Articles from the October 25, 2018 edition
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Summer brought below average rainfall
During the summer months of June through September, the Petersburg area experienced below normal acc...
Yesterday's News
October 25, 1918 The coal dealers of Petersburg are short of that product and not a pound is for sale in the city. Coal is expected to arrive on the...
Poker tournament raises funds for Beat the Odds
Participants in the fifth annual Annabelle Baker Poker Tournament raised $1,500 on Sunday for the Be...
To the Editor
Roadless rule non-supporter To the Editor: Wow. Now that you have heard all the negative talk about the Roadless Act here is some positive. I am a...
PMC and borough assembly discuss possibility of a new facility
The borough assembly met with the Petersburg Medical Center board of directors to discuss the feasibility of a new facility or a remodel to the...
Police report
October 17 — Suspicious activity was reported at the 400 block of N. Nordic Dr. Individuals weren’t located. On N. 14th St., a report was made of a g...
Court report
Oct. 10 — Brian Bruce Castle appeared before Magistrate Judge Burrell on a charge of Unmarked Buoys on Longline Gear. The defendant entered a guilty p...
Ragnarök Rollers loses first match of season against Sitka
The Petersburg Ragnarök Rollers had their first match of the season against the much more...
Wrangell school district prepares to roll out new crisis strategy
WRANGELL - Beyond giving students as good an education as possible, one of the highest priorities...
Patti Norheim celebrates her 90th birthday
Long time Petersburg resident Patti Norheim celebrated her 90th birthday with two birthday parties...
Unsealed report alleges police mishandled drug investigation
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage police mishandled an investigation into drug dealing by recruiters with the Alaska National Guard, a recently u...
Woman dies in fall into water near Ketchikan harbor
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — The body of a woman has been recovered from waters off Ketchikan. Alaska State Troopers say 66-year-old Doretta Dowhitt d...
Alaska Fish Factor
Hatchery reprieve - Two proposals to limit production of hatchery salmon were rejected by the Alaska Board of Fisheries at a special meeting on Oct....
Local photographer displays photos of Southeast Alaska
Carey Case, of Wild Iris Photography, held a reception to display her photos taken throughout 2018...
106 moose taken this year
This year’s moose season finished with a final count of 106 animals, down from last year’s unit record breaking 117, according to Petersburg Fish & G...