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July 3, 1925 – For the past three weeks or more there has been feverish activity on the waterfront along Bay View Drive in the boat building line. As a result, recently, one “full-rigged power boat” was launched with all the necessary ceremonies, including a bottle of soda pop waved in front of the bow and then poured down thirsty throats. And another boat is about to be launched! Perhaps more than one neighbor has found pieces of boards and planks missing from their backyards – but each piece has been sawed off and neatly fitted to create...
June 28 – An officer responded to suspicious activity on Harbor Way. An officer assisted a citizen with a rental scam on E Lansing Street. A welfare check was conducted on N Nordic Drive. June 29 – An officer conducted a bar check. An officer responded to a report of suspicious activity on South 14th Street. Jared Nicholas Burns, 23, was arrested for alleged DUI (Driving Under the Influence). An officer conducted extra patrols. It was reported that a communication line was down. PMPL (Petersburg Municipal Power & Light) and AP&T (Alaska Pow...
Last month, after nearly 25 years of running Glacier Laundry, Carrie Peterson handed the laundromat keys to new owner Laura "Lu" Holder – who has renamed the business Viking Laundry. Holder realizes that she is taking on more than just a place to do laundry – Peterson is passing along relationships, routines, and a community institution that has served Petersburg well. "Today I helped somebody, and I was telling her like, where to put the soap," said Holder, "she turned to me and said, 'I'...
June 18 – A caller on Ira II Street reported having an argument with a neighbor over a dog to the Petersburg Police Department (PPD). The PPD received a report of dogs wandering on the Hungry Point Trail. A driver on South Nordic Drive was issued a warning for failure to carry proof of registration. PPD received a report of a lost cell phone. An officer assisted another agency with impounding a vehicle at the Crane Dock. A caller on Ira II Street reported being harassed by her neighbor. PPD received a report of children out past curfew and f...
June 10 - An officer conducted a welfare check on Skylark Way. A found backpack was turned into the Police Department (PD). It was returned to its owner. Subpoena papers were served. A dog was reported being left in a car. The owner was contacted and confirmed that the dog was okay and not overheating. Suspicious behavior was reported on Fram St. A speeding vehicle was reported on S 7th & Kiseno St. An officer responded to a disturbance on Wrangell Avenue. A disorderly conduct warning was issued. An officer responded to a report of a speeding...
For the first time in their program history, the Mitkof Middle School Robotics team qualified and competed in the national competition on June 13 – 15 in Boston. Forty-eight states and 28 countries across the world such as Japan, China, Korea and more were represented at this meet. In the weeks leading up to the meet the robotics team worked with researchers from Oregon State University to refine their ROVs. "We added a motor that releases our little arms that grab onto the glacier surfaces a...
Catherine Rhea Mattson was born on September 1, 1942 in Titusville, Pennsylvania, to Granville and Rhea Morris. In 1949, when Cathy was in second grade, the family moved to Skagway, Alaska. She graduated from the Skagway School, where she was a cheerleader and a can-can dancer. After attending college, she moved to Juneau to work for the State of Alaska and met her beloved husband Morris. They married on December 21, 1964. In 1973, Cathy and Morris purchased the Harbor Bar and Liquor Store in... Full story
June 4 - A report of a driver speeding on Scow Bay Loop Road was unfounded. An officer responded to a report of a vehicle leaking gasoline. The Fire Department was notified and responded. Fire retardant was sprayed on the fuel puddle. An officer responded to a parking complaint on S Nordic Drive. Subpoena papers were delivered. An officer assisted a citizen on S Nordic Drive with concerns she had regarding her neighbors. An officer responded to a disturbance on S 6th Street. June 5 - An officer provided lockout assistance on Mitkof Highway. An...
Petersburg's borough assembly passed its overall budget for the next fiscal year on June 2. But the option to allocate a million dollars from the harbor reserves for a potential cruise dock project caused friction for the final vote. The Petersburg Borough's general fund was nearly $400,000 in the red for the last fiscal year, but that's not the case this time. The borough's next budget is in the black, despite state and federal funding reductions and inflationary costs in all departments....
Thank you all! To the Editor: I want to express my most sincere and heartfelt (literally) thank you and appreciation for the rapid and exemplary care I received from our local EMTs/ambulance crew, all of the PMC ER nurses, doctors and hospital staff and the Petersburg Police Department last Wednesday. You all very well may have saved my life. I also want to give a shoutout and thank you to the Airlift Northwest nurses and crew on the medevac flight to Anchorage. The care I received on that flight was also exemplary. We are truly blessed in...
May 29, 1925 – Some 15 dogs in Petersburg have died during the past month and there is evidence that death was the result of a slow poison, administered in a form yet to be determined. The officers are working on several clues, and if evidence is secured that poison was put out they intend to make an example of the guilty party. Those who have lost dogs are willing to give a substantial reward for any definite information. Besides the fact that it is unlawful to put out poison, and that a person who would do so is of a low order of mentality a...
May 21 – An officer picked up an abandoned package that was later claimed by its owner. Jason Anderson was charged with failure to stop for a school bus with its flashing red lights on. An officer assisted a citizen. The owner of a parked vehicle blocking the view at an intersection on Mitkof Highway was contacted and directed to move their vehicle. Petersburg Police Department (PPD) received a report of a parking issue at Fram and North 1st Streets. PPD received a report of a theft on South Nordic Drive. PPD received a report of a deceased dee...
Alaskans who want a larger Permanent Fund dividend, more state funding for K-12 education and the university, more money for child care services, highway maintenance or harbor improvements, more state aid for water and sewer projects, the state ferries or mental health services, or additional tax incentives to encourage business investment have a limited number of choices. They can cut from one area to divert money somewhere else. They can take more money out of the Permanent Fund, spending today but having a poorer tomorrow when the available...
May 14 – An officer assisted Emergency Medical Services (EMS) with a seizure on Wrangell Avenue. The Petersburg Police Department (PPD) received a report of an abandoned vehicle on Frederick Point Drive. PPD received a report of a bear accessing trash on Cornelius Road. PPD received a report of a lost phone. An officer assisted a citizen with concerns on South Nordic Drive. Officers responded to suspicious activity on Birch Street. An officer assisted EMS with a hypothermia victim in South Harbor. An officer provided a courtesy medical t...
Outside the brand-new facility on South Nordic Drive, the scent of grilling burgers and hotdogs lingers in the air as community members stream through the 16-foot bay doors of High Tide Auto. Close to two hundred people dropped by to congratulate Wes and Angie Davis and have a look inside their brand-new NAPA auto service center, according to Kimberly Simbahon who was dropping visitors' names into a blue bucket for the door prize drawings. "It's been a little stressful," Angie admitted,... Full story
May 7 - An officer assisted EMS. Carrie Peterson, 68, and Jeremy Hicks, 25, were both cited for failing to stop for a school bus. Officers responded to a parking complaint in Middle Harbor. An attempted identity theft was reported to an officer. Suspicious behavior was reported on Mitkof Highway. May 8 - A high water alarm was reported on Skylark Way. Wastewater (WW) was notified and responded. An officer responded to a parking complaint on N 3rd St. The owners of the vehicles were notified and responded. David Estes, 34, arrested for...
May 1, 1925 – Some of the school children while playing ran across a cache this week in the brush in which there were over 100 pint bottles full of liquid at first thought to be beer. The news caused a wild stampede and soon the woods were full of those only too anxious to sample the goods. During the stampede one or two other small and select caches were discovered, and the rule seemed to be “finders keepers.” In a short time the city and federal officers were on the scene and the bottles were removed to the commissioner’s office, where t...
April 24 – Petersburg Police Department (PPD) received a report of a leaking fire hydrant on Vesta Street. An officer responded to a parking complaint at Middle Harbor. A protective order was served on South Nordic Drive. An officer responded to a report of theft on North Nordic Drive and an individual was trespassed from a business. An officer responded to a report of suspicious behavior on South Nordic Drive. April 25 – David Estes, 34, was arrested on Chief John Lott Street for alleged disorderly conduct. An officer responded to a par...
April 24, 1925 – A number of property owners along the Scow Bay Road desire annexation to the city. This shows they are progressive and want to share in the benefits and also assume their share of the burden towards a greater Petersburg. It is the old story all over again – when a city is progressive and goes ahead, people can afford to pay taxes. Everything they own and possess increases proportionally in value. A residence or a piece of property without taxable value is of little benefit to the owner or anyone else. Petersburg is going ste...
April 16 - Suspicious activity was reported on Cornelius Road. The matter turned out to be civil. A report of fraud was taken by an officer. Suspicious activity was reported on S 3rd St. April 17 - Papers were served. Gwynne Jones, 55, was charged with alleged DUI. A welfare check was conducted on 2nd St. An officer assisted another agency in confirming an individual’s identity. An officer requested a registration check. A minor vehicle accident was reported. Parties will work it out amongst themselves. A dangerous driver was reported. The v...
April 9 - An officer conducted extra patrols. Papers were served on Birch Street. A report of suspicious behavior was taken by officers on Nordic Drive. An officer provided lockout assistance. Suspicious behavior was reported on S Nordic Drive. Officer was unable to locate the person of interest upon arrival. An officer provided courtesy transportation. A deceased dog was reported on the beach. The owner could not be located. April 10 - An officer conducted extra patrols. An individual came in to report that they had accidentally passed a...
A middle-aged man was rescued from frigid waters near Petersburg on the night of April 7. Franz Schonberg was walking his dog near the ferry terminal after sunset when he heard someone yelling in the Wrangell Narrows, between Mitkof and Kupreanof Islands. Schonberg, a local volunteer firefighter, launched his skiff and went to investigate, searching the dark, fast-moving waters for the person calling out for help. Around the same time, local resident Dr. James Pizzadili was walking along the...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously passed the first reading of Ordinance #2025-04 on April 7, moving forward the plans to establish a Marine Industrial Overlay (MIO) zone to preserve waterfront areas for maritime uses. The ordinance would create special zoning restrictions to ensure specific tidelands in the Port Dock and Scow Bay areas remain dedicated to commercial fishing and maritime operations. "Harbor board and staff has been working hard on this for over a year," Harbor Master...
While the total number of cruise ship visits to Petersburg will decline this summer, local tourism experts say the quality of port calls should actually increase. "I think after looking at the schedule, the numbers of port calls are down, however, the quality of port calls are high," said James Valentine, co-owner of Viking Travel. Petersburg will welcome 87 cruise ship visits in 2025, down from 104 the previous year. However, Valentine notes that many of last year's visits came at times when to...
