Articles from the May 23, 2019 edition
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Borough, Petro 49, Inc. land swap moves forward
The Petersburg Borough assembly voted in favor of directing Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht to...
Borough receives response from USFS
The Petersburg Borough Assembly received a response from Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen...
Heidi Cabral to begin teaching fourth grade next year
The Petersburg School Board approved the hiring of Heidi Cabral as Rae C. Stedman Elementary...
School board approves changes to 11 policies
The Petersburg School Board approved changes to 11 board policies in its first reading as aligned...
Shoemaker Bay Harbor renovations delayed, but still within budget
WRANGELL - Renovations to Shoemaker Bay Harbor missed the substantial completion deadline last...
AK unemployment holds at 6.5 percent
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska's unemployment rate remained steady at 6.5 percent last month. Federal labor statistics show that rate has held since A...
Hiker & dog found after 4 days
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A hiker and his dog ate berries and moss while they were lost for days in Alaska, he said. Logan Holmer, 26, of Missouri, a...
Alaska ferry service may have to pay armed Canadian police
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska will pay armed Canadian police to provide protection to U.S. personnel at a ferry terminal in British Columbia, state t...
Suit filed against UAA, former professor
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A lawsuit has been filed against a retired University of Alaska Anchorage anthropology professor who is banned from campus o...
Alaska air carrier suspends operations after 2nd crash
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska air carrier involved in two deadly floatplane crashes in a week has voluntarily suspended operations, federal o...
And the winners are ...
The top Festival drawing winner of $1,500 was Svea and Brandt Burrell. The $2 raffle winners: Jess...
Yesterday's News
May 23, 1919 Both the H Van Vlack Company and Earl Ohmer are finding the shrimp business to one of the leading industries in this section. Both are...
100 years on the water
Damien and Deborah Ream stand on the bow of the F/V Charles T. The vessel celebrated its 100th...
Police report
May 15 — A patrol was request on Wrangell Ave. Authorities responded to a disturbance at a location on S. Nordic Dr. An intoxicated person was r...
Happy Birthday Smokey
Olive Wellner, left, and Emery Wedge were happy to meet Smokey the Bear and help celebrate his 75th...
PHS varsity baseball team breaks 37 game losing streak
The Petersburg High School varsity baseball team won their first game in three years on Friday...
Entire track and field team qualify for State
All 15 students on Petersburg High School's track and field team qualified for State after competing...
Rep. Don Young files Keep Fin Fish Free Act to keep fish farms from U.S. offshore waters unless authorized by Congress
In his 46 years as Alaska’s lone representative in Congress, Don Young helped toss out foreign fishing fleets from Alaska’s waters with the onset of...
