Articles from the April 4, 2019 edition
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Assembly seeks new fireworks ordinances
The borough assembly appointed the Public Safety Advisory Board to rewrite and craft an updated fire...
Washed ashore
A thick swath of krill washed ashore along the North Nordic Drive beach on Sunday. NOAA...
Borough assembly discusses fish box tax on fish charter customers
At an assembly meeting on Monday, members of the borough assembly discussed the possibility of...
Assembly pushes online sales tax ordinance to its second reading
The borough assembly approved ordinance #2019-02 in its first reading on Monday that would update...
Yesterday's News
April 4, 1919 The Golden Shore Canning Company, which was formerly known as the Alaska Clam Cannery Company; and which operated a clam cannery at...
Crystal Lake hydro in need of $7.3 million refurbishment
Don Jarrett of McMillen Jacobs Associates gave the borough assembly a presentation on the status of...
Commentary: Governor's staff can't count, talk or think
Daily, it becomes increasingly clear Gov. Mike Dunleavy's staff is the gang that can't count, talk...
Assembly approves letter to Dunleavy requesting roadshow stop in Petersburg
The borough assembly approved an amended letter to Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Monday requesting that he...
WMC to receive new administrator as Robert Rang steps down
WRANGELL - Robert Rang came on as the Wrangell Medical Center's administrator in October of 2015....
Flight company ends search for Alaska plane crash victims
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The owners of an air ambulance that crashed in Alaska have ended a private search for the three employees on board. O...
Coast Guard rescues stranded boaters from Alaska river
HAINES, Alaska (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued a group of boaters from a sandbar in an Alaska river early Sunday, according to a...
Women Pioneers of Alaska helping the elderly, preserving history
WRANGELL - The Pioneers of Alaska is one of the older social organizations in the state. According...
Tariffs force seafood industry to look beyond China
KODIAK, Alaska (AP) —Chinese tariffs are forcing Alaska’s seafood industry to look for markets beyond the Asian giant, according to an industry mar...
Ketchikan author discusses new fantasy novel
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — Ketchikan author Patrice Motschenbacher-Hammer has recently released her new fantasy novel, “The Weavings of Akaria,” the f...
Over 20 mayors testify against tax grab by Gov. Dunleavy
None of the members of the Senate Community and Regional Affairs committee (CRA) lives near the...
2 Alaska high schools plan to merge their football programs
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Two Alaska high schools hope to end their difficulties fielding football teams by merging their programs, according to s...
ADF&G Field Dressing class
The first-ever ADF&G Small Game Hunting and Field Dressing class will be held in Petersburg on Tues., April 9 from 5:30-8:30 pm in the life science...
2019 SE Alaska Regional Sport Fishing Regulations
Juneau - The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced the 2019 sport fishing regulations for...
