Articles from the September 21, 2017 edition
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North End Ferry Authority seeks new ferry
The North End Ferry Authority in Prince of Wales, dogged by years of what executives call...
2017 PFD checks $1,100 each
The 2017 Alaska Permanent Fund checks will be $1,100. Eligible Alaskans can expect their checks to be disbursed on October 5. Last year the checks...
PMC board deliberates on relationship with Assembly
The hospital Board of Directors held a work session on Friday to further discuss its relationship with the Borough, to which it feels like the ugly...
Petersburg Fishing Report
King Salmon Due to conservation concerns, the retention of king salmon is prohibited in all Southeast Alaska salt waters, including the...
Yesterday's News
September 21, 1917 – The blue clay under the concrete foundation at the light and power plant having become soaked up during the recent heavy rains, t...
Citizens weigh in on water fluoridation
Registered voters in Petersburg will be asked if the city should keep fluoride in its city water supply, and citizens are ratcheting up their stance...
Harbor dredge study approved
The Petersburg Assembly approved a “groundbreaking” request from the harbormaster on Monday that gav...
Letters to The Editor
Fluoride used as rat poison To the Editor: Fluoride - originally used as rat poison still used in China as rat poison. Clearly marked on toothpaste...
Norway ambassador to visit
The United State Ambassador to Norway will be in Petersburg at the end of the month to talk about priorities in the Arctic, Jeigh Stanton Gregor...
Petersburg law enforcement weigh-in on ATV ballot
Voters in Petersburg are going to decide on October 3 whether off-highway vehicles should be allowed on most streets in town, prompting the question o...
20-year-old faces probation, $13,000 fine after 2015 shooting of bears
A man who pled guilty this week to illegally shooting two bears on Admiralty Island in 2015 was sentenced to $13,000 in fines guaranteed, one-year...
Police Report
Sept. 13 — Police investigated a theft. Extra patrols were requested on Woodrow Wilson Dr. A motor vehicle accident was reported on N. Nordic Dr. M...
Cross country vikings have strength in numbers
The Viking harriers continued their strong season in Sitka and in their final race before regions...
Hungry Alaska bears raid Ketchikan garbage
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — Hungry bears seeking garbage have been seen in much larger numbers than normal this year and five have been killed so far i...
State cuts and poor harvests hampering SE economy
With Southeast Conference wrapping up in Haines this morning, municipalities, businesses and individuals from around the region should have a better i...
Winning bidder wants Taku for Oregon hotel
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The winning bidder for Alaska’s ferry Taku wants to turn the 352-foot (107-meter) vessel into a waterfront hotel and res...
Activist recommends rafts for walruses due to declining sea ice
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – An environmental activist is calling on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reconsider placing anchored rafts in the o...
Group to discuss transboundary mining issues
WRANGELL — Three years after a major tailings dam failure in Canada’s British Columbia province, an environmental advocacy group will be meeting wit...
MMS runners
Chase Lister (Left) and Alysa Thomassen (right) both ran in the Mitkof Middle School Cross Country...
Alaska sees 26% drop in health insurance rates
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) _ Some of the highest insurance rates in the nation just got a little bit cheaper. Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield is the sole...
Fish Factor: The oceans are being viewed as the last economic frontier
A growing cluster of entrepreneurs is seeding prospects for Alaska’s new “blue economy” and it is attracting interest from around the world. Marin...
Bowhunter certification course
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) will be conducting a Bowhunter Education Course if enough individuals are interested. An NBEF / IBEP...
Alaska to pay $2.5M to settle claims about food program
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska will pay $2.5 million to the federal government to settle allegations of inaccurate reporting in the administration o...
Geneva Mary Christensen, 89
Geneva Mary Christensen, 89, died on August 29 in Seattle, Washington after a short illness. On... Full story
Dance fever
Joni and Camden Johnson dance at a concert performed by Gamble and the High Costa Living at the...