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Click Bishop shares vision for education funding, state revenue, during Petersburg Mayfest visit
Republican gubernatorial candidate Click Bishop visited Petersburg last week to attend the community’s annual Little Norway Festival. Bishop is a former Fairbanks state senator, and served as Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development from 2007 to 2012.
Norway’s ambassador talks constitution day traditions during Petersburg’s Little Norway Festival
May 17th was Norway’s Constitution Day, also known as Syttende Mai, and Petersburg’s heavily Norwegian-American community celebrated the holiday in a big way. Members of Norway’s delegation to the United States came to see the town's festivities last week.
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.
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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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Phone, internet service down for portion of Sitka on Friday
Phone and internet service was down for a portion of Sitka on Friday (5-22-26).Internet and telephone service in Sitka is provided, in large part, by two Alaska-based companies, GCI and Alaska Communications, or ACS. A...
Borough votes to terminate library funding agreement
The Ketchikan Public Library photographed on May 21, 2026. (Sydney Dauphinais/KRBD) Residents...
Brother of Sitka worker released by Israel after boat was intercepted on way to Gaza
Camryn Hollarsmith holds a photo of her brother Logan who was released from an Israeli prison...
Trees touching the sky, pianos under the sea: former Sitkan reimagines Alaska in debut novel
Kendra Langford Shaw (Mary Kate Teske) Kendra Langford Shaw moved away from Sitka when she was...
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Alaska News Nightly: Friday, May 22, 2026
Environmental groups fight a plan to ease oil and gas permitting in the Arctic.
Dunleavy pins pipeline fate on tax break he wants Alaska lawmakers to approve
Critics say the push for concessions and lack of specifics shows the weakness of Glenfarne’s gas...
‘This is how we heal:’ Hoonah honors its veterans with two new memorials
Alaska consistently has the highest percentage of veterans in the country, and Hoonah has one of...
State voids Area M restrictions after Aleutians East argues ethics violation
The Aleutians East Borough was among four plaintiffs who argued the Board of Fisheries violated...
DR Congo Ebola cases rise amid distrust, armed conflict zone
Africa races to contain a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak threatening 10 countries as infections...
More than 500 children have died in an outbreak that the world is virtually ignoring
The number of cases — and deaths — in Bangladesh is staggering. As of Sunday, 528 have died,...
Mind-bending photos by anonymous cousins show the pain and dreams of Afghan women
The young women make photos that look at life — how it is, how they wish it could be — under...
Religious leaders, lawmakers push for $1 billion to secure houses of worship
There’s an effort on Capitol Hill to increase funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, which awards funding to houses of worship to harden their defenses. In 2024, roughly a third of those who applied actually...
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