Articles from the August 9, 2012 edition
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City awards bid for police station design and plan
The City of Petersburg awarded Jensen, Yorba and Lott, Inc. with the bid for the design and plan development of the Petersburg Police Department and... Full story
City discusses funding options for Reid property purchase
The Petersburg City Council discussed five funding options for the acquisition of the Reid Marine Property in Scow Bay. Option one includes raising... Full story
Candidates needed for upcoming vacant seats
Candidate filings for local board positions are very low for this election term. “We only have one person, so far, that has filed for a city...
Profile portrait
This humpback’s baleen plates are distinctly displayed in this profile view during a lunge...
Yesterday's News
August 6, 1992 - Roald and Jeannie Norheim recently returned from a 10-day trip to Norway, where they were reunited with more than 200 other Norheims...
First Friday art walk a big success
It may have been raining, but it did not keep people away from the First Friday Artist Walk. The...
Fuglvog to be released from prison
JUNEAU (AP) — A former fisheries aide to Sen. Lisa Murkowski, convicted of falsifying his own fishing records, is scheduled for release from prison...
To the Editor
Workers appreciated To the Editor: It is hard to believe Fall is on the horizon, so before Summer has completely faded into memory I would like to...
Guest Editorial
Make no mistake, the Coastal Zone Planning Initiative that will appear on this August’s Primary Ballot, as Proposition 2 is very different from the...
Police reports
August 1 Trucks reported using airbrakes and keeping residents awake on Haugen Drive. Theft of fuel from a boat at South Harbor was reported....
Courts
August 2 David Lee Braman, 41, appeared before Magistrate Desiree Burrell for an arraignment on three counts of fourth degree assault. Ronald A....
Ocean Beauty workers improve Hungry Point Trail
Workers from Ocean Beauty Seafood took time to help Petersburg Parks and Recreation by improving...
Manager saves $20,000 in annual labor and benefit costs
Petersburg City Manager, Stephen Giesbrecht, along with City of Petersburg department heads will evaluate existing positions in the City as they...
Parks and Rec receives $1,500 anti-litter grant
Petersburg Parks and Recreation Department received a $1,500 grant from Alaskans for Litter...
Fish Factor
Kodiak fishermen are a happy lot, but they are also anxious about the future of their industry. Those are some of the early findings of an ongoing...
Jacquelene Marie Carli Loucks, 58
Jackie Loucks was born in February, 1954 in Toronto, Canada, the youngest of six kids. She was... Full story
The search begins for Kalla Skrøvseth paintings
Marta Elise Skrøvseth Havdal, niece of Norwegian artist Kalla Skrøvseth, arrived in Petersburg wit...