Articles from the January 12, 2017 edition

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 By Jess Field    News    January 12, 2017

School district could lose rural funding

The Petersburg school board met Tuesday night to discuss the loss of federal secure rural school funding due to the program seemingly ending in 2017....

 
 By Jess Field    News    January 12, 2017

Chum release in Thomas Bay given green light

An application for an Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) permit alteration to release 40 million chum salmon in Thomas Bay brought forth by...

 
 By Jess Field    News    January 12, 2017

Black and white image is a winner

Brian Lynch didn't have to hike up Petersburg Mountain or go aboard a vessel in search of his photo...

 

Yesterday's News

January 18, 1917 – The sixth ‘phone was added to Petersburg’s telephone system this week when Electrician Purinton connected up K. L. Stebe...

 

Bill to restore PFD cuts

JUNEAU (AP) – Bills that would restore the portion of Alaskans’ oil wealth checks that were cut by Gov. Bill Walker last year were filed Monday, ahe...

 

To the Editor:

Ice safety reminder To the Editor: Petersburg Search and Rescue would like to issue the following warning. The recent cold temperatures have caused...

 

Editorial: Murphy's Law hits during cold spell

We were warned that power to a 200 amp electrical service panel would eventually fail, so we planned to upgrade when we resurface the parking lot...

 

Correction:

Last week’s page one photo was provided by Jean Curry. The photo credit was not correctly stated....

 

Lost bags put former mayor in Ft. Lauderdale airport at time of shootings

A mechanical delay and lost luggage put former Petersburg mayor Dave Carlson and wife Celia at the...

 

Police reports

January 5 Suspicious activity was reported at the South Harbor parking lot. There was a parking issue at Haugen and S. Nordic Dr. January 6 There was...

 
 By Jess Field    Sports    January 12, 2017

Lady Vikings start conference play 2-0

The Lady Vikings basketball team traveled to Haines last weekend and ended up playing postponed...

 

British Columbia to clean up mine near Juneau

JUNEAU (AP) – Canadian officials say they will take action to prevent polluted water from a decades-old mine from entering the Taku River, a key s...

 

Fish Factor: Fishery advocates hope to dust off old fish habitats law

Fishery advocates are hoping for the speedy delivery of a letter to state lawmakers that asks them to dust off a law pertaining to fish habitats....

 
 By Jess Field    Sports    January 12, 2017

Vikings take two from Haines

The PHS boys' basketball team opened up conference play in Haines this week with two victories. The...

 

Alaska expected to lose 7,500 jobs in 2017

KETCHIKAN (AP) – State analysts predict Alaska will lose thousands of jobs this year as it continues to deal with the effects of low oil prices. T...

 

Stork Report: First Baby of 2017

The first baby of 2017 was born to Lyman and Rachel Hudson on January 6 at the University of...

 

Lost bags put former Petersburg mayor in Ft. Lauderdale airport at time of shootings

A mechanical delay and lost luggage put former Petersburg mayor Dave Carlson and wife Celia at the... Full story

 

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