Author: kfskadmin

Petersburg school officials expect student numbers to increase in the upcoming year, a trend that could continue for the near future. The school board Tuesday heard that news and approved a budget based on some uncertain funding levels from the state.

A new independent ferry service in Southeast Alaska is delaying the start-up of service that was planned for this weekend. The Rainforest Island Ferry was scheduled this Sunday, June 14 to start round-trip, four-day-a-week connections between Coffman Cove on Prince of Wales Island, Wrangell and Petersburg.

A mother and daughter from Petersburg are appealing for help from someone in Juneau who might know the whereabouts of two lost stuffed animals. On a June 6 ferry ride on the Matanuska from Petersburg to Sitka, Lizzie and Katie Thompson set up two stuffed animals, Piglet and Aurora, on the windowsill of the observation lounge in the ferry for a photo.

The tender Kupreanof had left Petersburg on Sunday headed to Bristol Bay to tender for Silver Bay Seafoods.
Steve Berry of Petersburg was skippering, accompanied by engineer Palmer Thomassen and two others when they were forced to abandon the sinking vessel.

Four people are safe after their fishing tender sank off Cape Fairweather early Wednesday morning, June 10th. A helicopter from Air Station Sitka hoisted the crew of the 80-foot tender, just as the vessel rolled and sank in six-foot seas near Lituya Bay.