by Taylor Heckart | Aug 10, 2026

Independent U.S. House Candidate Bill Hill visited Petersburg on Aug. 5 as part of his campaign for office. He’s running against Republican incumbent Nick Begich and 13 other active candidates.

Pink salmon show up late in Southeast Alaska

by Angela Denning, KFSK | Aug 10, 2026

Pink salmon are finally showing up in Southeast Alaska, and that’s good news for the commercial fishing industry.

Petersburg’s Catholic church celebrates new beginning after devastating fire

by Taylor Heckart | Aug 7, 2026

Catholics and non-Catholics alike gathered on July 19 for a dedication mass for the new St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church.

Sharlay Mamoe is the new executive director of Petersburg WAVE

by Taylor Heckart | Aug 6, 2026

Petersburg’s domestic violence prevention nonprofit, Working Against Violence for Everyone, or WAVE, has a new executive director. Sharlay Mamoe stepped into the role in July after eight years as executive director of the Petersburg Children’s Center.

Station Highlights

Fall Drive-Call for Artists

by kfskadmin

KFSK is seeking an artist to create art for this fall's thank you gifts. Deadline for art submission is August 15th.

Petersburg Borough Assembly meetings & Borough Business live show on KFSK — Audio Archive

by Tom Abbott, KFSK

Meeting Agendas and Schedules are available here at the borough website. Archive available-listen here

Petersburg Medical Center Live on KFSK — Audio Archive

by Tom Abbott, KFSK

PMC Board Meeting Agenda and Schedule available here, KFSK broadcasts a monthly call-in program with officials from Petersburg Medical Center, called “PMC Live,” on the last Thursday of each month. PMC audio archive-listen here

School Board Archive – Campus Connection

by Tom Abbott, KFSK

KFSK holds a live call-in show with school officials at 12:30 p.m. the day of School Board meetings. Find the Audio Archive here: School Board Meeting Archive

Southeast News

School districts on Prince of Wales join forces to revive island’s career and technical education

by KRBD Ketchikan | Aug 11, 2026

Students on Prince of Wales Island recent built decks, like this one in Thorne Bay, as part of a...

No injuries in Monday car accident on HPR

by KCAW Sitka | Aug 11, 2026

No injuries were reported after one vehicle t-boned another in Sitka yesterday (8-10-26) afternoon.Police say around 1 p.m. they received 911 reports of a car accident near the intersection of Halibut Point Road and Brady...

August 11, 2026: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?

by KCAW Sitka | Aug 11, 2026

When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (8-11-26), it will consider a major overhaul of the city’s commercial transportation code.The current taxi code has been largely unchanged for nearly three decades. In a memo, Municipal...

Sitka Fire Department extinguishes woodland and house fires

by KCAW Sitka | Aug 11, 2026

(KCAW/Rose) The Sitka Fire Department tamped out a woodland fire late last week. On Friday (8-7-26), around 10:30 a.m., a 911 caller reported smoke coming from a tree near the Indian River trailhead. Interim Fire Chief Brian...