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Petersburg Borough Assembly to decide on harbor fee increase
The Petersburg Borough Assembly tonight (Feb. 17) will weigh whether or not to raise harbor fees, zone a tidelands parcel, and combine some land in town to create a sellable lot for residential development.
Tidal Network ‘open to relocating’ planned communications towers in Petersburg, but officials say finding alternative sites won’t be simple
Tidal Network and Petersburg Borough officials say they’ll weigh options for relocating planned communications towers in Petersburg. This comes from a Feb. 2 work session between the Petersburg Borough Assembly and Tidal Network, with extensive testimony from the community. Since last fall, a number of residents have spoken up about their concerns and frustrations with the project — but not everyone’s opposed to the idea.
This Valentine’s Day, one Petersburg couple shares what it takes to be married for more than 75 years
Finding true love is hard enough, but what does it take to stay together once you find it? George and Florabelle Rice have some advice for couples looking to last a lifetime.
Board of Game votes to expand bow hunting area on Mitkof Island
The Alaska Board of Game has approved a change affecting where archers can hunt big game on Petersburg’s Mitkof Island — adding a previously closed area around the highway south of town to a larger, archery-only management area.
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Board of Directors Ballot Misprint
There is a misprint on this year’s KFSK Board of Directors ballots that were mailed out. They mistakenly list Bill Tremblay. They should list Bryan Perry.
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Petersburg Medical Center Board meetings & PMC Live on KFSK — Audio Archive
PMC Board Meeting Agenda available here, KFSK broadcasts Petersburg Medical Center Board meetings and the monthly call-in program, “PMC Live,” on the last Thursday of each month. The next meeting will be January 29th at 5:30pm. PMC audio archive-listen here
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Summer ferry schedule similar to recent years, reflects funding problem
Map of the Alaska Marine Highway System’s routes in Southeast Alaska. (Alaska Dept. of Transportation and Public Facilities) Travelers can now schedule ferry rides with the Alaska Marine Highway System for May through September....
Pet food assistance program expands to Prince of Wales, Metlakatla
A recent donation to the Ketchikan Community Cats Program’s pet food pantry before making its way...
Fishermen raise cost and infrastructure concerns amid city development plans
Fishermen gathered at a roundtable Wrangell officials put on Feb. 3, 2026. (Colette...
‘A way of life’: Southeast residents weigh in on federal subsistence review
Spot prawn harvest in Hoonah Sound. (KCAW/Wilber) The deadline to comment on the U.S. Interior...
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Peer Support | Line One
For people experiencing addiction or mental illness, taking the first steps toward care can seem...
Alaska’s summer ferry schedule is open for booking
Amid ongoing funding problems, the schedule looks a lot like it has in other recent years. Just...
Alaska Supreme Court upholds constitutionality of campaign ad disclosure statements
The state requires ads to bear the names of the top three contributors to a campaign. The Alaska Policy Forum had challenged the constitutionality of that rule.
Anchorage’s Schumacher earns silver in cross-country team sprint
The 25-year-old grew up in Alaska and has dreamed about the Olympics for most of his life.
Trump would like the government he leads to pay him billions
President Trump is asking the federal government for billions of dollars in damages, putting his...
Australia bans a citizen with alleged IS links from returning from Syria
The Australian is among a group of 34 women and children who had planned to fly from Damascus to...
Do the people building the AI chatbot Claude understand what they’ve created?
Anthropic is one of the world’s most powerful AI firms. New Yorker writer Gideon Lewis-Kraus explains how they’re trying to make chatbot Claude more ethical, and the implications of AI’s widening use.
Russia’s hybrid warfare rattles Poland and NATO
Russia is stepping up covert attacks across Europe — rail sabotage, drones, cyber strikes —...
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