Petersburg celebrated its second annual Amy Hallingstad Day on June 28; Ketchikan has several new food stands around town; and a Mat-Su mental health team provides a unique kind of equine therapy for patients.

Alaska's food assistance program had the highest payment error rate in the country; a black bear entered a historic Juneau hotel; and the Petersburg School District anticipates receiving nearly a million dollars in one-time funding.

Aging populations in Alaska have made it harder for pet birds to find homes; Southeast Alaska's commercial king salmon fishery is open; and Petersburg's Borough Assembly reversed their votes on two tower proposals last month.

A group of Alaska Native organizations is launching a rural vet program; a Ketchikan eye clinic is offering a first of its kind laser procedure; and the Forest Service has finished a $12 million building remodel in Petersburg.

A Prince of Wales hunter education program is teaching students to hunt safely; a Ketchikan shipyard landed a nearly $100 million federal grant; and Karl Hagerman has retired from the Petersburg Borough after 33 years.

Governor Mike Dunleavy vetoed money to retain and recruit teachers; new Bristol Bay king salmon regulations won't go into effect until the end of the season; and Alaska's Supreme Court says Dan Sullivan of Petersburg must be on the ballot.

A superior court judge on Friday said the state was wrong to disqualify Petersburg Dan Sullivan from the senate race; dozens of bills have passed into state law in recent weeks; and Independence Day celebrations will look different this year in Petersburg.

A Superior Court judge heard oral arguments yesterday regarding Petersburg Dan Sullivan's appeal to get back on the ballot; Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed almost $90 million from the state budget; and Juneau's new Forest Service cabin has opened for booking.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bill that would have required more state oversight of children in psychiatric facilities; Tribal organizations in Southeast Alaska demand respect for totem poles; and youth in Petersburg learn basic skills for a career in the commercial fishing industry.

The Race to Alaska's winning team crossed the finish line in Ketchikan on Monday; a new state law allows charitable organizations to gamble on snowfall; and Petersburg voters will decide this fall whether to raise the town's sales tax cap