Articles from the July 11, 2019 edition
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Millage rate increases to 12.3 mills
The borough assembly approved a resolution on Friday increasing the millage rate in service area one...
Residents protest governor's vetoes
Cars were driving by honking and rock 'n' roll music was playing as nearly 100 residents gathered...
SE harvests 532,000 salmon this season to date
For this season, about 532,000 salmon have been commercially harvested in the Southeast Alaska...
Two high temperature records broken in June
The warm and dry period that began in the latter half of June and continued into July has been...
Porcupine carcasses clutter the roadway near Blind Slough
It was around noon on July 3 when Tim Koeneman was driving out the road to take his dog for a walk...
PHS student to spend a year studying in Sweden
Since she was 12 years old, Kara Newman has dreamed of living in Scandinavia and later this month,...
"Rock Your Freedom"
Britton Erickson marches in the Fourth of July parade holding up one of the famous rocks for the...
Yesterday's News
July 11, 1919 Three local boys, are in jail charged with having robbed the United States Post office, the Sons of Norway store, and the Wheeler Drug a...
Patterson River
Dan Sullivan stands between the Patterson River and the exposed rock face near the Patterson...
Letters to the Editor
Who benefits? To the Editor: How can it be that we are knee-deep in tourist effluent and Medicaid...
Police report
July 2 — A disturbance was reported at a location on S. Nordic Dr. A patrol was requested at Parks and Recreation. July 3 — A structure fire occ...
Australia company seeks exploratory drilling OK in Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Australia mining company is seeking permission to start exploratory drilling for the rare element vanadium in southeast A...
Celebrating America
July 3rd Winners Scrapfish Derby - Alicia Kittams with a three pound flounder BBQ Wing Challenge...
Legislators brace for showdown over governor's vetoes
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The message on the front page of Alaska's second-largest newspaper was unmi...
Economists: Budget vetoes could result in job losses
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Budget vetoes of $444 million by Alaska’s governor could cause widespread job losses, economists said. Analysts and bus...
Wasilla or Juneau? Disagreement over special session locale
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — One of the most powerful Republicans in the Alaska Senate is bucking the Senate president’s call to meet in Juneau on Mon...
Racing the ducks
During the Rotary Duck Race on the Fourth of July, Soren Eddy, Cedar Littleton and Hakon Eddy...
One fisheries item that appears to have escaped Gov. Dunleavy's veto pen is desire to divert local fish taxes from coastal communities into state coffers
One fisheries item that appears to have escaped Governor Mike Dunleavy’s veto pen so far is his desire to divert local fish taxes from coastal c...
Looking for shade
A wild goat and a couple of her kids were seen near the LeConte Glacier on Sunda...
Alaska officials close forest areas as wildfire approaches
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska officials closed some forest lands to all uses as a wildfire approached the Chugach National Forest, a report said. Sm...
Hazel Pauline O'Donnell Benson Wilcoxon, 80
Hazel Wilcoxon, passed away Nov. 19, 2018 on her 80th birthday. Born in Petersburg, Alaska in 1938,... Full story
Happy 4th of July
About 900 pounds of shells were shot during this year's Fourth of July fireworks show on Wednesday...
