Articles from the March 1, 2012 edition
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Boundary commission releases recommendation
A report released last week by the Local Boundary Commission (LBC) regarding the petition for the City of Petersburg to dissolve and become a borough,...
Deconstructing history
Silas Flor (left) and Chris Bearly clear away the last of chimney at the Lutheran Church on Monday....
Yesterday's News
March 3, 1982 - The “Jaws of Life” was recently purchased by the Petersburg Volunteer Fire...
USCGC Elderberry goes in for repairs
The USCGC Elderberry is currently at the Base Support Unit Ketchikan Marine Ways for a 12-week, dry...
City manager reports North Harbor project is green-lighted, and other projects in the works
The Governor's 2013 budget will include $3.5 million for the North Harbor Replacement as well as $3.4 million for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...
Letters to the Editor
Field inventories needed To the Editor: The Tongass Land and Resource Management Plan FEIS of 1-23-2008 provides for the sustainability of the...
Peggy’s Corner of the House
The buzz in the hallways, here at the capital, is all about Education funding. We all recognize...
Police Reports
Feb. 22 - Caller asked for a welfare check on S. Nordic. Caller reported a vehicle hit a dog and then left the scene on S. 2nd St. Feb. 23 - Officers...
Court Reports
Feb. 23 - Judge William Carey heard testimony from Parole Officer Marylee Cassell Quinto in an evidentiary hearing regarding visitation rights of...
Guest Editorial
Alaska’s current petroleum tax system, Alaska’s Clear and Equitable Share (or ACES, for short), was an ill-conceived policy pushed through by...
Murkowski says 'ANWR will happen' — but not soon
JUNEAU (AP) — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Thursday that drilling will happen in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, but people shouldn't hold the...
Knitting group
Using donated yarn, these ladies made blankets, scarves, caps, mittens and slippers for children at...
Petersburg and Wrangell residents asked about bio fuels
Last week, residents with a landline received an automated phone call asking them about their interest in bio fuels — an alternative form of energy...
Trident expands ice-making capacity
Trident Seafoods in Petersburg may be the smallest of the three seafood processors, but it has the largest fleet. And that fleet has a high demand...
Drug dog visits schools unannounced
At the regular Petersburg School Board meeting Feb. 21, Superintendent of Schools, Robert Thomason reported that Justice, the drug dog visited the...
Biologist Lowell speaks on Etolin Island elk study
A lack of information about the elk on Etolin Island sparked a collaborative study between the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG) and the U.S....
Audubon says Sealaska targeting Tongass trees
ANCHORAGE (AP) — More than 12,000 acres of the Tongass National Forest's oldest and largest trees are being targeted for logging under a bill that...
State Senator proposes redistricting board change
JUNEAU (AP) — The board that redraws Alaska's political boundaries would be comprised of five Republicans, five Democrats and four people not...
Fish Factor
State fishery managers project a lower Alaska salmon harvest this year, due to an expected decrease in those hard to predict pinks. The total catch...
Beverley Jean (Reid) Coleman, 59
Beverley Jean (Reid) Coleman, born April 8, 1952 lost her battle with cancer on February 16, 2012...
Keep Alaska Competitive predicts oil production's grim future
The Make Alaska Competitive Coalition claims Alaska's oil flow and production are in a slow rate of...