As of Tuesday, single-use plastic bags will no longer be allowed in Unalaska. The city council unanimously passed the ban in August after six months of discussions and overwhelming public support.
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Purchase finalized: PenAir now officially a part of Ravn Air Group
A snag in the transition caused concern in the community of St. Paul last week that flight service to could be interrupted until February. According Ravn, a solution has been found, and service to the remote Pribilof community will continue uninterrupted.
Dutch Harbor remains nation’s top port for 21st consecutive year
According to an annual NOAA Fisheries report released Thursday, the Port of Dutch Harbor led the nation with 769 million pounds of seafood landed in 2017, worth $173 million.
Unalaska OKs trial program to employ prison inmates at fish plant
Unalaska City Council’s five-to-one vote overturned last month’s narrow rejection of the program, authorizing a “trial run” for four inmates to live and work at the UniSea fish processing plant.
Unalaska City Council rejects proposal to employ inmates at fish plant — for now
A proposal from the state’s Department of Corrections would allow four inmates to work at an Unalaska fish processing plant. The resolution could still pass if the Unalaska City Council revisits the issue.
Watch: humpback whale freed from entanglement in Unalaska Bay
Unalaskans helped to free a humpback whale last weekend after it was caught in fishing lines and buoys in Unalaska Bay.
Aleutian school in danger of shutting down
To get full funding, each Alaska school needs at least 10 students. But at the Yakov E. Netsvetov school in Atka, there are only six — meaning this could be the school’s final year.
Citing pilot shortage, PenAir reduces flights from Anchorage to St. Paul and Dillingham
Starting Oct. 1, the airline will fly between St. Paul and Anchorage three times per week instead of four — and between Dillingham and Anchorage two times per day instead of three.
Drone survey underway to gauge Unalaska’s salmon populations
The goal is to estimate the size of the island’s largely unmonitored fish populations.
PenAir trustee promises no flight interruptions during sale of airline
A federal judge has ordered that one of Southwest Alaska’s largest airlines be auctioned off this October — more than a year after the company filed for bankruptcy protection.