Articles from the June 9, 2016 edition
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Assembly votes 6-1 against retail marijuana opt out option
On November 4, 2014 614 Petersburg voters, 58 percent of those who turned out, scratched their pencils on a ballot, darkening a little oval marked ... Full story
Sprouts gardening program starts Monday
The first of two sessions for the Sprouts Summer Gardening Program will begin Monday at the garden... Full story
AMHS fall, winter and spring schedule now online
The Alaska Marine Highway System’s fall, winter and spring 2016-2017 schedule is now available online for public review. The comment period opened... Full story
Yesterday's News
June 10, 1916 – An unusual type of vessel for these waters arrived in port – a stern wheel steamer, the Onimeca, on her way from Puget Sound to...
Assembly continues to seek public input on docks takeover
The Petersburg Borough Assembly continued to discuss the prudence of taking ownership of three dock facilities after the state offered to transfer...
Petersburg company wins contract for Vallenar Bay road project
The Alaska Division of Forestry has announced the award of a $3,500,000 construction contract for the Vallenar Bay Access Road to Rock-N-Road Construc...
Correction:
In last week’s edition of the Petersburg Pilot it was stated, “The Rasmuson Foundation has also issued an $8,000 challenge for the Petersburg...
To the Editor
Popular doesn't make it good To the Editor: Learning facts is important. Re-learning facts is also important, and sometimes exacting and painful. Take...
Editorial: Acquire the docks
While we see little need for the Entrance Island state float in Hobart Bay, the Borough Assembly should devise and negotiate a way to acquire the...
Police reports
June 1 Hubert Morrison, 38, received a citation for speeding. Morrison was reportedly driving 54 mph in a 40 mph zone on S Nordic Drive. Dustin...
Police make several meth busts
Local, state and federal law enforcement made two arrests this week associated with the possession and distribution of methamphetamine. After the...
Courts
June 3 Brittany Martin appeared before Magistrate Judge Burrell for charges of Criminal Trespass 1, three counts of Violating Conditions of Release,...
Summer Reading Challenge underway
The Summer Reading Challenge at the Petersburg Public Library kicked off this week and excited young...
Local ladies travel to POW Marathon
A handful of local women took part in the 17th Annual Prince of Wales Island Marathon held on May...
Ith competes against top Alaskan athletes
Soon-to-be PHS senior Izabelle Ith traveled to Kodiak last Saturday to compete against the top...
Commercial Golden King Crab closure date announced for mid-Chatham Strait and southern areas
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced that the commercial golden king crab fishery in the Mid-Chatham Strait and Southern Areas will close...
SE Alaska spring troll fishery announced
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced the commercial spring troll fishery in the Ketchikan Area (101-29) will open to trolling from 12:01...
Humpback whale disentanglement response continues
The NOAA Fisheries Entanglement Response Network continues efforts to remove gear from a humpback...
Fish Factor: Discovery Canada show turns its eye toward big Alaskan fishing boats
Alaskan fishermen have raised the bar for big fishing boats with the F/V Northern Leader of Kodiak, and Discovery Canada producers of the popular...
School News
Gonzaga University Carolyn Kvernvik was named to the Gonzaga University President's List for spring semester 2016. University of Alaska Southeast...
