Articles from the October 13, 2016 edition
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SEARHC healing circle helps handful of locals
SEARHC held a community healing circle last Thursday night at the ANB Hall. The event was organized...
Conditional use permit appeal denied by Borough Assembly
The Petersburg Borough Assembly will not allow a conditional use permit for adding a residential space for a waterfront warehouse, in addition to a...
Yesterday's News
October 14, 1916 – Bids will be received by the council for the installation of a sewer system. It is the purpose of the council, if a favorable b...
Lifelong resident launches write-in campaign
Michael Sheldon was born and raised in Petersburg and he has strong beliefs when it comes the...
School board talks travel for sixth grade
The school board held a discussion about options for sixth grader’s traveling to activities at its meeting Tuesday night. Principal Rick Dormer and a...
Forfeited moose meat to be given away
After nearly a year of planning, the volunteer committee headed by David Byrne has established a plan to distribute moose burger meat (from illegally...
To the Editor
Tax the biggest city To the Editor: To Governor Bill Walker - instead of stealing money from Alaskans, why not tax one of the biggest cities in...
Courts
October 5 Russ Allen Johnston appeared telephonically before Magistrate Judge Burrell for arraignment. Johnston entered a not guilty plea to DUI in...
Police reports
October 3 Zoe T. Lavoie, 58, was arrested on two charges of assault in the fourth degree. October 5 There was a parking issue on N. Nordic Dr. There...
Black bear shot and left near Petersburg
On Oct. 10, Alaska Wildlife Troopers investigated a black bear that had been shot and left. The incident took place on Mitkof Island near Petersburg....
MMS hosts first cross country meet
Mitkof Middle School cross country hosted the first meet in the young history of the program last...
Moose total coming up on 100 this season
The end of the RM038 moose season is in sight, and as of noon Tuesday the total stood at 97 moose...
Petersburg to host Harbormaster conference
Harbormaster Glo Wollen recently returned from this year’s harbormaster conference held in Dutch Harbor. It was the first year holding the Alaska A...
Fish Factor: Political hopefuls attracted to Kodiak for fisheries debate
Fish on! The lure of reaching a statewide radio audience has once again attracted a full slate of political hopefuls to Kodiak for its popular...
Vikings spike Wolves in weekend series
PHS volleyball played Wrangell last weekend and swept the Wolves, adding two more victories to...
US wants to strengthen agreement to ban Arctic Ocean fishing
PORTLAND – The United States is trying to broker an agreement between a host of nations to prohibit unregulated fishing in the international waters o...
Public comments sought on 2017 ferry schedule
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities proposed Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) schedule pattern for summer 2017 is now...
Report: Alaska's permanent fund a model for other states
JUNEAU – Researchers are recommending other states look to Alaska’s Permanent Fund to learn how to grow funds supported by natural resource ext...
Home and Garden Edition, 2016
At the suggestions of others, Liv Perschon thought about a modular home, but she chose against the...
Home and Garden Edition, 2016
It didn't take long for Ambre Burrell to get behind the idea of buying the old First Bank building a...
Home and Garden Edition, 2016
When it comes to restoring an early-1900s house to its original condition finding fixtures can be...
Home and Garden Edition, 2016
While new homes are being built to be more energy efficient than ever before, thanks to a growing green building movement and increasingly strict...
Home and Garden Edition, 2016
Freezing pipes are a concern for homeowners who live in cold climates. When temperatures dip below freezing, the risk that pipes will freeze rises. Sh...