Author: Joe Viechnicki, KFSK

The U.S. Forest Service is proposing to offer trees for commercial firewood sales on Mitkof Island. Personal use firewood cutting is already allowed. But commercial sale of that wood is something that local residents have sought on Mitkof.

The largest ship in the Alaska Marine Highway fleet is expected to resume service between Bellingham, Washington and Southeast Alaska Friday, July 13. The 418-foot ferry Columbia has been undergoing repairs at a Bellingham shipyard.

A judge has ruled against two plaintiffs in a Petersburg law suit challenging the state’s rules for sealed search warrants in criminal investigations that don’t result in any charges. The plaintiffs plan to appeal the ruling but the Petersburg borough and a former local police officer won’t be a defendant in the case anymore.

Petersburg borough employees have ratified a new three-year contract. The vote by membership of the Petersburg Municipal Employees Association was Thursday, July 5th.