St. Paul Island

St. Paul Island's new gas station is open 24/7 but no longer takes cash or checks

St. Paul Island's gas station went from five hours on weekday afternoons to open 24/7 on Tuesday. But the new pumps take only debit and credit cards.

by Alaska News1w ago2 min read

Tribal and federal crews tag about 1,300 fur seal pups on St. Paul and St. George

Tribal and federal crews on St. Paul and St. George tagged about 1,300 fur seal pups in September to track survival, and freed one pup from a rubber gasket.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Iḷisaġvik College wins approval for distance-learning Unangax̂ Studies certificate

Students on St. Paul Island and in other remote towns can now earn an accredited certificate in Unangam Tunuu, the Unangan language, without leaving home.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readFrom Sep 8

Aleut Corporation shareholders return all three incumbent directors over six challengers

Aleut Corporation shareholders reelected all three incumbent directors Saturday over six challengers at the annual meeting in Bellevue, Washington.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Follows: Nine candidates are running for three Aleut Corporation board seats

St. Paul seeks trail grant to replace staircases and resurface the Sledding Hill

St. Paul is applying for a state trail grant to replace stairs, improve gravel paths, and resurface Sledding Hill, with public comment due October 23.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min read

St. Paul schedules two open houses on harbor improvement plans

St. Paul received over $15 million in federal grants to renovate its aging harbor on St. Paul Island through summer 2030, improving safety and capacity at a key Pribilof maritime access point.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 18

Alzheimer's Association offers $50,000 grants for Tribal health programs' dementia work

Tribal health programs in Alaska can apply for $50,000 from the Alzheimer's Association to dedicate a staff member to dementia work. Applications close Nov. 10.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Doctoral student from Wales and Nome wins BSNC's Tim Towarak Memorial Scholarship

Aapiaq Cheryl Ongtowasruk, who grew up in Wales and Nome, won BSNC's $10,000 Tim Towarak scholarship for her doctoral work on intergenerational learning.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Southcentral Foundation sends a doctor to Nelson Lagoon and a dentist to St. Paul

Southcentral Foundation is sending a doctor to Nelson Lagoon October 5-7 and a dentist to St. Paul Island through October 15 as part of rotating clinics serving 55 rural villages.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

St. Paul Island tribe awarded $649,890 for math project for Pribilof students

The Aleut Community of St. Paul Island has a $649,890 federal grant for a gifted-and-talented math project for Pribilof School District students.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Global refinery disruptions widened fuel margins in 2026, and rural Alaska's barge fuel cost more

Galena's utility paid 29% more per gallon for this year's barge fuel, and St. Paul paid about $7.55. Summer's dip in oil prices came after the fuel was bought.

by Cale Green1mo ago4 min read

Saint Paul's harbor needs $90 million in work, and the city wants input

A 2021 study found Saint Paul's harbor needs over $90 million in work. Residents get two chances in October to shape what actually gets built.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

The snow crab limit is going up. There aren't more crab.

The Bering Sea snow crab catch limit would rise 13% this winter — not because there are more crab, but because scientists cut the safety margin in half.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

The state's analysis of Alaska's first crab hatchery says it would add little

Alaska's first crab hatchery wants a permit. The state's own analysis says the crab it releases would likely make no measurable difference to the fishery.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago5 min read

Managers want to double a halibut cap. Their own analysis warns against it.

Federal managers want to roughly double a halibut vessel cap in the Bering Sea, though their own analysis says it helps a few big boats at the fleet's expense.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min readFrom Sep 3

A tiny Bering Sea tribe runs its own healing court, from the island to Anchorage

A tiny tribe in the Bering Sea runs its own healing court for people facing addiction, and a federal grant will extend it to members who've moved to Anchorage.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

A toxic bloom killed fur seals off St. George with the highest saxitoxin level ever recorded in the species

A toxic bloom killed fur seals off St. George with the highest saxitoxin level ever recorded in the species. Tribal monitors get another year to track it.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

NOAA is still testing groundwater in the Pribilofs, decades after it left

NOAA is paying $186,644 to keep sampling groundwater in the Pribilofs, cleanup left over from 116 years of federal control of the fur seal harvest.

by Alaska News2mo ago2 min read

A remote Alaska island is paying $7.55 a gallon to heat its homes

A remote Alaska island is paying $7.55 a gallon for heat, plus an undisclosed city surcharge. The city blames Middle East conflict for the delivered price.

by Alaska News2mo ago2 min read

Cruise ships come to St. Paul as the island rebuilds after the crab crash

Five cruise ships are headed to St. Paul Island as the Unangax̂ community seeks new footing after its snow crab economy collapsed, leaving a $2.7M hole.

by Alaska News3mo ago1 min read

Full-time St. Paul Island homeowners can get replacement fuel tanks

St. Paul Island homeowners can now get free replacement heating fuel tanks through a new community program, limiting eligibility to full-time residents.

by Alaska News3mo ago1 min read

APIA cuts heating assistance 20% for 10 Aleutian and Pribilof communities

APIA is cutting heating assistance 20 percent for Alaska Native households in ten Aleutian and Pribilof communities in 2027 to stretch limited funding.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read

NMFS creates rodent detection dog exception to Pribilof dog ban

NMFS lifted a 50-year dog ban on the Pribilof Islands to allow certified rodent detection dogs to inspect vessels, protecting seal rookeries and subsistence harvests from invasive rodents.

by Maggie AlaskaNews4mo ago2 min read

North Pacific Fisheries Management Council limit golden king crab catch limits

We're you planning on eating all that crab on your plate? No no, I'm sorry, I'm not trying to be pushy or anything, I was just curious.

by Bill AlaskaNews4mo ago2 min read

Anchorage Assembly to vote on $1.35M in supportive housing grants

Five Anchorage nonprofits would split $1.35M for supportive housing on June 23. The pandemic-era funding clock is still ticking.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 4mo ago2 min read

St. Paul Island artists retell Kipling's 'White Seal' from Unangan perspective

Kipling wrote "The White Seal" about the Pribilof without Unangan voices. St. Paul artists are fixing that.

by Maggie AlaskaNews4mo ago2 min read