Articles from the December 1, 2022 edition
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South Harbor dredging pushed to December start date
The South Harbor dredging project is set to ramp up in the coming weeks as people and equipment...
Moose burger bank donates 1,748 pounds to local groups
Volunteers rallied at the Community Cold Storage on Nov. 21 to distribute 1,748 pounds of moose...
Police chief sues borough, claims defamation and false light
Petersburg Police Department Chief Jim Kerr has filed a lawsuit against the Petersburg Borough. The... Full story
Yesterday's News News from 25-50-75-100 years ago
December 1, 1922 – “I love them all – their father saved my life,” rejoiced Mrs. A. W. Thomas, widely known Alaska sportswoman, as she surveye...
To the Editor
Dear Petersburg To the Editor: About three years ago we decided to move our family back to Petersburg after both being away since graduating from...
Guest Editorial:
More people moved out of Alaska than moved in every year between 2015 and 2021. If not for a healthy birth rate, the state population would have...
Police report
November 22 – An alarm activated at pump station #5. Water Wastewater (W/WW) was notified and responded. A warning was posted on a vehicle a...
SEALink submarine cable system connects Prince of Wales to Petersburg, Juneau, and beyond
Alaska Power & Telephone Wireless completed the installation of the 214-mile SEALink submarine...
New high school dance team debuts
Mitkof Dance Troupe teacher Kelsey Lambe realized a long held dream this fall when she created a...
Salvation Army's season of charity
The Salvation Army Petersburg Corps is getting into the season of giving this year with multiple...
Fisherman, artist to celebrate book release in Petersburg
Commercial fisherman and artist Tom Crestodina will be signing copies of his new book, "Working Boat...
School districts hope for more state funding next year
WRANGELL — School districts statewide be looking to the Legislature next year for an increase in state funding, but any boost in the state’s per...
Winter wind
The northern end of Mitkof Island caught its share of strong winds Tuesday, with overnight gusts of...
SE pink salmon 2023 forecast comes in at significantly lower harvest
State and federal fishery managers are forecasting a commercial harvest of about 19 million pink salmon in 2023 in Southeast Alaska, which would be a...
Obituary
Darlene Joy Candee, 90, of Lake Havasu City, Arizona passed away peacefully on November 13, 2022... Full story
Obituary: Thomas "Tom" McKeown Jr., 63
We are heartbroken to announce the death of Thomas "Tom" McKeown Jr., 63. Tom was born on March 22,... Full story
One safe and one missing after boat accident near Point Baker
Former Wrangell residents Kelsey Leak and Arne Dahl were involved in a boating accident late Sunday afternoon. By mid- afternoon Monday, Leak had...
