Articles from the September 13, 2012 edition
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Chief Agner questions refusal to prosecute by DA
Police Chief Jim Agner told the Petersburg Rotary Club Wednesday that he believed cases involving persons on the lower socio-economic level are not... Full story
Master carver visits
Master carver Tommy Joseph poses near the Main Street totem poles which he carved for the city in...
Council has chosen a site for new Police Station
The Petersburg City Council chose a new home for the Police Department from six different sites Tuesday, Sept. 4. The land that has been selected... Full story
Yesterday's News
September 8, 1982 - It was a fluke that so many coho returned to Crystal Lake hatchery this early in the year, but it made about 75 people very happy....
SEAPA to study hydrogen production
The Southeast Alaska Power Agency is preparing a grant application to study the feasibility of hydrogen production and storage as an alternative to... Full story
Petersburg goes another round with vandals
The Petersburg gun range, near Papke’s Landing, recently was vandalized by gunfire. Petersburg R...
Letters to the editor
Last trip as Representative To the Editor: I have trips to Petersburg and Sitka coming up, this will likely be for the last time as the...
Editorial: Go to trial
After only one month on the job, Petersburg’s newly appointed Assistant District Attorney Nicholas Polasky is already facing criticism from P...
$10,000 reward offered for power outage vandals
A $10,000 reward is being offered by The Southeast Alaska Power Agency (‘SEAPA’) for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the van...
Police reports
September 5 A disabled vehicle was reported at 1200 Haugen Drive. September 6 A bicycle was abandoned in a ditch for two or three days on Wrangell...
Courts
September 11 Britt Charles Banry, 25, appeared before Magistrate Desiree Burrell for a representation hearing and arraignment. Banry changed his plea...
Art on first Friday is fun for all
Petersburg’s First Friday Art Walk was a great success and brought many into town to appreciate t...
Petersburg Child Care Center pleads for CIP placement
Petersburg Child Care Center board vice president, Kim Kilkenny asked the Petersburg City Council to place the organization on the Capital...
Council prioritizes capital improvements projects
Petersburg Police Station and North Harbor projects will stay at the top of the City Council’s list for state funding. During a work session of the P...
Trading Union sends donation to Wounded Warriors Program
The Trading Union worked hard over the last two months to support the Wounded Warrior Program. The...
Council approves feasibility study
A resolution to support the City of Petersburg’s application to the Alaska Energy Authority’s renewable energy fund to allow a feasibility study eva...
Petersburg team takes 12th in Klondike Road Relay
The Petersburg Smashanuskas finished 12th overall and eighth in their category in a field of 123 tea...
Cross Country Girls take 2nd in Craig
The Viking Cross Country team traveled to Craig over the weekend where the girls finished in second place. Petersburg's girls came in behind...
Petersburg old ‘Tent City’ goes to the dogs
It wasn’t quite raining cats and dogs, but it certainly was raining on Sunday at the opening of t...
Final change for the water and sewer reconstruction
The fourth and final change order for the water and sewer reconstruction project has been approved by the Petersburg City Council. This change...
Humpbacks feeding
Flocks of gulls surround a lunge-feeding humpback as he turns on his side, exposing his pectoral...
Forest Service mourns passing of district ranger
THORNE BAY — The Thorne Bay Ranger District is mourning the loss of District Ranger Kent N...
Fish Factor
As Alaska’s salmon season winds down, selling the bulk of the harvest gears up for seafood companies that purchased the pack. “This is the season for...
AK fisherman adrift in plastic fish bin survives
SITKA, (AP) — A southeast Alaska fisherman who spent a night adrift in a 4-by-4 foot plastic fish bin after his boat sank says he survived by g...
Fall brown bear season opens September 15th, 2012
(Sitka) — The brown bear hunting season in Game Management Unit 4 (GMU 4) opens September 15, 2012. The season is scheduled to run through December 3...
