Articles from the April 19, 2012 edition
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City Council approves plans for the nearly $1.4 million Water Treatment Plant project
Petersburg City Council on Monday unanimously approved ASCR McGraw Constructors of Sitka, the bid of $1,395,800 for phase 3 of the Water Treatment...
Capital budget project meets with controversy
A dozen proposed capital budget projects were promised funding at the close of the 27th Alaska Legislature, but only one is wrapped in controversy....
Yesterday’s News
April 7, 1982 - The Alaska Department of Fish and Game reported that 4,260 tons of herring were...
Sitka herring closes at 47% of prediction
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced April 12 that the Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery closed for the remainder of the 2012 season....
Romiad teardown
Rock-N-Road started to remove the Romiad building on Monday to make way for construction of the new...
Peggy's Corner of the House
Hello once more from Alaska’s capitol. Well, the 90 day session Legislature came to an end s...
To The Editor
Apparently we’re wealthy? To the Editor: It should give us all a comforting feeling to know that we live in a community so wealthy that we can pay s...
Police Reports
April 11 Casey A. Menish, 17 was cited for failure to stop at a stop sign at 3rd and Excel streets. Police investigated a burn permit violation on N....
Court Reports
April 12 Lori Ennen entered a plea of guilty in district court to the charge of illegal camping. The court fined Ennen $25. Ricardo Vasquez entered a...
Vikings top the field in hurdles and jumps
The Vikings track and field team returned to Ketchikan last weekend for the second meet of the...
Vikings go two and one in season opener
Vikings baseball hosted a season opening series against Thunder Mountain, Craig and Wrangell over...
City files response over redistricting
Petersburg's attorney on Monday filed a response in Superior Court regarding the city's inclusion into the newly formed House District 32. “Today, w...
Reducing whale bycatch
Thursday, April 19, 7 p.m. in the council chambers, Kate Wynne will discuss methods of reducing encounters between whales and net fishing gear. Wynne...
Schwartz, Wong wed
The parents of Erin Schwartz of Petersburg and Robert Wong of Watsonville, Calif., are pleased to...
Harold Peppers, 78
Harold Peppers, 78, passed away April 16, 2012 at the Petersburg Medical Center. His best friend...
Mary Alice Longworth, 93
Mary Alice Longworth, 93, passed away peacefully at Mt. View Manor on April 12, 2012, in the...
City Manager's report: Construction projects are making progress
City Manager Steve Giesbrecht focused on the many downtown and harbor construction projects that are underway this spring and summer in his report to...