Hatchery chum salmon returns in Southeast Alaska so far this summer have been much weaker than expected throughout the panhandle. There are signs that some of these fish may be late to show up but hatchery managers don’t expect to meet their forecasts.
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Another Petersburg business has been named a finalist in a regional business development competition. This one isn’t a new idea or start up, but a long established company that is branching off into a new direction.
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Volunteers throughout Southeast Alaska are taking a tally of the region’s bat population before a deadly bat disease reaches Alaska.
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Alaska State Troopers are seeking information about an unusual number of dead porcupines left on Mitkof Highway last week.
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Outside of the larger cities, veterinary services are nearly nonexistent in Southeast Alaska. But one Petersburg veterinarian has come up with a novel solution to partially fill that gap.
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About 90 people rallied outside the state courthouse in Petersburg today to call on the legislature to override Governor Mike Dunleavy’s line-item vetoes.
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Gov. Dunleavy’s vetoes eliminate $225,000 for local disaster planning across Alaska. Emergency planners predict it will hit rural areas hardest.
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Commercial salmon trollers in Southeast are done with their first king opening of the summer.
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