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<title><![CDATA[Dan Sullivan sues Division of Elections; Judge agrees to fast-track his appeal]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[An Anchorage Superior Court judge on Tuesday agreed to expedite a lawsuit whose outcome will determine whether the namesake challenger of U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan will appear on the state’s Aug. 18 primary ballot. Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews, in a status hearing Tuesday, said the case was moving at a “very, very fast pace.” “I can make every effort that I can to get a decision out as quickl...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Subscribers can click here to view the full PDF of this week's edition]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:42:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[PIA celebrates Amy Hallingstad with week of events, Tlingit 101 class]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Petersburg Indian Association is celebrating the second annual Amy Hallingstad Day this week with a full slate of events, anchored by a four-day Tlingit culture class and culminating Sunday in an outdoor gathering to honor Amy Hallingstad. The week opened Tuesday evening with Elder&apos;s Night, a community dinner at which PIA welcomed Sitka elder George Bennett Sr. and his wife, Mary....]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:42:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gabriele Whitacre breaks more records at USA Powerlifting Raw Nationals]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Another powerlifting competition, another record-setting performance for Petersburg local Gabriele Whitacre. This time, at the Raw Nationals in Chicago, Whitacre broke five Alaska state records – squat, deadlift, bench, total combined weight, and total push pill – for the Teen 3 division (18-19). For bench, Whitacre broke the 200 barrier, benching 204 pounds, a 16.5-pound increase from her previou...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:42:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Yesterday's News: News from 25-50-75-100 years ago]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[June 25 , 1926 – Although not exactly tuneful in effect, the blows struck by the 6300-pound hammer of the piledriver working in Petersburg is music to the ears of local businesses and fishermen. Work on the piling of the cold storage plant is progressing at a rapid clip and Mr. Manning, who is in charge of construction, says that all the piles may be driven within the next ten days if the tides ar...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:42:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sales tax cap question slated for Petersburg ballot]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Petersburg voters will decide this fall whether to raise the town&apos;s sales tax cap. Petersburg&apos;s sales tax is 6%. Currently, sales and services are only taxed on the first $1,200, which means tax on a single purchase is capped at $72 max. Now, the Borough wants to raise that cap to $300 by changing the taxable amount to $5,000. Borough officials say Petersburg has the lowest cap among...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:42:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Guest Commentary]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[What reasons do you have to celebrate our country’s 250th birthday? What thoughts come to mind thinking about Independence Day – fireworks, hot dogs, picnics, fun gatherings, blind rowboat races, log-rolling, bubble gum contests? Imagine two hundred and fifty candles on a gigantic birthday cake that says Happy Birthday America! Pondering the semiquincentennial, the following also comes to mind for...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:42:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[To the Editor]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[To the Editor: The celebration of Amy Hallingstad Day reminded me of an experience my dad told me about. Gordon Jensen was twelve years old and working in the cannery before the days of child labor laws. It was a warm summer day and there were a lot of fish in. He was pushing cans into the retort when he noticed everyone was leaving the fish house. He followed them and sat on the dock with all...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:42:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[US Coast Guard helicopter crashes near Sitka; four crew members reported safe]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crashed near Sitka during a routine training flight on Monday morning, with the four crew members aboard rescued and brought to Mount Edgecumbe Medical Center, according to officials. In an updated press release on Monday afternoon, the Coast Guard reported that all four crew members are safe with non-serious injuries. “We are incredibly relieved our cre...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:42:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Police report]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[June 17 – Officers responded to a disturbance on S 3rd St. and determined it was non-criminal. There was a report of a dead crow on Unimak St. An officer responded to a report of smoke in the Borough portable bathroom on Chief John Lott St. and determined it was unfounded. There was a report of suspicious activity on Excel St. A complainant spoke with an officer concerning a civil issue. An office...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:42:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cruising through summer on an electric scooter]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Summer has arrived, and, these days, summer in Petersburg means electric scooters all around town used for transportation, often by youth. The 17 Levy electric scooters that showed up in town in August of 2024 are locally owned by Stikine Services, run by Wes and Angie Davis. A few years ago, the Davises, when traveling to Nashville, noticed electric scooters around the town, and thought they...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:42:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Aquatic Center at Parks and Rec remains closed]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Due to construction that began on May 18, the Aquatic side of the Parks and Recreation building will remain closed, without a set reopening date. The remainder of the building is still open – just without power. Contractors have been cutting concrete to access drain lines beneath the locker rooms. The process has been lengthy and has experienced some setbacks, but safety remains the priority. &quo...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:42:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Utility Director Hagerman retires after 33 years working for Petersburg]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Karl Hagerman will retire June 30 as Petersburg&apos;s utility director, closing a 33-year career with the borough that carried him from an entry-level water and wastewater worker to the head of two municipal departments - and, during the gaps between managers, to several stints as interim city manager. &quot;This is the last full week, two days next week, and then we&apos;ll be done after 33...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:42:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Artifact Archive]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Dale Frances DeArmond (1914–2006) was a prominent Alaskan printmaker, author, and public librarian whose iconic mid-century woodcuts made her one of the state&apos;s most celebrated 20th-century artists. Over a 50-year career, she hand-pulled more than 400 woodcut titles and 800 wood engravings, mostly capturing Southeast Alaskan wildlife, landscapes, and stylized interpretations of Indigenous myt...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:42:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Obituary: In Loving Memory of Louise "Carroll" Nilsen]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[With heavy hearts and wonderful memories, we celebrate the life of Louise “Carroll” Nilsen, who left this world on June 20, 2026, at the age of 88. Carroll was born on December 2, 1937, in Kendrick, Idaho. Carroll grew up in a close-knit family consisting of her parents, grandparents, and numerous aunts and uncles, all of whom helped instill in her strong family values at a very young age. Those s...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:42:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Legals]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Classifieds]]></title>
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