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Emergency listing sought for Prince of Wales Island wolves

ANCHORAGE — Six conservation groups have asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to use an emergency endangered…

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Fishermen get hands-on with marketing their harvest

From Sitka to Kodiak, small, independent commercial fishermen are taking an increasingly hands-on role in marketing their own…

Prices low, but Sitka herring catch strong

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Prices low, but Sitka herring catch strong

The 2014 Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery wrapped up last weekend with the fleet of 48 seiners…

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Sitka writer speaks

Sitka writer Brendan Jones presents “Being an Alaskan Writer in a New York Industry” at 6 p.m. March…

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Deadline extended for art and writing contest

The deadline has been extended to Jan. 18 for the Alaska Statewide Youth Art & Writing Competition. Open…

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Samuel Walden von Rekowski

Samuel Walden von Rekowski was born at 3:27 a.m. Oct. 9, 2013, at South Peninsula Hospital to Kate…

Chris Bernard stands beside a Haida totem pole at Sitka National Historical Park on visit to Alaska while researching his book. -Photo by Kim  Bernard

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New Alaska book tells story of Alaskans 100 years apart

Publishers Weekly calls C.B. Bernard’s “Chasing Alaska: A Portrait of the Last Frontier Then and Now” a travel…

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Thanks for HCOA scholarship

I would like to thank the Homer Council on the Arts for awarding me a scholarship. Music is…

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Gift makes arts camp possible

I would like to thank the Homer Council on the Arts for the generous scholarship I was awarded…

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Fishing vessels wanted for energy audit pilot project

The Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation is seeking vessel owners for a fishing vessel energy audit pilot program. The…

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Invasive species bill advances in House

A bill requiring the state to create a rapid response and management plan to deal with invasive aquatic…

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Surfing film to show again Dec. 1 at Homer Theatre

“Alaska Sessions,” a film about a month-long surfing trip from Sitka to Homer, shows again at 1 p.m.…