Uncertainty about next year’s spending by the state of Alaska is trickling down to local governments. Expecting spending cuts, Petersburg’s borough assembly voted against filling a vacant position in the police department — at least until a proposed state spending plan is unveiled later this month.
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Coast Guard searches for missing medevac plane near Kake
Guardian Flight has released the names of the three crew members aboard the medevac plane that went missing Tuesday night. The company says all three are based in Juneau.
Regional airline ends scheduled Juneau-Petersburg service
After just nine months, Island Air Express in Southeast Alaska is ending scheduled service between Petersburg and Juneau on Tuesday.
Furloughed U.S. Forest Service workers feel uncertain about the future
“It’s really an uncertain time,” says Carin Christensen, a part-time employee whose husband also works for the U.S. Forest Service. “We don’t know when we’re going back to work, how it will happen, you know, how this will get resolved.”
Winter salmon trolling starts slow in Southeast Alaska
From October through the end of December, winter trollers had caught only around 5,500 king salmon. That’s almost 2,000 fewer kings than last winter’s catch during the same time period.
Petersburg assembly votes down timber resolution
Petersburg’s borough assembly Monday voted down a resolution calling for a forensic audit of two Tongass National Forest timber sales. Back in May, the assembly also voted against sending a letter on lost revenue from the sales and the impact to Petersburg.