Articles from the April 2, 2015 edition
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Ruger's Trucking owners begin petition process to bring recycling issue to voters
Angela Davis and Wes Davis and ten other sponsors may be asking for your signature on a petition for a resolution to retain the blue bag recycling... Full story
Local business sales up 6 percent in 2014
With budget and tax seasons upon us, money is on the minds of many in Petersburg. Locally, the economy saw about a 6 percent growth in sales across... Full story
Yesterday's News
April 3, 1915 – Seventy-five members of congress are to come to the Pacific coast during the spring and summer, according to a Washington press d...
PHS senior going on to national science competition
Petersburg High School students arrived home with new knowledge and a national competitor in Ian... Full story
Schools getting new activity bus, gym lights
The Petersburg School Board met in a special meeting Friday morning, approving the search for a new multi function school activity bus (MFSAB) and a...
Wrangell prepares for this year's Artfest
WRANGELL — The high school is getting ready to sponsor a bit of culture, as it comes Wrangell’s turn to host this year’s Southeast Alaska Regio...
Hospital board approves next year's budget
The Petersburg Medical Center Board of Directors approved the hospital’s 2016 budget on Thursday, March 26, and will be sending it on to the P...
To the Editor
To the Editor: I have been lucky enough to not have had any pesky animals mess with my bags, but I did notice one household in town that puts their...
Police reports
March 25 A caller reported a theft at a business. Police arrested Darian W. Bliss, 22, on a charge of Theft in the 4th Degree. Unattended children in...
Courts
March 26 Kurt M. Roelfs appeared for an arraignment before Magistrate Judge Desiree Burrell. The defendant pled not guilty to a charge of Assault in...
Swan Lake bond sale moves ahead
A project to improve storage capacity at Southeast Alaska Power Agency’s (SEAPA) Swan Lake hydropower facility continues along with efforts to f...
Federal Commission cancels preliminary permit for Cascade Creek project
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has cancelled a preliminary permit issued to Hydro Development, LLC in August 2013 to study the...
Sitka sac roe herring fishery wraps up its season
The Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery closed last week after a quiet, steady week of fishing. The guideline harvest of 8,712 tons was reached by 6...
Conservation groups appeal Big Thorne timber ruling
Environmental organization Earthjustice announced last Friday groups it is representing in a trio of lawsuits opposed to U.S. Forest Service’s Big T...
Legislators look at budget cuts, Medicaid expansion
WRANGELL — Wrangell residents and other Alaskans from around the state were given more opportunity to voice concerns over impending cuts to state p...
Fish Factor
Volunteers are needed to help craft new safety rules that are being written for older boats – which includes the bulk of Alaska’s fishing ves...
Obituary, Laura Nan Johnston, 82
Laura Nan Johnston, 82, died on January 19, 2015. Born to Wendell and June Abell on February 26,... Full story
Ferry cuts would impact many Petersburg residents
Dave Kensinger of Chelan Produce has a 38-year-long business history with the ferry system. “I’ve probably ridden the ferry more than anybody else,” h...
KFSK facing a 55 percent budget cut
The Senate Finance Subcommittee voted Thursday, March 25, to eliminate all funding to public radio and television. “To be clear: this level of a c...