Articles from the July 14, 2016 edition
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Vote coming concerning pot in Petersburg
Petitioners desiring a vote on whether or not the borough should prohibit the cultivation and sale of recreational marijuana met their deadline last... Full story
Trial Court hours cut to save agency money
The office at the Petersburg Trial Court will no longer operate on Friday afternoons due to cutbacks the Alaska Court System is imposing to help save...
Memorial walk held for car crash victims
WRANGELL - Close to 100 people participated in a memorial walk on Sunday, held to remember those...
Dealing with addiction:
Editor's Note: Part one of a two-part series. Casey DenAdel was born and raised in Petersburg, and... Full story
Letters to the Editor
Overwhelming generosity To the Editor: We, as a family, continue to be overwhelmed by the generosity and outpouring of support and love from...
Editorial
I attended my first Rotary meeting in 1976. I was 23 years old and the average age of the membership was about 60. Dave Ohmer, Jim Leekley, Oscar Jone...
Correction:
In last week's Pilot it was stated Centennial Park would be getting benches, a totem pole and a covered shelter. However, those improvements will be...
Police reports
July 6 A caller was awakened by loud argument. An officer responded and spoke with the individuals. A caller reported finding a dinghy adrift by...
Courts
June 23 Wesley Malcom appeared before Superior Court Judge Carey for a change of plea hearing. Malcom pleaded not guilty to an amended count of...
Sailin' on
The visiting Nordhavn yachts treated Petersburg residents to a parade as they departed the Wrangell...
Independence Day raffle results
The Petersburg Chamber of Commerce sold 3,100 $2 tickets and 94 $100 tickets, according to PCC manager Mara Lutomski. The top winners of the $2...
Weeding the flower pots
Dustin Galaktionoff, left, Leann Lapeyri, kneeling, Holli Dabis, right, are busy clearing invasive...
First Bank Award matches Ragnarok Roller fundraising
The Petersburg Ragnarök Rollers recently applied for a Community Service Award through First Bank...
Fish Factor
Salmon takes center stage each summer but many other fisheries also are in full swing from Ketchikan to Kotzebue. For salmon, total catches by July 8...
Stork report
Elizabeth Joy Walters was born on July 5, 2016 at 8:19am to Trever and Skye Walters at Reynolds...
Wedding announcement
Devyn Moody and Dustin Johnson both of Wrangell, Alaska were united in marriage on May, 21 2016....
Obituary
Patrick R. Murphy, 58, of Juneau, passed away on July 1, 2016. Patrick was born the third child of Mark and Patricia Murphy, of Magnolia, Washington...