Articles from the October 31, 2019 edition
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$550,000 loan not enough for pump station project
The borough assembly approved an ordinance in its first reading last week that would transfer...
Marine passenger fee brings in $38,000
The Petersburg Borough has collect roughly $38,000 in marine passenger fees, with a possible...
PMC's September expenses exceed revenue
Petersburg Medical Center Controller Rocio Tereja reported to the board of directors last week that...
Yesterday's News
October 31, 1919 Dr. Dickinson, arrived from Ketchikan early this week on the U. S. Forestry boat Than. He was sent to Petersburg by Governor Riggs,...
Fundraising for Sandy Beach playground underway
The Petersburg Rotary Club is leading fundraising efforts to replace the playground at Sandy Beach...
Crab run outshines salmon harvest in SE
This year's salmon harvest came in below expectations in Southeast Alaska with a particularly bad...
No Police report this week
There is no Police Report this week because the Petersburg Police Department has been overwhelmed and did not have time to put together a Media...
Trooper report
Alaska Wildlife Troopers on Prince of Wales Island received a report on Oct. 15 that Michael Howard, 33, of Klawock, had shot a deer inside the city...
Former NBA player teaches students to understand each other
Damon Bell-Holter, formerly of the Boston Celtics, was in Petersburg last week to empower the...
PHS volleyball sweeps three teams at tournament
The Petersburg High School volleyball team won three of their six matches at the first seeding...
SEARHC holds talk on traditional foods and diabetes
WRANGELL - SEARHC, the medical provider that recently took over management of the Wrangell Medical C...
Alaska Fish Factor
They are certainly cute but the voracious appetites of sea otters continue to cause horrendous damage to some of Southeast Alaska’s most lucrative f...
Death Notice
Frederick “Rick” Magill died on September 27, 2019. On Fri., Nov. 1 at 2 pm, there will be a graveside service at the Petersburg Memorial Cem... Full story
Report finds no definitive reasons for military suicides
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A study by a military behavioral health team has failed to pinpoint definitive reasons for soldier suicides at Fort W...
Judge: Alaska election proposal should advance to next phase
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Backers of a proposed ballot measure calling for ranked-choice voting in statewide elections should be allowed to begin s...
Corps extends deadline to review Pebble Mine comments
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has extended its deadline to review numerous comments submitted for a draft environmental r...
Critics gear up for response to lease sale in Arctic refuge
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Opponents of oil drilling in America's largest wildlife refuge have a message for oil drillers and the people who finance t...
