Budget cuts to Alaska’s state ferry system have made it harder for high school basketball teams to travel this season, school officials say.
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In Ketchikan, stranded passengers and striking workers as Alaska’s ferry system shuts down
There’s confusion and disappointment at Alaska’s marine terminals after a strike shut down the state ferry system.
Voting machine problems delay results for parts of Southeast
Problems with voting machines in Southeast mean final election results for House districts 35 and 36 won’t be known for a while. Machines in Craig, Klawock, Thorne Bay, Sitka, Kake, Haines, Hydaburg and Metlakatla experienced issues.
Southern Southeast scrap metal recycling to restart this spring
Eight Southeast Alaska communities will resume scrap metal recycling as early as this April. The Southeast Alaska Regional Solid Waste Authority is working with Waste Management, a large garbage removal and recycling business. The authority includes Petersburg, Wrangell, Craig, Klawock, Thorne Bay, Kasaan, Hydaburg and Coffman Cove. Petersburg Public Works Director Karl Hagerman said old…
Ask a Climatologist: “Astounding” new state temperature record for January
66 degrees at the Annette Island Airport on Sunday, January 14 is the state record for a high temperature anywhere in Alaska in the month of January.
Regulations liberalized in the Craig spawn-on-kelp fishery
It could be a good year for herring near Craig. But that doesn’t mean it’s a good year for commercial fishermen in the spawn-on-kelp pound fishery.
Congress boosts plans for new Craig boat harbor
A bill on its way to the president’s desk authorizes most of the money needed to build a new boat harbor in Craig. But the funding itself will wait for future congressional action.
Formline allows children to express themselves with traditional artform
The Alaska Native Sisterhood Association – or ANSA – wrapped up a three-day Native art class for Wrangell children Aug. 3. About 20 kids gathered to learn the traditional artform known as formline, the art of the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian tribes of Southeast Alaska.
Earthquake simulator to bring jolt of awareness to Southeast and Yukon
The ‘Quake Cottage,’ an earthquake simulator, is scheduled to visit 10 communities in Southeast Alaska and the Yukon for the first time ever this fall.
Gold Medal kicks off in Juneau
This year’s lineup includes teams from Hoonah, Kake, Craig, Haines, Wrangell, Hydaburg, Klukwan, Yakutat and Metlakatla.