Articles from the July 4, 2013 edition
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Fish disposal in harbors now prohibited
The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously approved an ordinance prohibiting the disposal of fish scraps in the harbors during its regular meeting... Full story
USCGC Anacapa has a new commanding officer
The United States Coast Guard hosted a change of command ceremony Monday afternoon to honor the... Full story
Thompson speaks out to PMC Board
Former Petersburg Medical Center Business Officer Manager Ramona Thompson read a letter into the record during the regular meeting of the PMC... Full story
Yesterday's News
July 12, 1913 – Last Tuesday, the Pacific Coast and Norway Packing Company started the cannery running with nine thousand salmons. The next day,...
Plane wreckage still not recovered from crash site
On Tuesday, June 4 a Pacific Wings deHavilland Beaver crashed into mountainous, tree-covered terrain about 14 miles east of Petersburg resulting in...
Letters to the Editor
Local preference To the Editor: I attended the Borough Council Meeting on July 1, 2013. I was disappointed to see attendance was so low but maybe the...
Police reports
June 26 An individual was reported rifling through a car Officers were notified of a noise complaint. Petersburg Public Works responded to a report...
Courts
June 26 Jesse J. Jeske, 33, appeared before Judge William Carey for a change of plea hearing and sentencing on the charges of counts of taking of...
Council nixes purchase limits for manager & dept. heads
Petersburg Borough staff drafted proposed changes to the language of Ordinance 2013-10 regarding purchasing during the regular meeting of the...
Temps among warmest in decades in June in AK
JUNEAU (AP) — The National Weather Service says temperatures across Alaska last month were among the warmest in decades. Barrow and King Salmon saw...
No new information regarding missing Johnson
Former Petersburg resident, Boaz Johnson, last spoke with his family Monday, May 27 and has not been heard from since. Johnson's girlfriend Brittany...
Woman gets jail for embezzling from Trident Seafoods plant
ANCHORAGE (AP) — A former bookkeeper who embezzled about $500,000 from a Kodiak seafood plant will serve 46 months in a federal prison and make...
Redistricting Board to unveil new maps
ANCHORAGE (AP) — The Alaska Redistricting Board will consider seven possible political district configurations it created on its own, plus five...
School News
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Tessa Hasbrouck received highest honors designation at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point with a grade...
B.C. Minister proposes headwater, Stikine protection
A Canadian parliamentarian has submitted a bill in the legislature of British Columbia seeking to pr...