Articles from the November 9, 2017 edition
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Assembly denies homeless data request
The assembly unanimously denied a request by the Petersburg Housing Coalition that asked borough departments for data and solutions to the homeless po...
Campers find local woman's message in a bottle
Soon after Rachel Kvernvik's dad died at sea in 2002, she wrote him a letter, sealed it in a bottle...
Yesterday's News
November 9, 1917 – Telegraphic instructions were received from Juneau to arrest the skipper and crew of the halibut schooner Manhattan, should the v...
Petersburg Fishing Report
Winter is fast approaching but that doesn’t mean you should hang up the fishing rod yet. This will be the last Petersburg/Wrangell fishing report f...
Local quilting group continues veteran giveaways at Oktoberfest
Rain Country Quilters showcased about 40 quilts at its annual quilt show at the recent Oktoberfest...
Letter to The Editor
Earned not won To the Editor: Your reporter stated that the Girl Scout gold award is a prize to be “won.” It is not. It is earned through hard wor...
Man visiting Petersburg helps extinguish escalating house fire
Firefighters on Tuesday responded to a distress call from a woman whose front lawn had caught fire,...
Governor to visit on November 16
Mayor Mark Jensen reported on Monday that Gov. Bill Walker is scheduled to visit Petersburg next week to sign a borough land bill. Senate Bill 28,...
Police Report
Nov. 1 — A hit and run was reported on 12th St. Police assisted with a lock-out at a Mitkof Hwy. location. Police responded to a disturbance on N. N...
Court report
Hearings before Magistrate Judge Burrell: Oct. 26 — Matthew Ashenfelter, charged with taking moose out of season. The defendant entered a No Contest P...
PHS Volleyball undefeated in Metlakatla
The Petersburg Volleyball team continued its regular season winning streak in Metlakatla last...
PHS swim competes in state championship
Four Petersburg High School swimmers went up against about 30 teams at the state championship in Anchorage last weekend, where two finished in the top...
Horizon Air to phase out turboprop aircraft in Alaska
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Horizon Air and its Bombardier turboprop Q400 aircraft will be phased out of Alaska in March and replaced with Boeing 7...
Extinguisher company issues widespread recall
A wide-ranging recall of fire extinguishers produced by Kidde has been issued, after a device failur...
China change on recyclables could impact Alaska communities
SITKA, Alaska (AP) — A policy change in China has officials in the Alaska panhandle city of Sitka anticipating a major change in the city’s rec...
Fish Factor: Shrimp holds number one spot for America's seafood favorites, followed by salmon
Alaskans pull home packs of fish from their freezers all year round and know it will cook up nutritious and delicious. Yet there is still a...
Kennicott taken out of service temporarily, sailings halved
The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities reported that the M/V Kennicott has been...