KFSK Midday Magazine

The Juneau School District has started the year with more than 90 open positions, a restoration project near Hope is bringing salmon back to a creek impacted by mining, prospective candidates for local office in Petersburg must file by tomorrow evening, and a conversation with an incoming 4th grade teacher in Petersburg.

The US Postal Service has increased bypass mail rates; scientists are gauging rockslide risks in Skagway; and Petersburg musical duo K1nfolk share their story and artistic influences.

The filing deadline for the Petersburg Borough is coming up, but some open seats remain; Juneau's Assembly killed an ordinance that would make it easier to arrest people camping in public places; and traveling medical specialists are helping bridge healthcare gaps in Petersburg.

The state House and Senate met yesterday, but adjourned in less than a minute; Alaska Marine Lines won't ship electric vehicles to the state anymore; and a dance troupe in Petersburg wants to buy its studio's building from the church that ended services last month.

A sheltering drill in Petersburg helps update the town's emergency plans; after this year's glacial outburst flooding, some Juneau residents are considering a federal buyout; and the Petersburg Borough must repair a broken wastewater line to comply with a federal permit.

A master carver in Haines is working on three new totem pole replicas; Sitka might ask the state for more beer and wine licenses later this year; and Petersburg's borough assembly tonight will weigh a few potential budget adjustments.

A Petersburg nonprofit is starting a new program to support families with children; communities in Southeast Alaska are calling for improved management of sea otter populations; and Prince of Wales Island hosted its first disc golf tournament last weekend at a new course in Coffman Cove.

Floodwaters from Juneau's glacial outburst are receding and the flood threat ended; Sitka's long-awaited marine haulout is one step closer to opening; and authorities identified a couple black bears to remove from Petersburg, but it's not a long-term solution.

Juneau's glacial outburst flood is now testing the city's protective barriers; a historic petroglyph on a Wrangell beach was destroyed by vandalism; and the biggest arts festival on Prince of Wales Island celebrated its 15th year last weekend.

Alaska has regained jobs lost during the pandemic, but the state's seafood industry has seen losses; the U.S. Coast Guard added the first icebreaker to its fleet in 25 years; and a massive tsunami ripped through a fjord south of Juneau last Sunday with no injuries reported.