UPDATE Monday, March 23, 12:00 p.m.: The 32-foot toller Sierra Dawn has been located. Sierra Killebrew, daughter of the boat’s operator, 60-year-old Bruce Sorenson, confirmed with KFSK that her father is safe.
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A total of 2.07 million pounds of Dungeness crab were harvested in Southeast Alaska’s 2025-26 season, valuing an estimated $8.64 million, according to state fishery managers.
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Petersburg’s Borough Assembly this week approved an updated version of a 5-year lease, allowing for certain small-scale seafood processing at the town’s Community Cold Storage facility. The Assembly also approved a 1-year extension of the Borough’s contract with Republic Services, which removes the municipality’s garbage from Mitkof Island.
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Boys’ basketball head coach Rick Brock is a 2026 recipient of a John R. Wooden Legacy Award. The award recognizes his more than 30 years of commitment to the sport and Petersburg’s student athletes.
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The Petersburg School District is anticipating a $278,000 budget deficit next school year and wants the community’s input on the budget. Like other districts around Alaska, Petersburg is using a budget simulation tool called Balancing Act, where users can give direct feedback on changes to the district’s spending and revenue.
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One proposal seeks to reduce the amount of salmon eggs allowed per hatchery permit by 25%. Three proposals call for changes to the state’s laws on trawl gear.
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Petersburg’s Borough Assembly tonight will consider allowing limited small-scale seafood processing at the town’s Community Cold Storage facility. Also tonight, the Assembly will decide whether to extend the Borough’s contract with Republic Services, which removes the municipality’s garbage from the island.
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Petersburg’s Borough Assembly directed staff to start rewriting part of its zoning code so that it can be implemented beyond municipal limits. Officials say it’s a big project that will take several years, but a wide-ranging ordinance about communication towers will roll out as part of the process, and property outside of Petersburg’s town proper will be part of a temporary “holding district.”
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