Articles from the November 2, 2017 edition
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Four PHS swimmers qualify for State swim on Nov. 3
The Petersburg Swim & Dive team was in Juneau last weekend for the Southeast Regional...
F/V Moonshadow boat fire extinguished quickly last Sunday
Arnold Enge’s F/V Moonshadow caught fire Sunday evening while moored in the North Boat Harbor. A malfunctioning oil stove was believed to be the c...
Walker presents plan to address crime increase in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Alaska Gov. Bill Walker unveiled a plan Monday to address a rise in the state's crime rate and said a stable economic p...
Yesterday's News
November 2, 1917 – Machinery and a supply of cans reached here on the Al-Ki for the Alaska Clam Canning Company, a new enterprise which is to be e...
Sexual assault response team forms in Petersburg
Medical staff, an advocacy group and the police station in Petersburg have created a three-pronged...
Bible Church pastor settles in after long wait
Tom Gregoire, a northern California pastor with five kids, had wanted to work in Petersburg the last...
First Baptist Church begins search for new pastor
The First Baptist Church in Petersburg started its search for a new pastor last week, coming after D...
To the Editor
Fish and Game board process is a public process To the Editor: Dear Alaskans, As your chairs to the Alaska Boards of Fisheries and Game we want to tak...
Cody Litster: from alternate recruit to trooper of the year
Trooper Cody Litster was about to pack everything he needed for the day into his truck one Thursday...
Trooper report
On Oct. 25, AST was notified by the Phoenix Logging camp on Prince of Wales Island that Brian Stanton (64 of Ketchikan) was deceased do to a gunshot....
Police Report
Oct. 25 — Three bear sightings were reported on North 3rd St. and again along Kings Row. A burglar alarm was reported on S. 2nd St. Oct. 26 — Par...
PHS senior wins highest Girl Scout award
A Petersburg High School senior on Monday was given the highest honor in the Girl Scout youth organi...
Petersburg wrestling team outnumbered in Ketchikan last weekend
The Petersburg Wrestling team took only five kids to the meet in Ketchikan last weekend, and its coach “didn’t even look” at the final score. “It w...
Tribal sovereignty affirmed at AFN, ANSEP resolution tabled
WRANGELL – Wrangell delegates returned from last month's annual conference for the Alaska F...
Elementary students create police station's Christmas card
About 35 elementary students in Petersburg submitted drawings to local police in a contest to...
Fish Factor: Great salmon season results in buying, building new or upgrading boats
It’s steady as she goes for the values of Alaska salmon fishing permits, with upticks in the wind at several fishing regions. “There’s a lot of cautio...
Six choir members, one band member make honors festival
Six choir members and one band member from Peterburg were selected to participate in the annual...
SEARHC help office adds Saturday hours for health enrollment period
This year open enrollment in the state’s health insurance marketplace has been shortened to six weeks, beginning yesterday and running through D...
Death notice
Harry S. Sundberg, 95, a longtime Wrangell resident died September 16, 2017 in Bellingham, Washington, as a result of a fall at his assisted living... Full story
Contested Bristol Bay salmon ends up in Alaska landfill
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Nearly 160,000 pounds of salmon from a failed Alaska fishing operation have reached an Anchorage landfill after testing d...