A bill that seeks to restore some public comment opportunity for herbicides spraying along state highways had its first hearing in a House committee this month. Residents and local government representatives continued to voice concern about impacts that chemicals could have on fish streams, plants and wildlife along state roads.
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The Alaska Legislature is considering repealing daylight savings time in Alaska through Senate Bill 6. The idea has support from other parts of the state but here in Southeast there has been some opposition.
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Petersburg’s borough assembly and the Petersburg Medical Center’s board of directors say they want to work together for solutions to impending financial challenges at the local hospital. Borough and hospital staff both anticipate a difficult fiscal future.
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Petersburg Mental Health Services has received a three-year accreditation for its behavioral health outpatient treatment programs, a first for the local mental health non-profit organization.
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One of the Southeast’s first herring fishery of the year gets started later this month. The herring fishery for spawn-on-kelp opens March 17 in the Craig-Klawock pound fishery. However, other areas will be closed.
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