Articles from the March 27, 2014 edition
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Superintendent selection to be announced Friday
Two superintendent applicants toured Mitkof Island, Petersburg and visited with various community... Full story
Assembly moves forward with electric rate increase
The Petersburg Borough Assembly voted unanimously to increase electric rates by 4 percent over a two-year period. The rate increase comes after... Full story
Yesterday's News
March 28, 1914 – Recently, the Postmaster General approved an amendment to the parcel post regulations under which butter, eggs, fruits, vegetables a...
More than half of harvest limit fished from Sitka waters
Fisherman fishing the Sitka Sound Herring Sac Roe fishery harvested more than half of its guideline...
Petersburg rescuers assist Coast Guard with local rescue operation
Petersburg Search and Rescue members assisted U.S. Coast Guard personnel with the rescue of a Petersburg man after he went missing Monday evening. The...
Community participation doubles in this year's Losing BIG competition
Patti Steele won this year's Petersburg Parks and Recreation's Losing BIG Petersburg competition by...
State agencies seek public input
Commercial troll fishery public meeting to be held in Petersburg The Alaska Department of Fish and Game will hold commercial troll public meetings in...
Police reports
March 20 A caller reported a possibly intoxicated driver on Sing Lee Alley A caller reported a very young child walking alone on Haugen Drive. An offi...
Local scouts practice winter survival
Members of Petersburg Boy Scout Troop 24 slept in snow caves and igloos last week as they...
State dismisses "doggy jail" case
District Attorney Nick Polasky dismissed a case against Petersburg resident Martin Massin who local police charged with Theft and Criminal Trespass...
Fish Factor: A breakdown of last year's record breaking salmon catch numbers
Alaska’s salmon catch of 273 million salmon set a record last year – and so did the number of salmon returning home to state hatcheries. The 2013 Fis...
Courts
March 24 Anthony Sainz appeared before Superior Court Judge Carey for a sentencing hearing for Minor Consumption. The court sentenced the defendant...
Obituary, Gabrielle "Gaye" Kelly Nyberg, 62
Gaye was born April 26, 1951 to Millie Belshaw and Ed and Marie Reiger. She was raised in Portland,... Full story
Two Petersburg girls win writing competition
Two Petersburg students won awards in the Alaska Statewide Youth Art & Writing competition. Helen Martin, 8th grader at Mitkof Middle School, won...
Obamacare deadline March 31
Local healthcare consumers face an imminent deadline. After twice extending the deadline to sign up for a healthcare plan under the Patient...
Hospital submits budget as borough wide budget hearings begin
The Petersburg Medical Center submitted a balanced budget to the assembly earlier this month. The budget for fiscal year 2015 anticipates a net gain...
Petersburg family remembers Alaskan earthquake
Fifty years ago today, March 27, 1964 the largest U.S. earthquake ever recorded rocked southern Alas...
