Articles from the September 28, 2017 edition
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Girls sweep regionals with perfect score
The Petersburg Girls Cross Country Team started its postseason with a perfect finish at regionals on...
Write-In Candidates for
Planning Commission: Tor Benson (3 year term) Sally Dwyer (1 year term) School Board: Janine Gibbons (3 year term) Meredith Evens (3 year term)... Full story
Moose harvest on par with historical average
Undaunted by pouring rain, hunters in the Wrangell and Petersburg areas have been bringing in their fill of moose for the 2017 season. As of Tuesday...
Yesterday's News
September 28, 1917 – Between sixty and seventy dollars has so far been subscribed for the soldiers’ tobacco fund, started last week by Petersburg cam...
Hospital wants board meeting attendance policy to change
The CEO of the Petersburg Medical Center is asking the Borough to change how all city board members...
Trooper report
On September 18 at 6:10 p.m., the Alaska State Troopers on Prince of Wales received a REDDI report in Thorne Bay. Troopers responded to Thorne Bay,...
Letters to The Editor
Listen to health care professionals To the Editor: The Petersburg election this next Tuesday, Oct. 3 is very important to the dental health of the...
Editorial: Protect the most vulnerable
The debate over adding fluoride into Petersburg’s water has opponents and proponents debating the accuracy of online information, the use of junk scie...
Police Report
Sept. 20 — Subpoenas were delivered to locations on N. Nordic Dr., S. Nordic Dr. and Cornelius Rd. Jordan L. Stafford, 26, was cited for s...
PHS swim meet cancelled after contaminant worry
The scheduled swim meet in Petersburg this weekend was cancelled after a germ from human fecal...
Ferry reform package presented as budget snafu threatens summer service
At Southeast Conference last week in Haines, Alaska Marine Highway Reform Initiative presented its d...
SE Alaska King Salmon sport fishing reopened
JUNEAU, AK - The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is announcing the reopening of the Southeast Alaska and Yakutat sport fishery for king salmon....
Mayor candidates: Mark Jensen
Name: Mark Jensen Age: 62 Experience: 10 years experience in public office. I was the last city...
Mayor candidates: Cindi Lagoudakis
Name: Cindi Lagoudakis Age: 63 Experience: Currently mayor and have served as vice-mayor....
Assembly candidates
Name: Richard Burke Age:38 Experience: Civil Engineer. US Navy Submarine Service Vet. 1998-2003....
39th Petersburg harbor conference starts Monday
The 39th annual harbor conference is scheduled to begin next week at the Sons of Norway Hall in...
New owners lay off employees at ADN
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The new owners of Alaska’s largest newspaper have laid off reporters, editors and other employees just days after a ban...
KFSK donations and state funding increase in 2017
The radio station in Petersburg received more than $100,000 of individual donations in fiscal year...
Juneau officials to consider returning land to tribe
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A movement has begun to return part of Juneau’s land to those who originally inhabited it. The city and borough of Jun...
Fish Factor: October is National Seafood Month recognizing one of America's oldest industries
October is National Seafood Month, a distinction bestowed by Congress 30 years ago to recognize one of America’s oldest industries. Alaska merits s...
Alaska Gov. Walker proposes head tax to boost state revenue
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Gov. Bill Walker’s latest proposal for closing the gap between state revenue and spending is a limited tax on payroll wag...
Obituary: Jase Mikel Payne
Jase Mikel Payne was born to Mike Payne and Shelly Sokol on October 17, 1992 in Vancouver,...
Scow Bay proposition worth $500,000
Voters in Petersburg will be asked if the Borough should spend up to $500,000 on developing a small vessel haul out and work yard at Scow Bay. The...
Proposition 1: Who should own Kupreanof dock
The first proposition listed on the election ballot will ask voters if the City of Kupreanof should own the dock connected to its shores. As it...
Ballot propositions that ask whether to increase taxes
There are three tax-based ballot questions in this year’s election, with two having an impact on sho...
