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Obituary
Susan Gail (Wamback) Jennings was born on March 2, 1955, in Saginaw, Michigan. In 1973, Sue moved... Full story
Yesterday's News: News from 25-50-75-100 years ago
March 28, 1924 – The Glacier Sea Food Company bought from the Olympic Fisheries a floating cannery on March 15. A scow which is at present located n...
By Emergency fisheries assessments sought after 105,000-gallon tailings spill at Kensington Mine
Emergency federal government assessments are being sought for a spill of more than 105,000 gallons of tailings slurry at the Kensington Mine that occu...
State proposes clear cutting old growth acres on Mitkof Island
Over the next five years, the Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DOF) is proposing to harvest...
Health Fair events happening this weekend, and more
Hosted every other year to promote health and wellness in the community, the Petersburg Medical Cent...
Assembly considers potential code change for firearm discharge at Frederick Point East Subdivision
Shots fired by a person other than an officer may soon be allowed in the Frederick Point East...
USFS plans to revise Forest Plan
Gears are in motion for the Forest Service to revise its Land and Resource Management Plan - a...
Forest Service snow surveys show summer stream forecasts and more
A field of snow near the Petersburg Reservoir glistened in the morning sunshine where, at 550 feet a...
Final decision issued for Thomas Bay Timber Sale
The USDA Forest Service Petersburg Ranger District announced the final decision for the Thomas Bay...
State issues preliminary report of Nov. 20 landslides
WRANGELL — State geologists were able to more accurately measure the movement and damage from massive landslides that poured across roads in the m...
Alaska Volcano Observatory fully activates monitoring network over Sitka's rumbling mountain Seismic activity at Mount Edgecumbe has declined since a 2022 swarm of earthquakes, but a risk remains
Sitka's Mount Edgecumbe volcano is wired. On Jan. 26, the Alaska Volcano Observatory announced the... Full story
Guest Editorial: National group works with Forest Service for new cabins
Alaskans often like to complain — a lot, and loudly — about national groups sticking their noses and opinions into the workings of the 49th sta...
Can Petersburg build a landslide warning system like Sitka's?
In 2015, a deadly landslide occurred in Sitka. Anxiety swept the community as a result, and the...
Quakers contribute more than $92k in reparations to develop Kake healing center
An unused U.S. Forest Service building near Kake may soon be a healing center for the community to... Full story
Yesterday's News News from 25-50-75-100 years ago
January 18, 1924 – An overheated stove caused a fire early Wednesday forenoon which practically destroyed the residence of Mr. and Mrs. William S...
New Forest Service cabins approved for development
The U.S. Forest Service approved six new recreational cabin sites in the Petersburg and Wrangell...
Outlast TV Show brings a boost to local businesses
Trekking up the harbor ramp as the sun set at North Harbor, scores of film production crew members...
Year in Review
In January The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously voted to award the construction contract for...
Yesterday's News: News from 25-50-75-100 years ago
December 14, 1923 – “Alaska is destined for ultimate statehood,” said Harding after seeing Alaska. “In a very few years we can set off the panhand...
Wrangell search and rescue suspends search for Derek Heller
The Wrangell borough on Dec. 6 announced the suspension of the search for Derek Heller, 12, missing since a Nov. 20 landslide took out his family’s h...
Clearing work continues at slide; fundraising grows to help families
WRANGELL - Response to the deadly landslide continues, with extensive clearing work to remove...
A review of Kinder Skog's first year under the PMC umbrella
During October's hospital board meeting, program facilitators presented a review of the PMC Youth Pr...
University of Alaska Southeast fisheries program attracts more students, and not just from Alaska
Now in its 15th year, the applied fisheries program at the University of Alaska Southeast draws students from across the state and across the...
The rules for Christmas tree cutting in Tongass
For some, the holiday spirit doesn’t kick in until the evening of Dec. 24, when the stockings are already on the mantle. For others, Christmastime i...
