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If you've got to ride-out a worldwide pandemic, there's no better place than in Petersburg. We're...

 
 By Ron Loesch    Opinion    March 19, 2020

Editorial:

In just two weeks the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world in which we live. Sheltering in place and social distancing are the new means of...

 
 By Ron Loesch    Opinion    March 12, 2020

Editorial: No P&R board needed

We hope the Petersburg Borough Assembly doesn't re-establish the Parks and Recreation Advisory...

 
 By Ron Loesch    Opinion    February 6, 2020

Editorial: Petersburg-Kake road of limited value

During these times of limited capital project spending around the state, the proposed Kake to...

 

NOAA hearing draws vocal opposition

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration held a public hearing in Petersburg Monday...

 

Editorial: Critical habitat rule unlikely to help

The establishment of critical habitat areas running from western Alaska to southern California is a...

 

Editorial:

The Borough Assembly members acted correctly Monday evening by voting down a proposed ordinance to...

 

Editorial: Expressions of love

Icicle Seafoods executives and workers rallied around the family and friends of Ken Hicks who...

 

Editorial: All crashes are not accidents

In last week's page one story about Superior Court Judge Carey's order releasing both the...

 
 By Ron Loesch    News    December 5, 2019

Borough and Chris Allen dismissed from liability suit

Both the Petersburg Borough and former Parks and Recreation Department employee Chris Allen have...

 
 By Ron Loesch    News    November 21, 2019

TU to eliminate hardware and expand food offerings

One of Alaska's oldest retailers is proposing bold changes in its quest to provide Petersburg...

 

Lift the Roadless Rule on Tongass

Southeast Alaskans have been given the opportunity to lift the onerous roadless designation from...

 
 By Ron Loesch    Opinion    August 29, 2019

Clerk or assembly can read letters

The public should be given the maximum opportunities to make public comments at any gathering of...

 

Editorial

Frustration is mounting at both the police and fire department over funding for a police sergeant...

 
 By Ron Loesch    Opinion    July 25, 2019

Editorial: IBU strike benefits Gov. Dunleavy

The strike called for by the Inlandboatmen's Union of the Pacific (IBU) this week defies all logic....

 
 By Ron Loesch    Opinion    July 25, 2019

Be part of the solution

While last week's unfounded account that the visiting cruise ship Le Soleal discharged sewage into...

 
 By Ron Loesch    Opinion    July 18, 2019

Editorial: Look to the future

KFSK radio in Petersburg has a scheduled spring and fall fundraiser, and often an impromptu...

 
 By Ron Loesch    Opinion    June 13, 2019

Special Report:

Petersburg’s Alaska Airline terminal is a busy place. Since 1998 departures from the facility have increased by 31 percent, from 34,376 to 49,521 i...

 
 By Ron Loesch    News    June 6, 2019

One guilty, one not guilty after 4-day jury trial

Helen Olson was found guilty, and Carlos Sandoval was found not guilty on single counts of...

 

New book features histories of S.E. canneries

Seafood industry researchers to casual history buffs will use and enjoy Tin Can Country - Southeast...

 

Where the fish are

Life in a small fishing village, filled with opinionated fishermen and fisherwomen comes to life in...

 
 By Ron Loesch    News    April 18, 2019

Skipper faces $8,000 fine for dumping sandblast waste

The captain of the fishing vessel Alaskan Girl has been indicted on federal charges of discharging...

 

Arrest report was duplicated

In last week’s police report Jasmine Jones was shown as being arrested on March 14 at 4:01 p.m. on a charge of DUI. The arrest report provided to u...

 

Beginning March 22:

On March 13, Petersburg Attorney Fred Triem was ordered to provide full accounting of Hanson Class funds being held in his trust account, or face a...

 

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