Week of August 13, 2026
Week of August 13, 2026
August 27, 1926 – The largest pack ever put up by the Petersburg Packing Company was completed Monday when the cannery ended its season after putting up 129,724 cases of salmon, a mark which is believed to be nearly a record for any three-line cannery in Southeastern Alaska. The cannery will not operate again this year. All pack was put up in one pound tall cans and figures on varieties of fish canned were given as follows: Pinks, 95,261; Chum, 21,908; Reds, 7,214; and Coho, 5,346. The pack of pinks this year was equal to the amount of the...
Sue Flint works the early and absentee voting station in the Petersburg Municipal Building. Early voting for the August 18 Alaska Primary Election is available weekdays through August 17, 11 a.m. through 4...
Anya Julene Pawuk, PHS class of 2024, has been named to the Chancellor’s List at the University of Alaska Anchorage for the 2024 – 2025 and 2025 – 2026 school years for maintaining a grade point average of 4.0. She will start nursing school at UAA in August of...
For the previous two years, the Petersburg High School Cross Country team has been the premiere D2 school. With former head coach Casey Gates at the helm, the boys team won two consecutive state titles and the girls team won state (2024) and finished third last year. With Gates heading to Oregon to coach football, Petersburg alumna and marathoner Kayleigh Lenhard takes the reins of high school cross country. While this will be Lenhard's first season coaching in Petersburg, she was the...
To the Editor: I thank my grandfather for a phrase he used with my siblings and me decades ago, “Check your moral compass frequently.” I was five when I first heard it and had no idea what it meant. I do now. He taught me to stop from time to time and ask myself whether something feels right. I have known Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins since he was a kid. I have watched him grow and generously give his time to Sitka’s high school exchange students during their annual legislative visits. I respect him for running for governor. That is why I...
o the Editor: When Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins first announced his bid for governor, it was a breath of fresh air. He reminded me of the times when Alaskans joined together to make things happen, help each other thrive, and build strong resilient communities with purpose and promise. It’s time to restore that Alaska can-do spirit. JKT’s boundless energy, innovation, and enthusiasm for problem solving will revitalize Alaska. Over a decade of public service in the legislature, JKT built a reputation for integrity, humility, bipartisanship, and...
“There oughta be a law” is a common expression when people are frustrated with the behavior of others, the rules of society, the actions of their elected officials. Well, Alaskans will have an opportunity in the statewide primary election Aug. 18 to approve a new law, limiting the dollar size of donation checks to political campaigns of candidates running for the state Legislature and governor’s office. This is the chance for voters to do something about taking the money out of politics, limiting big-donor influence and fighting...
Eli Ray Ribich was born on January 24, 1941, in Hamtramck, Michigan, into the loving home of his parents Rade and Dorothy Ribich and his brother John, 11-years older. He carried their legacy with grace, integrity and humility. Lee pursued his education with a desire to make a difference, graduating from Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, with a teaching degree that would lay the foundation for decades of inspiring young minds. Lee's career path took him into teaching and coaching, where... Full story
August 5 – A caller reported shooing a black bear out of the city shop area at the end of S 2nd St. and towards Hammer Slough. Corey Wilson was arrested for 2nd degree felony misconduct involving a controlled substance and on three counts of 2nd degree felony misconduct involving weapons. An officer provided a highly intoxicated individual a courtesy transport to Excel St. An intoxicated individual at Bushmann Park made a report that was determined to be unfounded. A vehicle parked on the Birch St. sidewalk was moved at the direction of an...
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