Articles from the January 22, 2015 edition
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Borough will bid on Papke's Land
The Assembly voted 5-1 to bid on land at Papke’s Landing in the winter auction of the Mental Health Trust Land Office. Assembly member Nancy Strand w... Full story
Icicle Seafoods is up for sale
Paine & Partners of San Francisco has announced the sale of Icicle Seafoods according to multiple news sources including Undercurrent.com and other... Full story
Judge affirms Borough's determination of Wrangell Ave. home as 'dangerous building'
On Jan. 16, Superior Court Judge Philip M. Pallenberg issued his decision affirming the Borough’s determination that a Wrangell Ave. home owned by K... Full story
Kake mayor pleas for local support for power intertie
Though many of the thirty individuals who showed up at the public meeting held last Wednesday to...
Yesterday's News
January 23, 1915 – An entirely new system of railroads in Alaska will have to be built, on the assumption that the pioneer builders who constructed t...
Worhatch ekes out Rain Game win
Max Worhatch IV is this year’s Chamber of Commerce Rain Game winner with a guess of 115.75 inches. The total reported precipitation by NOAA for 2...
To the Editor
Superintendent groundhog day To the Editor: On Thursday, Jan. 8 I attended the Petersburg School Board meeting. The school board decided, along with...
Police reports
January 14 An officer responded to a report of an individual yelling for help. The officer found the individual was ok. A caller reported an...
School board approves outside Superintendent hiring process
The Petersburg School Board approved a new search proposal with the Alaska Association of School Boards (AASB) to conduct a search for a new PSD...
Tribal Council election results
The Petersburg Indian Association held elections Jan. 12 to elect five Tribal Council positions. Barry Morrison was elected to serve as board...
Courts
January 20 Brian Newman appeared before Magistrate Judge Desiree Burrell for an arraignment. The defendant is charged with Unlawful Storage of...
2015 Rotary exchange student headed to Thailand
Jasmine Ieremia will be spending the 2015-16 school year abroad in Thailand. The Petersburg High...
School board approves boiler replacement, teacher training day
The Petersburg School Board unanimously approved Tuesday night a $69,350 bid to replace a boiler in the middle school. Ketchikan Mechanical Incorporat...
Vikings lose in overtime during two close games
The Petersburg Vikings fell to the Sitka Wolves last weekend after two tough games that both went...
Areawide parking regulations ordinance moves forward
After some discussion about the jurisdiction of two new sections of a municipal code governing parking regulations, the Borough Assembly voted...
Legislators pursue herbicide issue
According to Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht’s report to the Assembly, the ad hoc committee formed to investigate possible local action regarding s...
Correction:
The Price Comparison chart on page 16 of last week’s paper referred to Petro and reflected pricing offered by Petro Express for gasoline and diesel f...
Patteson elected to serve as local Auxiliary commander
Richard Patteson was selected to serve as the Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla Commander for Petersburg for the next two years at the Change of Watch...
Investigation continues in death of Kake pedestrian
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) _ Alaska State Troopers are continuing to investigate the death of a man who was struck in November by a vehicle in a small...
Jury: Negligent homicide conviction in Alaska commercial diving death
KETCHIKAN (AP) — Jurors in Alaska have found a commercial fisherman guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the death of a Kansas diver who died w...
Laying out the zine
Liam Demko arranges copies of the first issue of "3010 Znne," a locally made zine produced by teens...
Fish Factor: Seafood marketers ready to spend money worldwide to promote Alaska salmon
Alaska seafood marketers are ramping up promotions and bankrolling a global $1 million media blitz to counteract a tough sockeye salmon market....
