NBA start Chris Herren talked to Peterburg students about substance use last week; the Ketchikan School District is considering reorganizing three elementary school due to insufficient funding; Sitka Fine Arts Camp is going phone free next year.

The Petersburg Borough will negotiate with Skylark Park LLC to sell several plots of borough-owned land, after a vote during the borough assembly meeting this week; a recent study from the University of Alaska Fairbanks found a correlation between king salmon size and their population numbers; there are expected to be a lot fewer people in Southeast Alaska by the year 2050.

The U.S. Coast Guard released the names of five missing fishermen in a Sunday boat accident near Hoonah; a new residential treatment center is coming to Ketchikan this month, filling a much needed gap; three schools Southcentral Alaska have restricted student cell phone use and principals and teachers say the limited have had positive results.

A plan to extend Juneau's downtown sea walk crossed a major hurdle this fall; advocates for limiting cruise boat traffic in Sitka have submitted a new petition; Alaska Housing Finance Corporation is restarting a rebate program to boost energy efficient construction.

A leak at Petersburg's medical center earlier this month sent water pouring down into an acute care room; this week the Petersburg Indian Association announced candidates for January's tribal election - seven candidates are vying for three seats on the council; Alaska's commercial salmon harvests were low this year by all measures.

A ferry attempting to dock in Kake on Saturday had to return to Juneau when a cable securing it to the dock, broke; New research challenges the link between low birth rates among Southern Resident killer whales and a lack of Chinook salmon; a conversations with Petersburg coach Jaime Cabral, following the regional tournament in Craig.

Juneau approved a half a million dollar grant for a nonprofit that helps people recovering from substance misuse; a mine upstream from Haines is going through ownership changes and residents are waiting to see how it will effect the community; the Capital Christmas Tree has finally made its way from Wrangell, all the way to Washington D.C.

Petersburg's volunteer fire department has a new fire chief; Ketchikan's government plans to help residents switch to heat pumps; Petersburg's Stedman Elementary students talk about what they're thankful for this year.

A ballot measure that would repeal ranked choice voting in Alaska has narrowly failed; Skagway is considering a community land trust as a way to deal with the housing problem in the town; the Mitkof Mummers production of the Snow White Variety Show opens tonight in Petersburg.

Petersburg's Viking Swim Club hosted its annual meet, November Rain, this past weekend; Sitka's Fish and Game Advisory Committee sorted through proposals to change herring management in the area; the Alaska Department of Elections will finish their vote count today and start ranked choice tabulations for candidates with less than 50% of the vote.