Articles from the July 28, 2016 edition
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Historic USFS vessel up for lease
In 1925, the M/V Chugach launched in Seattle and it ended up being the last wooden ranger boat used... Full story
U.S. Senator stops for meet and greet
Around 35 locals turned out to hear U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski speak Tuesday night at the Sons of... Full story
Montana man rows into town
When a person is rowing a freshly licensed, hand-constructed 16-foot boat from Washington to... Full story
Yesterday's News
July 29, 1916 – Captain Bert Haug and crew of the Mildred are reported to have seined 155,000 salmon within less than two weeks, the fish being brough...
Police reports
The Petersburg Police Department has revised their media reporting system. The following information is printed from the report provided by the...
Courts
July 25 McKinley Ward appeared before Superior Court Judge Carey for an arraignment. The court entered a not guilty plea on the defendant’s behalf f...
Hopeful marijuana cultivator awaits opt-out vote
Gary Morgan is an electrician for Power and Light. He is a borough employee, who doesn't smoke marij...
Letters to the Editor
Everyone is welcome To the Editor: Landscaping has been ongoing at the Public Library this summer and I have heard people ask, “How can they spend s...
Rotary district governor visits local club
A busy year for the Petersburg Rotary Club continued last week with district representatives...
Some Alaska Sanders delegates to support Clinton in November
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – Several Alaska delegates who have supported Bernie Sanders for president said Monday that they will vote for presumptive D...
Former resident publishes poetry book
The gray days in Petersburg were a little too much for Mindy Rice to live with year round, but she...
Obituary, Molly Patricia Judge Parks
Molly Patricia Judge Parks was born in Ketchikan, Alaska and graduated from Petersburg High School... Full story
Alaska parental notification abortion law struck down
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – The Alaska Supreme Court on Friday struck down a state law requiring parental notification for girls under age 18 seeking a...
Obituary,Bill Overdorff
Bill Overdorff died suddenly on July 22, 2016 in Brownsville, OR, one week short of his 84th... Full story
Coast Guard: 46 abandon ship in Alaska waters, await rescue
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Forty-six people have abandoned a sinking fishing vessel in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands The Coast Guard says all 46 donned sur...
Bearfest bringing chef in addition to researchers
WRANGELL – Events for the 7th Annual Bearfest are already underway, with the first two workshops a...
Water tanks full, state of crisis continues
WRANGEL – Though a crisis in the local water supply has subsided, Wrangell remains in a state of conservation through most of the rest of summer. T...
Obituary, Diane Marie (Lund) Forde, 73
Diane Marie (Lund) Forde, 73, died peacefully at home in Mukilteo, Washington on July 12, 2016... Full story
Stork report
Margo Amelia Stanton Gregor was born to Jeigh and Lea Stanton Gregor on April 16, 2016. She weighed 9lbs. 11oz....
