Articles from the July 18, 2019 edition
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Le Soléal captain denies reports of dumping sewage
A fisherman reported raw sewage had been dumped into Frederick Sound near Le Conte Bay on the...
Part 1: Fight between fishermen and sea otters
Sea otters are considered by many people to be an adorable animal, an important part of the...
USCGC ANACAPA changes command
The authority and accountability of the United States Coast Guard Cutter ANACAPA transferred from...
Assembly to hold meeting this evening at 6 P.M.
The Petersburg Borough Assembly will hold their second meeting of July this evening, July 18, at 6...
Off-duty police sergeant helps extinguish residental fire
The Petersburg Fire Department responded to a house fire on the 800 block of Wrangell Ave. on...
Sophomore departs for exchange program in Germany
On Aug. 11, Abigail Anderson will be leaving Petersburg to study in Celle, Germany for her...
Hofstetter confident with his first year as CEO
Petersburg Medical Center CEO Phil Hofstetter has been in town for just over a year, and said he...
Michael Nash killed in plane crash
WRANGELL - Wrangell resident and attorney Michael Nash, 68, passed away in a plane crash near...
UAA Brother Francis Shelter prepare for cuts
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — State budget cuts have University of Alaska officials anticipating the possibility of program and staff reductions, while A...
AK Legislature fails to override vetoes that prompt cuts
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Legislature failed Wednesday to override budget vetoes by Gov. Mike Dunleavy that will prompt a massive 41% cut o...
Governor's call amended to include capital budget, full legislature to convene in Juneau
JUNEAU – On Wed., July 17, Gov. Mike Dunleavy amended his call for the Second Special Session to include the unfinished capital budget a...
Head of US Forest Service visits Alaska's Tongass Forest
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) —The head of the U.S. Forest Service visited Alaska’s Tongass National Forest to investigate timber sales and related issues, a re...
Breaching the surface
A humpback whale breaches the surface of Frederick Sound on Saturday, July 13....
To the Editor
Violation of Trust To the Editor: I am very shocked and disappointed at the callous manner in which...
Editorial: Look to the future
KFSK radio in Petersburg has a scheduled spring and fall fundraiser, and often an impromptu...
Police report
July 10 — A debit card was found at a location on N. 3rd St. and given to authorities. Unauthorized tree harvesting was reported at the .5 mile m...
A sign of the times
The Muskeg Maleriers donated a sign to the Petersburg School District's garden that sits next to...
Museum features collected artifacts
The Clausen Memorial Museum has a collection of prehistoric stone tools on display that were found...
In terms of budget cuts, fisheries fare better than most people
Fisheries fare better than most people in terms of Governor Mike Dunleavy’s budget cuts. Just under one million dollars was cut from the commercial f...
Stork report
Gunnar Franklin Lee Seale was born on July 1 in Ketchikan to Rosa and Sam Seale. He weighed 8 lbs,...
DEC: Sewage discharge "not likely" from the Le Soléal
An investigation by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation revealed that the Le... Full story