Articles from the September 17, 2020 edition
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Officials explain emergency ordinance in town hall
The Petersburg Borough held a virtual town hall on Sept. 10 to inform the public on the civil...
Salmon disaster: pink salmon run lowest since 1976
This year's pink salmon harvest came in at around 7 million, which is considerably down from the 35...
Meet Flora
The first stop along the Ephemeral Art Show route during the Rainforest Festival was Heidi Lee's...
Voluntary COVID-19 plan coming soon
On Friday, Sept. 11, Incident Commander Karl Hagerman said his voluntary community plan for preventi...
Yesterday's News
September 17, 1920 Last Friday evening about 6 o’clock was a red letter day for many Petersburg residents both young and old. At that time they...
Residents express contempt for emergency provisions
The community had the opportunity to speak out in support or against a permanent civil emergency... Full story
Guest Commentary: Protecting Alaska's fisheries
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Alaska has faced its share of monumental challenges. The testing...
Editorial: Approve the emergency ordinance
Borough staff presented appropriate justification for the borough assembly to approve an ordinance...
To the Editor
Voting information To the Editor: It is simple to get an absentee, or mail-in, ballot for the...
Most of Crystal Lake Hatchery funding to continue
Following the announcement last week that the Alaska Department of Fish & Game will be shutting...
Police report
September 9— Authorities responded to a report of a person yelling at a location on N. Nordic Dr. Authorities were made aware of a bear on S. 3rd...
Absentee voting open this week
The Petersburg borough began holding in-person absentee voting for the Oct. 6 municipal election on...
A young team joins Petersburg high school swim & dive
At about two and a half weeks into the Petersburg High School swim season, Head Coach Andy Carlisle...
Viking runners take second in virtual meet
The Petersburg High School cross country team ran a 5k course near Greens Camp after school on Frida...
PHS volleyball begins season under protocols
This year's Petersburg High School volleyball team is about one week into their season, and like...
Moose season open until Oct. 15
Moose season opened Tuesday, Sept. 15 and according to Alaska hunting regulations for the area, the...
Up on top
Pictured is a popular ridge on Petersburg Mountain where hikers like to take a break. In the...
Wrangell school board reprimands superintendent, establishes improvement plan
The Wrangell School Board held a special meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 9, to continue their discussion of a formal reprimand and improvement plan for...
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins public office hours Friday and Saturday
State Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins will hold public office hours Fri., Sept. 18 from 1-2 p.m. and Sat., Sept. 19 from 9-10 a.m. at Salty...
2 drivers dead, 4 children injured in SE AK crash
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Two drivers are dead and four children were injured following a vehicle collision Thursday on southeast Alaska’s Prince of...
Most Alaska wildland fire crews fighting blazes beyond state
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Most of Alaska’s wildland fire crews are helping fight fires in the continental U.S., including western blazes that have...
Fish Factor: Bering Sea crabbers will soon know how much they can catch for upcoming season that opens Oct. 15
Bering Sea crabbers will soon know how much they can pull up in their pots for the upcoming season...
