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Southeast pink harvest expected to be below recent years

The preseason harvest of 34 million is less than the recent 10-year average of 38 million fish.

Petersburg composting business reaches for grant to grow

A Petersburg project is one of the finalists in Sealaska’s Path to Prosperity contest. For the second year, Petersburg’s tribe is in the running for $40,000 to grow the business of making compost.

Bill would speed Tongass-Mental Health land trade

A bill before Congress would speed a timberland trade between the federal government and the Alaska Mental Health Trust. It’s part of a larger legislative effort to increase logging in the Tongass National Forest.

Petersburg case draws comments on SB91

A Petersburg man pleaded guilty this week to theft in the third degree for a 2015 incident at the Salvation Army. His sentence elicited conversation about the limitations of the new criminal reform law SB91.

Peterburg looks to dredge South Harbor

More and more boats are going aground in South Harbor so the borough plans to do a feasibility study along with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on a dredging project.