Articles from the August 22, 2013 edition
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PPD bust pot grow house
The Petersburg Police Department and other law enforcement officials took down a commercial marijuana grow operation last month. An official from PPD... Full story
Petersburg schools ranked among best in the state
Petersburg District Schools are ranked in the top 10 across the state and in the top 7 in Southeast Alaska after the Alaska Department of... Full story
Petersburg consumers to shop another sales tax-free day
The Petersbug Borough Assembly approved a sales tax-free day scheduled for Saturday, October 5. Assembly member Susan Flint said sales tax revenues... Full story
Community hopes to save historic cannery in Kake
KAKE (AP) — The southeast Alaska community of Kake is trying to save its historic Keku Cannery. The cannery was named one of the nation's most e...
Yesterday's News
August 16, 1913 – From Bellingham comes the news that a few days ago when the run of sockeyes was on, cannery tenders had a great deal of trouble i...
No outside help with dangerous sea lion
The Petersburg Borough continues to deal with an aggressive sea lion that’s been bothering people i...
Planning and Zoning to resolve long standing zoning citation
The Petersburg Planning Commission is writing a letter urging Richard Burrell to remove commercial and storage items from his residential property....
To the Editor
Schools are scrambling To the Editor: Back to school is always an exciting time. In Alaska, every one of our 53 school districts and school staffs hav...
Police reports
August 14 A caller reported a vehicle abandoned for a couple months with expired tags. A caller reported the theft of a laptop at the Thorstenson Buil...
Wrangell Hunter takes first place in national contest with 45 year-old antlers
It was during a typical cold Southeast Alaskan November day in 1968 when Felix Villarma tied his...
Borough Assembly considers public board and committee dissolution
As Petersburg continues to iron out its borough formation, the assembly will decide which committees and boards to dissolve or keep active. Boards to...
USFS dismisses daycare operator's citation, fine
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski intervened on behalf a Wrangell daycare operator after a US Forest Service officer issued her a citation in July for...
Romney goes fishing near Petersburg
KETCHIKAN (AP) — Mitt Romney spent some time in southeast Alaska fishing for trout and chatting up his fishing guide. The Ketchikan Daily News r...
Mechanical issue cancels Alaska cruise, 4 others
JUNEAU (AP) — Celebrity Cruises announced Tuesday it was cancelling the remainder of a seven-night cruise to Alaska, plus four additional cruises, a...
Middle School and High School registration
Middle School Registration: 8th graders, Mon., August 26 from 8am-11:30 am and Noon-3:30 pm; 7th graders, Tues., August 27 from 8 am-11:30 am and...
Fish Factor
The more fishermen who volunteer their vessels to field test new electronic monitoring systems (EMS), the faster the program will replace that extra...
Alaska Science Forum: An aurora detector in Petersburg
On cold winter nights long ago, Harvey Gilliland of Petersburg sometimes woke to the buzz of an alarm mounted on the wall of his kitchen. He kicked...
Home and Garden Edition, 2013
Designer-builder, sailor, skier and mountain climber, Dieter Klose, has best left his mark on Peters...
Home and Garden Edition, 2013
Rexanne Stafford isn’t planning on retirement just yet, but she did plan, and build, her own home f...