Alaska's Trust Land Office is planning to sell dozens of parcels of waterfront property on Mitkof Island in the next couple of years; a clash between public access and private property results in a lawsuit in Anchorage; SNAP applications have a huge backlog, but steps are being taken to streamline the process.

Hikers in Petersburg will be getting a crosswalk at the base of Raven's Roost trail; Juneau's busy tourist season is slowing cell service and officials are considering expanding public wifi in response; Sitka is renegotiating its airport lease with the state and some of the state's proposed terms are giving assembly members pause.

Researchers are looking at ways to reduce the number of Chinook salmon scooped up as bycatch in trawl nets; Southeast communities felt the shudder of 2 earthquakes last Friday night; the Petersburg Hospital Board looked at whether or not to continue to host Kinderskog and other youth programs last week, they'll make a decision at their next meeting.

New date from the Alaska Department of Labor suggests the large number of unfilled jobs in the state is related to demographics; the Ketchikan Wellness Coalition was awarded a federal grant to combat the rising rates of teen drug use in Ketchikan; a trio of musicians from around the world will be performing in Petersburg, part of an ongoing project called Lyric and Spirit.

Governor Dunleavy's energy security task force released a draft of their statewide energy plan; US Interior Secretary Deb Haaland spent a day in Anchorage listening to Native boarding school survivors, part of he Road to Healing tour; kids with Petersburg's Devil's Thumb Shooters competed in a marksmanship tournament in Juneau earlier this month.

Petersburg Emergency personnel responded to a vehicle fire early this morning; climate changes brings longer growing seasons to Alaska farmers, but challenges as well; Petersburg's Viking Swim Club took home dozens of medals from their meet in Sitka this weekend.

The Petersburg Hospital Board will discuss its pilot childcare program at its monthly meeting, and decide whether the program will continue; Alaska Marine Highway System officials kicked off a 20-year plan for rebuilding and modernizing Alaska's Marine Haighway; the US Department of Health and Human Services has awarded Alaska more than $19 million for Alaskans facing high energy costs.

An international human rights commission has found that mining practices in British Columbia could violate the fundamental human rights of communities and tribes in Southeast Alaska; Central Southeast has a record moose hunt; WAVE, or Working Against Violence for Everyone, is looking to restart its safe house program in Petersburg

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council takes a step to cap chum salmon bycatch for the pollock trawl fishery; Mary Peltola addressed the Alaska Federation of Natives in Anchorage over the weekend; a conversation with Petersburg wrestling coach James Valentine about last weekend's meet in Juneau.

Petersburg's nursing home receives top honors for quality care; Alaska's two Republican Senators provided their yearly reports to the Alaska Federation of Natives convention, though neither were physically present; the story of a golden retriever who survived for more than two months lost in the wilderness.