In Petersburg, a visiting artist is turning plastic pollution into art at the grade school. These exercises are designed to educate kids on the true costs of plastics on our planet.
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Electricity conservation still urged to refill Southeast hydro lakes
Both Wrangell and Petersburg ran diesel generators this winter to make up for dwindling hydro reservoirs in the midst of an ongoing drought.
Legislature considers plastic bag ban
The proposed bill would create a fine of 250 dollars for a first violation, 500 dollars for a second and 750 dollars for the third. If passed it would take effect in at the start of 2021.
Guardian Flight prepares to end search for missing plane crew
Air ambulance company Guardian Flight says it has not been able to find the three crew members who went missing after their plane crashed in Southeast Alaska in January.
Guardian Flight recovers crashed plane’s voice recorder
Air ambulance company Guardian Flight says it has recovered the cockpit voice recorder for its plane that crashed in Southeast Alaska’s Frederick Sound in late January.
Petersburg assembly waits on state budget, police job unfilled
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.
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.