Articles from the May 18, 2023 edition
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By Alaska Legislature called into special session after House adjourns without final budget vote
JUNEAU — The Alaska Legislature is set to start a special session Thursday morning after failing to reach agreement on state budget by the midnight...
New survey seeks to assess Petersburg's housing needs
The Petersburg Borough is rolling out a survey this week that asks community members what their...
Yesterday's News: News from 25-50-75-100 years ago
May 18, 1923 – Assistant Forester E.A. Sherman has presented seventy-one volumes as a nucleus for a marine library to the Forest Service boats...
Assembly ups funding for Mountain View food service School continues advocating for $3 million
The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously approved the borough's FY24 budget in its second...
Guest Editorial: Exaggerated claims don't help anyone
Elected officials, ballot initiative supporters and opponents, campaign managers and anyone else who writes, texts or tweets outlandish claims and...
Police report
May 10 – A driver at 7th Street and Haugen Drive was issued a warning for failure to stop at a stop sign. An officer conducting foot patrols...
House and Senate failed to pass a bill that would have blocked the pay hikes for Alaska's legislators and top executive-branch officials
Alaska legislators, Gov. Mike Dunleavy, Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom and the commissioners in charge of state agencies will see pay raises after the... Full story
Borough approves second reading of ordinance that would allow PIA to buy borough land below assessed value
The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously approved an ordinance in its second reading Monday that...
Public hearing held on proposed ESA listing for sunflower sea star
Over 50 people and 25 more over the phone attended a hearing last week in Petersburg hosted by the...
Alaska House follows Senate to pass bill authorizing sale of carbon credits from state land
The Alaska House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill that would allow the state to set up a system for using state land to sell carbon-offset... Full story
Legislature approves bill to improve home care for seniors and Alaskans with disabilities
Seniors and people with disabilities who need extra care would be able to get help at home under a bill passed by the Alaska Legislature. The state... Full story
Legislature fails to pass major education policy changes
Major education policy changes for Alaska got close to the finish line but fell short in the final hours of this legislative session. A bill to... Full story
Vikings speed through Ketchikan Invite
The Petersburg High School track and field team battled through stormy weather last weekend at the Kayhi Invite, but still managed to pick up some...
Service Area 1 property tax millage rate drops
The Petersburg Borough Assembly adopted the millage rate for the next year at its meeting on...
Coast Guard gives a lift to paraglider
A helicopter from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Sitka rescued a 28-year-old paraglider from a high peak near Haines late Sunday after the man injured...
Experts to monitor Sitka volcano again
Ground deformation beneath the Mt. Edgecumbe volcano continued in 2023, but no eruption is imminent, a team of experts said at a Sitka public meeting...
