Articles from the June 26, 2014 edition
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ADOT plans include Petersburg to Kake road
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT) released a draft Southeast Alaska Transportation Plan (SATP) for public review.... Full story
Yesterday's News
June 27, 1914 – Mr. Wm. Hesse, the moving picture man who has just returned from the Whaling Station at Port Armstrong, reports great success in h...
Library summer reading program in full swing
More than 100 Petersburg youngsters are spending part of their summer break reading books and compet... Full story
Who's on the hook for PMC building?
Issues of funding assistance continue to crop up between the Petersburg Borough Assembly and Petersburg Medical Center, and an ambiguous relationship... Full story
Assembly approves community gym heating system repairs
The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously approved $137,538 in repairs to the failing parks and recreation HVAC system. Parks and Recreation...
TBPA Commission meeting Friday to discuss SEAPA transfer
The Thomas Bay Power Commission will hold a meeting in the Petersburg Borough Assembly Chambers Friday, June 27 at 10 a.m. The commission will elect...
Letters to the Editor
Disappointed with Borough Assembly To the Editor: I am very disappointed in the Petersburg Borough Assembly's decision making. Our hospital is as...
Police reports
June 18 Officers responded to a report of a fight outside of a bunkhouse. Jonathan T. Chim, 24, was arrested on charges of Probation Violation....
Editorial: PMC should pay their way and avoid local politics
The Petersburg Medical Center board and their hospital administrator continue their push to have their cake and eat it too. While they want to...
Courts
June 19 Marlon Mountjoy appeared before Magistrate Judge Burrell on a charge of Failure to Give Immediate Notice of Accident. The defendant entered a...
Slide deployment delays flight in Wrangell
WRANGELL - An emergency slide on an Alaska Airlines jet plane deployed accidentally Saturday,...
Land surveyor talks Cold War, glacial rebound
Local land surveyor Rick Braun recently began using newer GPS technology and has interesting insights into its application and the land it measures....
Fish Factor: Bristol Bay facing "riskiest season" in recent memory
Uncertainty best sums up the mood as fishermen and processors await the world’s biggest sockeye salmon run at Bristol Bay. In fact, it’s being cal...
Therapy cap extension impacts Southeast patients
wrangell — Patients in local hospitals could face new limitations on how physical therapy can be paid for in Southeast Alaska hospitals. Annual c...
Magnitude-7.9 Alaska quake spawns small tsunami
ANCHORAGE (AP) — A strong earthquake near Alaska's Aleutian Islands triggered a tsunami warning Monday, but only small waves measuring several i...
Man admires troopers, turns himself in on warrants
ANCHORAGE (AP) — Acting courteous, even when arresting someone, has paid dividends for the Alaska State Troopers. KTVA reports a 49-year-old A...
Police shoot and kill bear inside Alaska home
JUNEAU (AP) — Alaska authorities say they have shot and killed a black bear that lumbered through the front door of a home in the state's capital whi...
Paul Arvid Blatchford, 72
Paul Arvid Blatchford passed away peacefully at home in Elma, Wash. on June 6, 2014. He was born July 5, 1941 in Petersburg to Arthur and Pauline... Full story
Assembly requests speedy negotiations between ferry service and unions
The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously approved a letter to the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities and a union representing...
