Articles from the August 6, 2020 edition
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Troopers: Driver may have lost control of vehicle
Alaska State Troopers continue to investigate a fatal accident that claimed the lives of four seine...
Recycling program to up rates over five years
Public Works Director Chris Cotta presented the assembly with a summary of the findings of a recent...
Interstate travel restrictions for non-residents
Starting Aug. 11, non-residents entering the state of Alaska will have to show proof of a negative C...
Assembly approves $778,000 to PSD
The Petersburg Borough assembly passed a resolution at their meeting on Monday that transfers $778,0...
AK Airlines: No mask, no travel, no exceptions
Alaska Airlines announced on Wednesday that starting Aug. 7 all passengers ages two years and older...
PMC may see more onsite testing
Petersburg Medical Center may receive a second cepheid testing unit that would increase the...
PMC brings in $20 million this year
Petersburg Medical Center ended its 2020 fiscal year with a gross operating revenue of $20,325,510,...
Borough assembly sets September date for town hall
The borough assembly agreed at their regular meeting on Monday to hold a remote town hall meeting...
Petersburg Fishing Report
King Salmon The entire Petersburg and Wrangell area is now open to marine king salmon fishing. King...
Wrangell comes together in memory of Deckers
WRANGELL - Last week, four people died in a car wreck in Petersburg. Among them were two...
Anti-Trump group ad supports Gross for Alaska US Senate seat
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An outside group focused on defeating President Donald Trump in November and “Trumpism” is running an ad in Alaska in...
Alaska's capital on track to break summer rainfall record
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The area encompassing Alaska’s capital city is on track to break summer rainfall records, a state weather expert said....
'Into the Wild' bus likely lands a home at Fairbanks museum
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - An infamous bus appears headed to a new home at a museum in Fairbanks...
Seafood netted historic firsts in nation's new dietary guidelines
It got little attention from the mainstream media but seafood netted some historic firsts in the nation’s new dietary guidelines. The Dietary Guidel...
Federal policy change sparks debate over Alaska's Tongass
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Critics and proponents are debating the merits of changes to federal environmental policy, including the effects on...
Siberia wildfire smoke could remain over Alaska for weeks
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Wildfire smoke from Siberia has moved into Southcentral Alaska and left a haze lingering over the region that the National...
Alaska reports 159 new virus cases, with 111 in Anchorage
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska health officials reported that there were 159 new COVID-19 cases in the state Sunday, including 111 within the...
Power maintenance
A line crew works to reroute the feed to and from the substation at the power plant to eliminate...
Modern solutions
Rick Fish was already in line shortly after 1 P.M. on Monday waiting for the Petersburg Post Office...
Massive halibut
Doris Ann Baldwin stands with the 265 pound halibut she caught on Saturday. The halibut measured in...
Early morning sun
Sun shines through the trees just south of Papke's Landing last Wednesday mornin...
Editorial: Accident was newsworthy
We’ve had phone calls from a handful of people about our use of the photo and page one coverage of last week’s fatal Mitkof Highway crash. It...
Police Report
July 29 — Extra patrols were requested near the one mile mark of Mitkof Highway and in the downtown area. Suspicious activity was observed at a...