Articles from the May 24, 2012 edition
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City Council discusses utility rate hike
The City Council on Monday voted to draft an ordinance adopting a new utility rate hike for water, wastewater and sewer services. An outside...
Fire House dedicated during Little Norway Festival
Community members flocked on Saturday to the grand opening of the new fire hall. The recently comple...
Yesterday’s News
May 26, 1982 - Salmon fishermen in southern Southeastern Alaska can expect to find bright red 7/8 inch diameter plastic disc tags on some adult pink...
Salmon derby starts Friday; no tagged fish this year
The 31st Annual Petersburg Chamber of Commerce King Salmon Derby gets underway this Friday morning at 7 a.m. The derby continues through the Memorial...
Petersburg Community Foundation names grant recipients
The Petersburg Community Foundation on Saturday awarded $7,000 in competitive grants to local...
Letters to the editor
Sense of irony noted To the Editor: I noted with a sense of irony the listing of several of the City of Petersburg’s witnesses to be called at the u...
Police reports
May 16 Officers issued a warning for an inoperable taillight at the South Harbor. Mark Coonrad, 33, was cited for driving 62 mph in a 50 mph zone....
Courts
May 22 Cocoa Fudge entered a plea of not guilty in Superior Court on charges of failure to appear. The court ordered that she pay an additional...
Vikings go to State, relay team shatters school record
The two-day Track and Field State Championship was held last weekend at Lathrop High School in...
Vikings host Region V baseball Championships
After a weekend of games in Juneau where they lost one and won the next two, the Vikings host the Region V Baseball Championship. Tournament games...
Mayfest softball tourney champs
Eli’s Building Repair were the 2012 Eric Corl memorial softball tournament champions. Back: Stew V...
Alaska Supreme Court orders interim redistricting plan
A divided Alaska Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered an interim redistricting plan due to the fast-approaching 2012 elections. This action prompted the...
LBC to hold public hearings on Borough issue
The Local Boundary Commission will hold a series of public meetings to discuss the proposed Petersburg City dissolution and Borough Incorporation....
Submarining students
These Middle School students, (l to r) Emma Chase, Sydnie Guthrie, Mariah Taylor, have been working...
Fish Factor
The value of Alaska fishing permits has see-sawed over the past year with Cook Inlet prices heading upwards and Bristol Bay on the down side. “Cook I...
Chaney, Wilson to wed
Rachel Chaney and John Freese Wilson, both of Eagle Creek, Ore., are pleased to announce their...
Little Norway Festival winners
Even organizers are calling the 2012 Little Norway Festival a success. The Scandinavian Style Show a...
Petersburg golfers win at Muskeg tournament
A group of Petersburg golfers seized the day last weekend as three teams from the borough took the top spots at the Bobs’ IGA 9-hole scramble at M...
Spooked moose endures long swim
Kupreanof resident Doug Leen first observed this moose swimming across the Narrows from Petersburg...
Fish and Game cautions not to pick up deer fawns
With spring upon us, and the weather slowly improving, more and more people will be heading outdoors to recreate. Undoubtedly, some people will come a...
School news
First Lady Michelle Obama will speak at Oregon State University’s 2012 commencement ceremony, on Sunday, June 17, in Reser Stadium on the OSU c...
