband company Tidal Network will subdivide a piece of property near the fire hall to build a communications tower.
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KFSK Voter Guide – 2026 Petersburg Borough Election
The Petersburg Borough municipal election is on Oct. 6, 2026. Visit this page for voter information, interviews and discussions about what is on the ballot.
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Fall Drive-New Dates
Due to some logistical hurdles, the Fall Drive will now be October 25-30, and we'll be hosting our kick-off brunch from 10 to 1 on Sunday the 25th.
John Murgas commentary: Raising the sales tax cap comes at a cost to locals
KFSK has an open airwaves policy. This commentary was submitted by John Murgas, regarding ballot prop 2 in Petersburg's municipal election.
Jeigh Stanton Gregor commentary: Running for reelection
KFSK has an open airwaves policy. This commentary was submitted by Jeigh Stanton Gregor, regarding the 2026 municipal election.
Robin Roberts commentary: VOTE
KFSK has an open airwaves policy. This commentary was submitted by Robin Roberts, regarding the 2026 municipal election.
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Construction begins on student housing project in Klawock that aims to boost local workforce
Tribal leaders and community partners commemorate the first day of construction of the new...
Sitka Assembly approves contract extension with bulk water shipper
Blue Lake in May of 2025 (Courtesy of Matt Goff https://www.sitkanature.org/photojournal/2025/05/20/blue-lake-road-2/) The Sitka Assembly on Tuesday (10-13-26) approved a contract extension with investors looking to ship bulk...
Sitka’s new mayor, assembly members take oaths of office
Mayor-elect Kevin Mosher speaking with KCAW on election night. (KCAW/McKenney) Sitka’s new mayor and assembly members took their oaths of office at the Sitka Assembly meeting Tuesday night (10-13-26). The group also said...
First graders dig up Tlingit potatoes
First graders harvest Tlingit potatoes at Pacific High School. (KCAW/Salemo) (KCAW/Salemo) (KCAW/Salemo) A dozen first graders from Xóots Elementary School harvested Tlingit potatoes from Pacific High School’s garden this...
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Kipnuk’s rebuild nears new milestone a year after Halong, but its long-term future remains hazy
Over the past year, Kipnuk residents and contractors have been working to repair the...
Ahead of the midterms, Alaskans’ phones are blowing up with political calls and texts
The messages are a cheap, easy way to fundraise, get out the vote and collect data, but some people are exhausted by the constant messaging.
Begich and Hill spar over affordability, healthcare and each other’s records in Debate for the State
The two major candidates for Alaska’s sole U.S. House seat answered, and sometimes dodged, questions about resource development, the cost of living, climate change and President Trump’s performance.
Taiwan is nearing an investment in the trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline project, officials say
The nation’s economic ministry said the terms and size of any investment will be subject to...
Suspicious mailings to election officials, congressional offices under investigation
The FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service are looking into the mailings, some of which included...
America’s historic preservation law is in peril, advocates say. Here’s what’s at stake
Congress and a federal agency are threatening to weaken the country’s historic preservation...
Inside the race between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos for control of outer space
The Atlantic writer Josh Tyrangiel says Musk and Bezos each want to colonize the moon, mine its resources and launch thousands more satellites. He says their only real competition is each other.
Social Security benefits to get a boost. And, Hasan Piker defends his rhetoric
Social Security benefits are set to get a boost to offset rising consumer prices. And, streamer...
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