Articles from the April 12, 2018 edition
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PHS senior completes externship with AK Rep.
Alice Neidiffer, the student body president at Petersburg High School, recently spent a half week...
Meteorologists say more dry days likely to come
March in Petersburg was the fourth driest on record, and meteorologists are predicting the summer could be more of the same. There were 2.74 inches...
Nets tightened across 2018 Chinook fisheries
The state Department of Fish and Game has announced its 2018 preseason estimates for Chinook salmon, and its all-gear harvest limit for Southeast...
Yesterday's News
April 12, 1918 The shipping of halibut is at present badly handicapped on account of there being no ice available. N. Nelson states that during his si...
First Petersburg High School alumnus inducted into ASAA Hall of Fame
A Petersburg High School alumnus was selected to this year's Alaska School Activities Association Ha...
Petersburg police sergeant accepted into FBI National Academy, one of two Alaska officers
A police sergeant in Petersburg was notified on Wednesday that he has been accepted into the FBI...
Local police celebrate national dispatchers week
Currently the Petersburg Police Department is recognizing its dispatchers for National Telecommunica...
To the Editor
To your good health To the Editor: April 14th is the Petersburg Health Fair. The medical technologists performed testing on close to 600 people this...
Police Report
April 4 — An officer responded to a report of a vehicle parked partially on the roadway. The vehicle was legally parked and not impeding traffic. A p...
Man charged in heroin investigation
A Petersburg man is facing controlled substance charges after police intercepted a package shipped...
Big items remain as legislative session nears end
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – The Alaska Legislature is in its final week of a scheduled 90-day session, with budgets to complete and questions over what i...
School staff to start administering alcohol tests
The Petersburg School District recently purchased a less invasive way than a breathalyzer to test...
Wrangell school superintendent chosen
WRANGELL - The Wrangell Public School District announced the selection of Debbe Lancaster for the...
PHS track young but talented, coach says
The Petersburg High School track team is gearing up for the season and hoping to offset losing six seniors by using speed, relay races and young addit...
Alaska tourism leaders look to fund marketing amid cuts
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The leaders of Alaska’s largest travel industry trade group are looking for ways to fill a void in their marketing bud...
Alaska seeks to recover bridge costs after strike
ANCHORAGE (AP) – The state will attempt to recoup the costs of repairing a bridge over a major highway outside Anchorage that was struck by an o...
Sullivan urges USCG to retain Petersburg assets
WRANGELL — Sen. Dan Sullivan stopped into Wrangell for a lightning tour Friday, arriving on the morning jet and taking off that afternoon for Ket...
Kake canoeing team preparing for Juneau voyage
A group in Kake is preparing for a canoe trip to Juneau in part to celebrate its Native culture, but a logistical setback has left them seeking help f...
Alaska Legislature approves all Walker nominees but 1
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Legislature on Tuesday rejected Gov. Bill Walker’s nomination of a former Planned Parenthood field organizer to serve...
Wrangell hospital on its way to SEARHC management
WRANGELL — If it proves financially feasible, Wrangell Medical Center may soon pass from municipal ownership to new management. At a public meeting h...
April brought mixed bag for several Alaska fisheries
Spring is usually the busiest time of year for brokers in the buy/sell/trade business for Alaska salmon permits. But that’s not the case this year. V...
Obituary: Peter Christoffer Thynes Jr., 58
Peter Christoffer Thynes Jr., 58, died on January 28, 2018 in Petersburg, Alaska. He was born April...
Moose stomps man's foot in Alaska after he kicks her
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A man was injured north of Anchorage after a moose that he had just kicked stomped his foot in return, state officials s...
