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The Petersburg School District wants community input on balancing next year’s budget
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.
Board of Fish to consider limiting pink and chum hatchery production and changes to trawl gear
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.
Community Cold Storage lease and solid waste contract extensions on Monday’s Petersburg Borough Assembly agenda
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.
Petersburg Borough to rewrite zoning code for extension beyond town limits
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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DASDEC 3 Installation Completed
Last Spring, KFSK was awarded a grant for EAS equipment replacement by Petersburg Community Foundation. Installation of the new equipment was completed in February 2026.
KFSK seeks summer intern 2026
KFSK Public Radio is offering a full-time news internship this summer, providing hands-on experience in radio reporting, producing, and live on-air hosting. The deadline to apply is March 20
Board of Directors-Appointment of Officers
The KFSK Board of Directors met in regular session on Thursday, March 12th. Board Officers for the new year were appointed.
New Program: Sports in America
Sports In America is a new sports program on KFSK at 11am on Sundays.
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Tlingit and Haida Delegate and Community Council Member election nears end; meet two of five candidates
Wrangell residents Sandy Churchill and Ken Neish Hoyt are running for 2026 Tlingit and Haida...
M/V Lituya to begin daily ferry service
The Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Lituya provides regular service between Metlakatla Indian...
Borough assembly moves forward with KIC-led addiction healing center project
The Ketchikan Indian Community recently purchased and plans to convert the former Salmon Falls...
A ‘status quo’ budget could leave Sitka School District with $1.2 million deficit
The Sitka School District budget will be in the red next year without substantial cuts. The Sitka School Board is looking for ways to trim a deficit of at least $1 million and is asking for community input on its process. When...
Alaska News
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Alaska Seaplanes announces temporary fuel surcharge citing Iran War
Globally, jet fuel prices have surged following the U.S. and Israel’s attack on Iran, with increases exceeding 50% in many cases.
Iditarod’s top 10 stream into Nome after Holmes’ historic win
Runner-up Travis Beals pulled under the Burled Arch more than four hours after Jessie Holmes...
$164M: Auction for drilling rights in Alaska’s Arctic sets new records
Eleven companies bought oil and gas leases on 1.3 million acres of the NPR-A, including tracts...
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, March 18, 2026
The National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska’s oil and gas lease sale breaks records.
Afroman prevails in cops’ music video defamation suit after a brief but viral trial
The “Because I Got High” rapper made waves in 2023 with the album and song...
‘Movement never lies’: 100 years of the Martha Graham Dance Company
Graham was a creative force in the performing arts. She wanted dance to express authentic, human...
The SAVE Act faces long odds in the Senate. GOP-led states are picking up the cause
Several Republican-led states are passing their own versions of the SAVE America Act, Trump-backed...
Fear, defiance, and anger: Iranians describe life under bombardment
In messages to NPR, Tehran residents describe largely deserted streets roamed by paramilitary...
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