Articles from the August 29, 2019 edition
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Zarlengo breaks two more USCG Academy records
A Petersburg High School graduate broke two 50-year-old school records at the United States Coast Gu...
Utility project loans to go on October ballot
Voters will decide if they want the borough to take out loans to fund eight utility projects...
PSD remains above statewide scores in PEAKS assessment
The Petersburg School District maintains a higher percentage of students scoring proficient or...
Ordinance on written comments to assembly fails
An ordinance that would have added language to borough code outlining a procedure for addressing...
New magistrate learning the ropes of her new job
Petersburg has found its next magistrate judge and since her arrival earlier this month, she has...
Hospital CEO improves staff communication
Phil Hofstetter has begun blogging and holding daily morning safety briefings to improve the communi...
Hospital completes first steps in master plan
Petersburg Medical Center introduced the early findings of its master plan to renovate the current h...
Juneau diocese releases names of seven with sexual misconduct allegations
The Diocese of Juneau released a letter and report last Wednesday, Aug. 21, naming seven people...
Correction:
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — In a story Aug. 15 about Alaska salmon hatcheries, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Alaska salmon hatcheries r...
AK police arrest students for planning school shooting
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – Alaska authorities say two middle school students have been arrested after another student overheard their plans to carry out a...
Alaska governor cuts $5M in additional ferry service funding
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s governor has vetoed additional funding for the state’s ferry service that was placed in the budget by the Legis...
Alaska weakens air ambulance membership plan regulations
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska health insurance officials have announced the state’s plan to weaken air ambulance membership plan regulations, off...
Alaska adding second insurer to individual insurance market
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state says a second company will offer health insurance plans on Alaska’s individual marketplace next year. Division of Ins...
Alaska salmon deaths blamed on record warm temperatures
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Add salmon to the list of species affected by Alaska’s blistering summer temperatures, including the hottest July on rec...
Watercolor Society Honorable Mention
For the second consecutive year, Angele (McDonald) Jones had one of her works accepted for the...
Clerk or assembly can read letters
The public should be given the maximum opportunities to make public comments at any gathering of...
To the Editor
Thank you To the Editor: St. Andrews Episcopal Church would like thank all who helped with the...
Police report
August 21 — Individuals at a location on Harbor Way were made aware of open container laws. Authorities responded to a disturbance at Buschmann P...
Artifact Archive
Sheep Horn Spoons The Tlingit fashion spoons for utilitarian uses, such as the ones pictured here,...
Foggy valley
After a two hour hike to the first lookout on Raven's Roost Trail, low-lying clouds cleared for...
Alaskans applied for over 2,000 acres of new or expanding undersea farms
Underwater and out of sight are the makings of a major Alaska industry with two anchor crops that clean the planet while pumping out lots of cash: she...
Lofty heights
LeConte Bay as viewed from along a ridge on the north side of the bay. LeConte Glacier is seen at...
