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Canoes launch from Petersburg on Journey to Celebration
A group of canoes from several different communities embarked from Petersburg on May 24 for a traditional Journey to the Celebration festival in Juneau. Dozens of people gathered in Petersburg’s South Harbor to witness the inaugural launch of the community’s first canoe in over a century. The local tribe says the launch itself was also a historic first for the community.
Peltola makes Petersburg stop during campaign for U.S. Senate
Former Alaska U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola visited Petersburg on Tuesday, May 26, as part of her campaign to unseat incumbent U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan.
Gubernatorial candidate Matt Heilala talks resource development and technology during Petersburg visit
Retired podiatrist and Republican gubernatorial candidate Matt Heilala visited Petersburg on May 15 as part of his campaign for governor. Heilala hasn’t held elected office, but said the skills he’s learned in the private sector would be a strength in the governor’s seat.
Petersburg Community Foundation awards local grants, celebrates hitting $1M endowment milestone
The foundation distributed grants totaling nearly $50,000 to nine local organizations, programs and projects this spring.
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Board of Directors-Seeking Candidates
The KFSK Board of Directors is seeking interested persons to fill a vacant board seat until the next regular election. Interested parties should submit a letter of interest by June 15th.
Community Operations Liaison Position Now Open
KFSK seeks a qualified candidate to be our Community Operations Liaison. The Liaison plays an important role as the public face and point of contact for people in day-to-day communication with the station.
Petersburg Medical Center Board meetings & PMC Live on KFSK — Audio Archive
PMC Board Meeting Agenda and Schedule available here, KFSK broadcasts Petersburg Medical Center Board meetings and the monthly call-in program, “PMC Live,” on the last Thursday of each month. PMC audio archive-listen here
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Public use cabin opens at Ketchikan campground
The 16′ x 20′ cabin overlooks Signal Creek in the Tongass National Forest. (Photo courtesy of U.S....
‘We’re in a moral moment’: U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola stops in Sitka on Southeast campaign tour
US Senate Candidate Mary Peltola shakes hands with Sitkan Krisanne Rice at a meet-and-greet event...
Fruit tree project aims to increase food access in Metlakatla
Fruit-bearing trees and shrubs line a soon-to-be park near Metlakatla’s boat harbor. The plants...
Wrangell Ranger District to Help Monitor for Green Crab
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game put out a call earlier this month, seeking volunteers to...
Alaska News
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Glacier Bay’s humpbacks are recovering, slowly, from 2014-16 marine heatwave
Just one of 22 whales born between 2014 and 2018 is known to have survived.
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, June 1, 2026
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan and Rep. Nick Begich stay quiet on two of President Trump’s most...
Election updates: Dahlstrom drops out, Kreiss-Tomkins picks running mate, Myers retires
Monday is the last day to officially begin a campaign for state or federal office in Alaska this...
Mat-Su Sentinel acquires Frontiersman, bringing legacy paper under local nonprofit
The change is a chance to strengthen and grow community news coverage in Mat-Su, Sentinel founder...
5 ways to reduce everyday exposure to ‘forever chemicals’
Mara Hoplamazian has spent years reporting on ‘forever chemicals,’ or PFAS....
Trump appoints housing official as acting director of national intelligence
Bill Pulte has shown a willingness to go after the president’s perceived enemies.
Doctors checked Biden just after Trump debate as Jill Biden feared he had a stroke
The Biden administration previously said doctors examined the president “days”...
How Ebola kills — and what it takes to stop it
It’s a virus that can strike with unrelenting force. The kind of care need to knock it out...
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