Articles from the April 7, 2022 edition
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Commemorating Helmi Jensen
Roxie Lee, who served as a library board member 60 years ago, gave the toast to her dear old friend...
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Assembly opposes elimination of Ocean Ranger program
The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously voted to approve Resolution #2022-05 during Monday's...
Legislators scale back governor's heavy reliance on federal money for ferries
The House Finance Committee has rejected the governor's proposal to rely almost entirely on federal...
Sitka Sound herring fishery continues with daily openings
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced Tuesday that the sac roe herring fishery in the...
Anan observatory refurb on track for summer viewing season
WRANGELL–When contractor Jesse West said, "we destroyed everything," it sounds pretty bad, out of...
Yesterday's News
April 7, 1922 The gas boat Progress, in charge of ‘Spanish Joe’ was captured recently at Ketchikan with the entire crew aboardt. When taken into cus...
Assembly establishes Early Childhood Education Task Force
The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously voted to create a task force focused on addressing...
Ranked choice voting educational opportunity proposed
With the first statewide use of ranked choice voting in Alaska on the horizon, the Petersburg...
To the Editor
A note of thanks To the Editor: We’d like to recognize everybody who contributed to the Welcome Back Vietnam Warriors: starting out with Home H...
Guest Editorial: Far too much of a good thing
Maybe Alaskans were tired of hearing the all-too-familiar refrains: Good candidates don’t run for public office anymore; it’s too expensive; ill-manne...
Police report
March 30 — A citizen was assisted near South 3rd Street. An officer assisted EMS at Middle Boat Harbor. Found property near Harbor Way was turned i...
Driver uninjured after truck runs off road into trees
A woman crashed off Mitkof Highway near Scow Bay Loop Road Saturday around 8:30 a.m. after losing...
Western Mariner cleanup continues
The unified command of the U.S. Coast Guard, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and...
King salmon sport fishery gets revised management plan
The Alaska Board of Fisheries adopted a revised king salmon management plan during its March...
AML fees increase amid rising fuel costs
Alaska Marine Lines has announced increases to its general rates and fuel surcharges in Southeast...
Pilot shortage forces Alaska to cancel flights
WRANGELL-A shortage of pilots amid a labor dispute has forced Alaska Airlines to cancel hundreds of...
Murkowski, Romney back Jackson, all but assure confirmation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney say they will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s historic elevation to...
Palin joins 50 others in filing to run for Alaska U.S. House seat
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) Sarah Palin on Friday shook up an already unpredictable race for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat, joining a field of 50 other c...
Obituary
Patti was presented as a Christmas gift to her three brothers Bob, Dave and Jim. She was born in... Full story
Obituary
John Allen Gordon, born in Bakersfield, California in 1947 and affectionately known as The Boating B... Full story
Artifact Archive: Guillotine shutter
This tiny camera is a Universal Minute 16, first introduced in 1949. Its “guillotine shutter” had a speed of 1/50th of a second. The camera holds 16...
Alaska Fish Factor
The weekly write up about Alaska’s fishing industry began in 1991 in the Anchorage Daily News. Since then, subscribership has grown to nearly 20 n...
