Articles from the May 11, 2017 edition
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Police rescue resident from apartment fire
Petersburg Police responded to an apartment fire at the Narrows Inn on Friday at 11 p.m. and...
Power and Light Superintendent retires after 14 years
Power and Light Superintendent Joe Nelson announced his retirement effective June 30. Nelson has...
Forecast closes Stikine Chinook subsistence fishery
The Federal Subsistence Board announced Monday that the Stikine River Chinook salmon subsistence fishery has been closed. Emergency Special Action...
Yesterday's News
May 11, 1917 – Fish shipments during the past week consisted of 101 boxes of halibut, 4 boxes salmon, 4 of cod, and 3 of trout by the Glacier Fish C...
Murkowski: Omnibus bill yields benefits for Alaska
Last week the United States Senate passed an omnibus bill to fund the government through the end of Fiscal Year 2017. A member of the Appropriations C...
Alaska students walk out to support education funding
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) – Hundreds of Alaska residents and students gathered in Fairbanks on Sunday to show support for schools facing heavy budget c...
Wrangell may hike water rates and install meters
WRANGELL – Topping Tuesday’s city agenda was a continued discussion of the city’s residential and commercial water rates, which have lagged well...
Police reports
May 3 — Levi A. O’Connor, 26, was arrested on a bench warrant for failure to appear. An assault was reported at a Chief John Lott address. Dis...
Rider thrown from ATV
On Tuesday, May 9 Petersburg Police and EMS responded to an ATV crash at the intersection of 13th...
Alaska ferry has steel defects in engine room, officials say
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) – An Alaska Marine Highway System ferry will not depart in May as scheduled. The Ketchikan Daily News reported Saturday that t...
High school students recognized
PHS students of the month were honored during a dinner at the Elk's Lodge, Wednesday, May 10.....
Long awaited land trade approved
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) – A recently approved U.S. Senate bill secures a long-awaited land trade. The $1.1 spending bill approved by the Senate on T...
Second- and fourth-place finishes for girls and boys track
Despite fielding a smaller roster than usual over the weekend, Petersburg High School's track and...
Cold water survival
Trooper Cody Litster (in the water) Emelia Yeckley, Lilianna Yeckley, and Eden Davis practice what...
Alaska Marine Highway System manager resigns
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – The Alaska Marine Highway System needs a new manager. Capt. Mike Neussl is leaving his post to care for an ill family m...
Alaska's Young votes for health care law overhaul
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – Alaska U.S. Rep. Don Young was among a majority of House members who voted Thursday to change the Obama-era health care law, s...
Alaska's 24/7 earthquake monitors in jeopardy of being lost
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – Alaska might lose its 24/7 earthquake monitors due to budget cuts. The Juneau Empire reported Wednesday that as of March 1, m...
Fish Factor: Alaska's salmon season is set to get underway soon
Alaska’s salmon season officially gets underway in less than two weeks! The first fishery for sockeye and king salmon is set for May 18 at Copper R...
New temporary staff hired for Wrangell water plant
Staff numbers have been boosted for Wrangell’s ailing water treatment plant this summer in an effort to keep up with increased demand. Sedimentation h...
Murders, romance and adventure in Wrangell-set novel
WRANGELL – A relatively recent resident to Wrangell took a novel view of the place, in February self-publishing a fictional adventure set here. K...
Lawmaker silent amid apology demand for abortion remarks
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – An Alaska lawmaker who set off a firestorm by suggesting women try to get pregnant for a “free trip to the city” for abort...
New Wrangell city manager offically approved
WRANGELL – The Assembly decided in executive session to approve hire of a new, permanent city manager. A contract for candidate Lisa Von Bargen was a...
Petersburg wins in Ryder Cup, cut short by weather
Reversing Wrangell’s fortunes last year, the Ray Pederson Memorial Ryder Cup returned to Petersburg this weekend after its golfers edged out locals i...
Obituary, Rebecca L Rawlinson, 62
Rebecca L Rawlinson, 62 passed away May 4, 2017 at Alaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage. She was... Full story