KFSK Midday Magazine

Employees are temporarily moving out of the Petersburg Ranger District offices downtown so that the building can be renovated; last week Ketchikan honored 42-year-old Sean Griffin, the long-time pubic works employee who dies in a landslide on August 25; a conversation with candidate for Petersburg Borough Assembly, Marc Martinsen.

A conversation with incumbent candidate for Petersburg Borough Assembly Thomas Fine-Walsh; Kotzebue's commercial salmon fishery is facing a 30-year low after years of record high returns; a commentary from Avery Herrman-Sakamoto thanking those who helped with the Petersburg and Wrangell Journey to Celebration.

Administrators of Petersburg's deteriorating hospital are turning to federal lawmakers for assistance in funding a replacement facility; cases of whooping cough are up in Juneau; the siblings of a man who was shot and killed by law enforcement in Juneau last month say they're still waiting for answers.

Wrangell police arrested a woman yesterday for allegedly stabbing a man in the chest; a new program in Gustavus will provide residents with money for heat pumps; Petersburg hosted the first high school cross country meet of the season last weekend.

A large landslide in Ketchikan killed one person and destroyed several houses Sunday night; Southeast Alaska's king salmon sport fishery is closed, effective today; Petersburg's tribe announced earlier this month it had bought two hospitality businesses, the Tides Inn and Highliner Car Rental.

Longtime Petersburg teacher Jill Lenhard is returning to the district this fall under complicated circumstances; Alaska's congressional delegation wants President Biden to intervene in Canadian transboundary mining upstream of several Southeast Alaska rivers; federal dollars are available to help Alaska businesses in rural areas make improvements in energy efficiency.

An interview with Petersburg's new fourth grade teacher, Alice Williams; a driver in Sitka hit to out-of-town visitors this week; Petersburg's Rotary Club held it's annual rubber duck race fundraiser last weekend.

The filing period for Petersburg's municipal election is closed, with 15 candidates running for eleven of the 14 open seats; Wrangell plans to replace a remote dock that's deteriorating, but no one has bid on the project; a conversation with Petersburg's new second grade teacher, Noelle Bell.

A coalition of Southeast Alaska tribes want to pause the reopening of a large gold and silver mine near the Canadian border; the filing deadline for Petersburg's municipal election is today, and so far 13 people have filed for 9 seats on various borough boards; Southeast Alaska fisherman can apply for relief funding from the disastrous 2020 salmon season - the first deadline is August 24.

A look at candidates who have filed for Petersburg's municipal election, ahead of tomorrow's filing deadline; Petersburg's Borough Assembly is scheduled to vote whether to sign a letter opposing endangered species protections for king salmon; last year's court ruling ordering the closure of commercial king salmon trolling in Southeast Alaska has been lifted.