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Sullivan fields constituent questions during coffee hour

U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan heard from constituents in an impromptu coffee hour held Sunday morning...

Borough assembly to consider federal funding priorities

Petersburg’s Borough Assembly will be meeting Monday evening for the first time in the newly renovated Municipal Building.

Renovated municipal building opens in Petersburg

City hall has received a major facelift. Petersburg borough employees and the local police department this month have been moving into the newly renovated municipal building on Nordic Drive and will be open for business at that site on Monday, February 27th.

State cuts bring changes to SE commercial fisheries

Commercial fisheries in Southeast Alaska have survived two years of state budget cuts but not without some changes. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s Division of Commercial Fisheries has cut some positions, ended some monitoring programs, and found some new funding sources.

Longline fleet awaits word on fishing season start

Commercial longline fishing fleets in Alaska are awaiting word about whether the season for halibut and black cod will actually start on March 11th. That’s the date voted on for halibut fishing by the International Pacific Halibut Commission in January. Typically the National Marine Fisheries Service also opens long-line fishing for black cod on the same day. This year that’s all up in the air.