Articles from the October 17, 2013 edition
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Moose hunt climbs to third highest on record
This year’s moose hunt is the third highest harvest on record with a total of 85 animals taken f... Full story
Vikings start season with tournament win at home
The Petersburg High School wrestling team won the invitational tournament it hosted last weekend.... Full story
United Way to increase presence in Petersburg
President and CEO of United Way of Southeast Alaska, Wayne Stevens, is in Petersburg for the next several days to encourage businesses to take part... Full story
Assembly retains Harbor Board after latest review hearing
At its latest advisory board review hearing, the borough assembly voted to retain the Harbor advisory board as an elected body. The board review...
Yesterday's News
October 11, 1913 – The progressive Sons of Norway have decided to carry into execution a plan which can result only to the benefit of all the r...
Borough requests increased statewide transportation funding
The Petersburg Borough approved a resolution urging Governor Sean Parnell and the Alaska legislature to increase transportation funding across the sta...
Courts
October 16 Gina Stafford was found not guilty on a charge of Driving Under the Influence. The defendant entered a plea of guilty to violating...
Police reports
October 9 A caller reported a vehicle in a ditch. An officer was notified that a bear had gotten into the caller’s trash on Kings Row. A caller r...
Dryer dredge material holds up on slopes
The dredge material coming from areas near Icicle and Ocean Beauty Seafoods is dryer and more in...
Vikings take home accolades from Juneau tournament
The Petersburg Vikings volleyball teams traveled to Sitka for conference games and Juneau for a tournament last week. Head Coach Jaime Cabral said...
Viking Swim Club makes a splash in Sitka
The Viking Swim Club competed in Sitka’s October Splash Meet last weekend. Coach Andy Carlisle commented that for only having one month of practice i...
'Deadliest Catch' fishery a no-go in shutdown
ANCHORAGE (AP) — Alaska’s multimillion-dollar red king crab season opened Tuesday, but most of the participating boats remained at dock because fed...
Commander of Alaska Coast Guard vessel reassigned
SITKA (AP) — The commander of the Coast Guard vessel Maple in Southeast Alaska has been temporarily removed from command because of a “lack of con...
Fish Factor
As expected, Alaska’s 2013 salmon catch is one for the record books. Early tallies by state fishery managers show that fishermen caught 272 million s...
Humpbacks spotted in Hawaii waters
HONOLULU (AP) — Humpback whales have begun arriving in Hawaii waters for mating season. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Monday that two w...
Stork report
Jonathan Ryan Eder was born on October 11, 2013 at 2:17am. He weighed 7lbs. 5oz. and was 19 inches...
Obituary Marguerite "Peg" Merrigan, 90
Peg Merrigan passed away on October 9, 2013 at age ninety after a life of bringing love, service and good spirit to her family, church and all whom... Full story
Shutdown spreads financial pain across Southeast
WRANGELL — Local U.S. Forest Service employees express frustration with the ongoing government shutdown this week. The Wrangell Unit of the Tongass N...
