Articles from the June 6, 2019 edition

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 By Brian Varela    News    June 6, 2019

Study: LeConte Glacier in nearly same location

Six Petersburg High School students made the trip to the LeConte Glacier on May 10 for the annual...

 
 By Brian Varela    News    June 6, 2019

Trautman retires after 45 years of teaching

When Victor Trautman graduated from Dickinson State University in North Dakota in the early 1970s,...

 
 By Brian Varela    News    June 6, 2019

PMC board passes phase one of master plan

At a special meeting on Thursday, the Petersburg Medical Center's board of directors approved an...

 

Correction:

In last week’s issue of the Petersburg Pilot a story on the Petersburg High School track and field team on page six incorrectly stated that Tolin E... Full story

 
 By Ron Loesch    News    June 6, 2019

One guilty, one not guilty after 4-day jury trial

Helen Olson was found guilty, and Carlos Sandoval was found not guilty on single counts of...

 

Yesterday's News

June 6, 1919 That the Masters and Pilots Association has unanimously endorsed the project to dredge Wrangell Narrows is the word brought to Petersburg...

 

Memorial Day

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 By Brian Varela    News    June 6, 2019

Welde steps down as fire chief after 50 years

Doug Welde joined the Petersburg Fire Department in 1969 as a fire fighter and over the years he ros...

 
 By Brian Varela    News    June 6, 2019

Construction on the Raven Trail begins

Construction on the Raven Trail has begun and residents may have noticed the sound of a helicopter f...

 
 By Brian Varela    News    June 6, 2019

The Charles T celebrates 100 years afloat

In her 100 years on the water, the Charles T has only had three owners: Earl Ohmer with Alaskan...

 
 By Caleb Vierkant    News    June 6, 2019

Wrangell to go back on water watch

WRANGELL - The City and Borough of Wrangell went on a water watch for a few weeks back in March....

 
 By Caleb Vierkant    News    June 6, 2019

Bear killed east of Wrangell

WRANGELL - A brown bear has been killed by Wildlife Troopers and Forest Service personnel after a...

 

Alaska senator requests tariff exemption for state's seafood

KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska senator has written to the U.S. trade representative asking for Alaska fish species to be removed from a list of g...

 

Sablefish tag recovery drawing winners

SITKA - Aaron Phillips of Petersburg was the $1,000 Sablefish tag recovery drawing winner. Other...

 

To the Editor

Outliers feel like second class citizens To the Editor: The Pilot must have misquoted the Honorable...

 
 By Dan Sullivan    Opinion    June 6, 2019

Guest Commentary

This past May was not my first visit to Petersburg as a Senator, but it was my first time attending...

 
 By Larry Persily    Opinion    June 6, 2019

Guest Commentary

Maybe the answer is fish. No, not the answer to what’s for dinner tonight. The answer to solving the increasingly acrimonious debate over the a...

 

Police report

May 29 — Authorities responded to a report of an intoxicated male at a location on N. Nordic Dr., but they were unable to locate the individual. A...

 

Court report

May 8 — Kory Howard Versteeg pleaded not guilty to a charge of display of registration plates. He entered a guilty plea to charges of hunt permit c...

 

Little League

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Alaska Senate votes down full oil-wealth fund payout

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) —The Alaska Senate on Tuesday narrowly voted down a full dividend payout from the state’s oil-wealth fund this year, with a pro...

 

AK Supreme Court rules against couple in dividends case

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Supreme Court has ruled against a military couple seeking permanent fund dividends because they were out of s...

 

Alaska lawmakers prepare for legal fight over education

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Legislature, locked in a fight with Gov. Mike Dunleavy over education funding, moved one step closer Tuesday to a l...

 

Warm sunset

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 By Laine Welch    Dockside    June 6, 2019

Alaska Fish Factor

Shrimp shines in the Panhandle - Southeast Alaska is the state’s biggest producer of America’s #1 seafood favorite: shrimp. And much of it is enj...

 

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