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Subsistence fishing and the Alaska Ferry System have been hot topics in Southeast Alaska in recent weeks. Earlier this year, Southeast Senator and Sealaska Corporation Board President Albert Kookesh was one of three fishermen cited for overfishing their subsistence limits. Later, Kookesh and the other fishermen pleaded not guilty to the charges. The Angoon Democrat didn't stop there. He took his case to the recent Alaska Federation of Natives Conference in Anchorage and won overwhelming support. So much support, that the AFN created a War Chest Fund of $100,000 dollars in an effort to push for changes in subsistence management and enforcement. In the final segment of this three-part interview with KSTK's Tony Gorman, Senator Bert Stedman shares his thoughts about the subsistence situation as well as improving the Alaska Ferry System.

The WHS Volleyball team recently wrapped up its season at last weekend's Region V Tournament at Mt. Edgecumbe. The Lady Wolves competed in three matches before they were eliminated in the second round of the loser's bracket. KSTK's Tony Gorman reports.

The City of Angoon has been riding high for the past several months. Earlier this year, the municipality was able to beat out Wrangell and Petersburg in a random drawing to have the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission look at its application for a preliminary permit to study and develop hydropower at Ruth Lake. Last week, Angoon scored another victory when it was awarded the permit. The decision hasn't come without controversy. Petersburg announced, earlier this week, that it will appeal the decision. In the second part of an interview with KSTK's Tony Gorman, Senator Bert Stedman discusses what the decision means for Southeast Alaska.

With the legislative session months away, Senator Bert Stedman has been making his rounds throughout his district to get better idea of what projects he needs to bring to the forefront of the Senate. The Sitka Republican recently paid a visit to Wrangell to take a look at some of the borough's priorities for the next fiscal year and to discuss other issues within the district. In the first part of an interview with KSTK's Tony Gorman, Stedman talks about those priorities that were presented to him at a recent breakfast with the Wrangell Assembly and other local leaders and the possibility of an AK-BC Intertie.

Around 50 Wrangell residents gathered at the American Legion to honor past and present members of the military and their families during a Veterans' Day dinner Wednesday night. KSTK's Lisa Phu was at the Legion. She spoke with a few of Wrangell's veterans and found out what Veterans' Day means to some of them.