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Petersburg harbor fees to increase by 10%
Using Petersburg’s harbors will cost more, starting in March. The Borough is increasing wide-ranging fees, from amenities to moorage. Harbor fees were last increased in 2022. Petersburg’s harbor department and the local harbor and ports advisory board recommended this 10% increase to catch up, and keep up, with inflation.
Petersburg High School’s production of ‘The Matchmaker’ brings a romantic comedy set in the 19th century to the stage
Petersburg High School students are ready to perform their spring play, “The Matchmaker.” The romantic comedy follows a larger-than-life cast of characters in 1880s New York. Ticket sales from the shows will go toward sending theater students to Scotland this summer.
Petersburg Borough Assembly to decide on harbor fee increase
The Petersburg Borough Assembly tonight (Feb. 17) will weigh whether or not to raise harbor fees, zone a tidelands parcel, and combine some land in town to create a sellable lot for residential development.
Tidal Network ‘open to relocating’ planned communications towers in Petersburg, but officials say finding alternative sites won’t be simple
Tidal Network and Petersburg Borough officials say they’ll weigh options for relocating planned communications towers in Petersburg. This comes from a Feb. 2 work session between the Petersburg Borough Assembly and Tidal Network, with extensive testimony from the community. Since last fall, a number of residents have spoken up about their concerns and frustrations with the project — but not everyone’s opposed to the idea.
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Board of Directors Election Results
Thank you to all who attended this year's KFSK Annual Meeting. With a turnout around 15%, the 3 candidates running for the KFSK board were elected to 3 year terms.
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KFSK’s phone system is currently undergoing repairs. Please use 907-531-8049 until further...
Petersburg Medical Center Board meetings & PMC Live on KFSK — Audio Archive
PMC Board Meeting Agenda available here, KFSK broadcasts Petersburg Medical Center Board meetings and the monthly call-in program, “PMC Live,” on the last Thursday of each month. The next meeting will be January 29th at 5:30pm. PMC audio archive-listen here
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Ketchikan City Council updates municipal laws related to homelessness
The Ketchikan City Council Chambers shown in Downtown Ketchikan. (Hunter Morrison/KRBD) The...
Sitka man charged with manslaughter in 2024 boat capsizing
A Sitka man was arrested this week in connection with a deadly boating accident that killed two Sitka teenagers in 2024. 45-year-old James Sturm was taken into custody on Thursday (2-19-26) after a grand jury indicted him on two...
‘The Bridge to Nowhere could be replaced with the Tunnel to Somewhere’; Ketchikan borough weighs airport ferry alternatives
A deckhand aboard Ketchikan’s airport ferry watches as tugs maneuver the Inter-Island Ferry...
Landslide group to host conference in Sitka next month
Listen to the full interview with Lisa Busch and KK Prussian here A Southeast Alaska coalition is hosting a landslide conference in Sitka next month. Southeast Alaska Landslide Information Preparedness Partnership, or SLIPP, is...
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UA Board of Regents to continue anti-DEI policy, despite federal court ruling
University maintains its ‘unwavering’ commitment to equal rights and points to federal funding...
“Conscience” goes to Cleveland | State of Art
The local production tells the story of Margaret Chase Smith standing up to Joseph McCarthy during the Red Scare. There will be preview performances ahead of the Cleveland run on Sunday and Monday.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, February 20, 2026
The Alaska Federation of Natives urges lawmakers to fix the state’s dual fish and wildlife management system.
Alaska doctor identifies first ‘seal finger’ infection linked to brown bear
Seal finger is not uncommon in Alaska and circumpolar regions, but this is only the second time...
BAFTAs apologize after guest with Tourette syndrome uses racial slur during ceremony
A man with Tourette syndrome shouted a racial slur and other offensive remarks during the BAFTA...
‘Everything was in pieces:’ Lindsey Vonn describes grueling surgery on broken leg
In a recent video, the Olympic skier credits her surgeon with saving her leg from potential amputation.
A new lawsuit alleges DHS illegally tracked and intimidated observers
Observers watching federal immigration enforcement in Maine who were told by agents they were...
A powerful winter storm is roiling travel across the northeastern U.S.
Forecasters called travel conditions “extremely treacherous” and “nearly impossible” in areas hit hardest by the storm, and air and train traffic is at a standstill in many parts of the region.
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