Articles from the August 22, 2019 edition
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Tires ignite in Public Works fire
A call was placed to the Petersburg Fire Department at 7:40 P.M. Monday night after residents...
No new age restrictions coming to parks and rec yet
Parks and Recreation will be taking into consideration community feedback on changes to the departme...
Sports games in gym maybe broadcast online in the future
A fully automated camera would allow Petersburg School District to broadcast sporting events and...
Four residents become U.S. citizens
In the past year, at least four citizens from Petersburg and Wrangell have sought and gained their...
Assembly blocked from reading submitted letters
A new ordinance would prevent assembly members and the borough clerk from reading letters submitted...
Four ordinances to go before assembly tonight
The Petersburg Borough Assembly will hold their second meeting of August tonight at 6 P.M. to vote...
Municipal Election less than two months away
Petersburg will hold its annual municipal election on Oct. 1 from 8 A.M. through 8 P.M. in the...
Community, assembly distressed over sewage in harbor
Ongoing concern about cruise ships dumping their grey water and sewage into Petersburg's harbors...
Wrangell and Petersburg represented at Southeast Alaska State Fair
The city of Haines hosted the 51st annual Southeast Alaska State Fair earlier this summer....
Fire officials review cause of wildfire along highway
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska wildfire officials are reviewing their initial assessment of the cause of a weekend fire that burned at least 50...
Blooms, beasts affected as Alaska records hottest month
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska has been America’s canary in the coal mine for climate warming, and the yellow bird is swooning. July was...
Alaska man discovers message in bottle from Russian Navy
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A man discovered a 50-year-old letter in a bottle from the Russian Navy on the shores of western Alaska. Tyler Ivanoff...
NTSB cites likely overloading, stability in boat capsizing
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A teenage deckhand, roused awake by water flooding his sleeping area aboard a fishing tender last summer in southwest Alaska,...
AK group proposes initiative to raise oil industry tax
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska group has filed an application with the state for a ballot initiative asking voters to increase taxes on the oil...
Seven clergymen named in sexual misconduct allegations
The Diocese of Juneau released the results of an Independent Commission’s review of sexual misconduct allegations made since the diocese was establi...
New hospital construction on track
WRANGELL - Construction of Wrangell's new hospital is on track, according to Hospital Administrator...
Yesterday's News
August 22, 1919 On last Saturday afternoon, the local committee which was investigating to find evidence of profiteering among the local merchants...
Frenchy Ridge
The Coast Range was visible from Frenchy Ridge last Sunday. Frenchy Ridge is the perfect spot to...
Police report
August 14 — Thomas Kojima was issued a speeding citation. Francisco Alfaro, 28, was arrested on felony fraud charges. An individual at a location...
Beth Flor show
Beth Flor stands with two of her paintings at a retrospective solo art show at the Clausen Memorial...
Wind v.s. Tree
An approximately 65-foot tall European Mountain Ash tree fell in a windstorm on Sunday, Aug. 18 in...
Boot camp to jump start and nurture businesses in communities throughout Bristol Bay, Alaska
Investment that comes from within, not from without, is the motivation behind a boot camp that will jump start and nurture businesses in...
Correction
I would like to correctly identify the item shown in the Museum Artifact column on page 13 of your...
