Articles from the March 29, 2018 edition
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PMC to invite CEO final candidates to town
The Petersburg Medical Center Board of Directors decided last week it would invite the finalists for the CEO position to town likely in mid-April....
Triem ordered to pay $99,000 to Alaska Airlines counsel
Superior Court Judge William Carey ordered Petersburg Attorney Fred Triem to pay $99,159.02 to Alaska Airlines counsel Davis, Wright, Tremaine LLP to...
PHS baseball looking to junior, sophomores
Baseball is back, despite a thick layer of ice covering the diamonds in Petersburg. The Viking high school tteam has practiced in the gym for about a...
Yesterday's News
March 29, 1918 Mrs. K.L. Steberg, treasurer of the school board, received this week from the governor’s office a check on the territorial treasury f...
Tourism outlook shows increase in visitors
The outlook for tourism in Petersburg this summer is showing an increase in cruise ship passengers,...
PMP&L building to finish in May
The sweeping remodel of the power and light building in Petersburg is on schedule to finish at the start of May, but there were several changes to...
To the Editor
You deal poison, you get locked up To the Editor: I would like to congratulate our police chief, his officers and staff and all the agencies that...
AK House votes for full dividend this year
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – The Alaska House on Monday voted to pay out a full Alaska Permanent Fund dividend this year, but residents shouldn't start t...
ADFG thinks Chinook numbers in Taku may be overestimated
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – The Alaska Department of Fish and Game said it has been overestimating how many Chinook and sockeye salmon make it up the Taku R...
Police Report
March 21 — Officers responded to a disturbance report on North Nordic Drive. There was a loud verbal argument only and no evidence of criminal a...
Court report
March 1 — Judge Magistrate Burrell allowed the vehicle theft charges against Ronald Wallen to be reduced to attempted vehicle theft. Trial was set f...
Local man to be named Elks national president
A Petersburg man is slated to be named national president of a storied fraternal organization that...
Wrangell SEARHC-hospital partnership to be explored further
WRANGELL — The Wrangell Borough Assembly in a special meeting last week adopted a letter outlining its intent to potentially partner up with S...
School safety big focus at Wrangell board meeting
WRANGELL — Safety was the watchword of last week’s meeting of the Wrangell Public School Board, with parents and staff alike weighing in on sec...
Alaska February jobs down 2,300 from 2017
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – State labor officials say Alaska lost about 2,300 jobs in February compared to the same month last year. Total employment f...
Fish Factor: At start of halibut opener March 24 federal fishery managers announced commercial catches for Alaska will be down 10 percent
Pacific halibut catches for 2018 won’t decline as severely as initially feared, but the fishery faces headwinds from several directions. Federal f...
Wrangell Assembly approves new water plant
WRANGELL — In a special meeting of the City and Borough Assembly on March 15, members finally moved ahead toward replacing Wrangell’s water tre...
Students dive into Tlingit culture for Gold Award project
About a dozen people recently spent a day learning about Tlingit culture at Sandy Beach Park, as...
King salmon sport fishery closed down across the board starting Sunday
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced Thursday the extent of its king salmon sport... Full story
