Articles from the October 17, 2019 edition
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Hunter recalls night the skiff capsized
Mike Payne, a local resident was part of a hunting trip last Friday when a skiff capsized in Duncan...
School board holds off on sex offender policy
The Petersburg School Board passed updates to 17 policies to align with the Association of Alaska...
Yesterday's News
October 17, 1919 A Community Sing was organized at the Union hall Wednesday evening. The following officers were elected. President Mr Maakestad,...
Preliminary moose harvest sets unit record
The 2019 moose season ended with a preliminary count of 125 animals, setting a new record in unit...
To the Editor
Another election finished To the Editor: So that's another election in the books, a good time was...
Parents concerned with compulsory MMS swim class
Mitkof Middle School will begin requiring seventh and eighth graders to get into the pool one week...
Police report
October 9 — A disturbance was reported at a location on S. Nordic Dr. An individual reported the theft of a cell phone. Authorities are i...
Rotary District Governor visits Petersburg
Rotary District Governor André Layral was in town this week meeting with the Petersburg Rotary...
Vikings take fifth in JIVE tournament
The Petersburg High School volleyball varsity team came in fifth overall at the Juneau Invitational...
Trial date set for civil suit against Wrangell city government
WRANGELL - Back in April of this year, Wrangell resident Kipha Valvoda filed a civil suit against...
Petersburg Fishing Report
As the snow line creeps lower on the mountainside there’s no doubt that winter is fast approaching. While some anglers may hang up their fishing r...
Alaska Fish Factor
Hundreds of fishery stakeholders and scientists will gather in Anchorage next week as the state Board of Fisheries (BOF) begins its annual meeting...
OBITUARY: William K. Neumann, 83 June 4,
William K. Neumann aka 'Swampy Creek Bill' passed away peacefully October 5, 2019 of recently... Full story
Death Notice
Doug Larson passed away on October 11, 2019 in Petersburg, Alaska. Services and a Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, October 20, 2019 in... Full story
State to seek bids for sending inmates out of state
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Department of Corrections plans to seek bids for housing inmates out of state, saying its institutions are near c...
Alaska doctor, nurse charged with vast opioid distribution
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska doctor and nurse practitioner face federal charges of illegally distributing millions of opioid doses to p...
Alaska Native leader Peratrovich commemorated on $1 coin
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – A young Alaska Native woman left an impression on Alaska's territorial Sena...
