KFSK Midday Magazine

The Alaska Department of Revenue announced today that this year's Permanent Fund Dividend will be about $1,700; a look at Petersburg's response to the problem of bears in residential garbage; the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida will use federal money to expand composting programs in Petersburg and across Southeast Alaska.

Fourteen residents revived Petersburg's U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary last week; Bartlett Regional Hospital's Rainforest Recovery Center in Juneau is closing permanently next week; Petersburg hosted its middle school cross country invitational last weekend.

A New York state dance company will perform in Petersburg tonight; Ketchikan hosted a conference last week about seaweed farming; Juneau residents protested Gov. Mike Dunleavy's veto of a bill that would've expanded access to birth control.

The Tongass National Forest has a new online tool for subsistence users in Southeast Alaska; Repairs have been made to the break in the subsea fiber optic cable that took Sitka offline two weeks ago, but call and internet service may not be restored for a few days; the Petersburg Borough Assembly will vote whether to approve election officials for the October 1 municipal election at tonight's meeting.

Incumbent Library Board member Alec McMurren is running for relection; Juneauites are trying to figure out how to live alongside bears; Petersburg artists are showcasing landscape-inspired pieces for the annual Annabelle Baker Memorial Art Show.

A conversation with incumbent candidate for Petersburg Library Board, Gina Esposito; Alaska's population is shrinking, partly because fewer people are moving to the state than in the past; the Peterburg high school swim team hosted the region's first meet of the season this past weekend.

Incumbent John Jensen filed as a write-in candidate for the Petersburg Planning Commission yesterday afternoon; cyberattacks across Alaska have prompted many public entities to increase digital security measures - and Petersburg Medical Center is among them; a conversation with candidate for Petersburg Library Board, Julie Spigelmyre.

The Petersburg School Board meets tonight and will start a practice of reviewing policies in the school board manual; the Juneau Police Department is expecting to release body camera footage this week of a deadly July shooting in the city; a conversation with incumbent candidate for Petersburg Borough Assembly, Bob Lynn.

Ketchikan's Police Chief has agreed to resign in exchange for dropped assault charges against him; the Alaska Democratic Party is asking a judge to kick a convicted felon off this November's general election ballot; a conversation with candidate for Petersburg Borough Assembly, Tony Vinson.

A conversation with candidate for Petersburg Borough Assembly, James Valentine; Petersburg middle-schoolers learn about science and culture during a week-long science camp.