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November 15 – Dana Miyaki was arrested for alleged Driving Under the Influence (DUI). An officer responded to a report of criminal mischief on North Nordic Drive. There is an on-going investigation. A vehicle parked illegally on North 1st Street was moved at the direction of an officer. An officer spoke with an individual on Mitkof Highway concerning a civil issue. An officer attempted to conduct a welfare check on Hungerford Hill. An officer found an unsecured business on South Nordic Drive and contacted the responsible party. An officer c...
"I would like to make a motion to stop the acquisition of this land," said Mayor Mark Jensen during the Nov. 6 Petersburg Borough Assembly meeting. Those words spelled the beginning of the end for the Petro 49 building acquisition process that started in 2018. Five years ago, the borough sought to acquire the old Union Oil building and property at 703 S. Nordic Drive from Petro 49, Inc. with the intention to establish a Harbor Department maintenance facility and storage area there in the future....
Late Monday night, a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Sitka crashed on Read Island in Farragut Bay during a search and rescue mission for a nearby fishing vessel -leaving four helicopter crew members in need of urgent rescuing, as well. The prompt response from Petersburg's emergency services played a crucial role in the successful rescue operation that resulted in the survival of all four helicopter crew members. Two members were discharged from the hospital Wednesday morni...
“The Municipal Harbor Facility Grant is the single most significant funding tool available to Alaskan Harbormasters to plan, maintain, and recapitalize port and harbor infrastructure,” states the resolution passed at the Petersburg Borough Assembly meeting on Nov. 6. The assembly voted in support of the resolution to urge the Governor and Alaska Legislature to increase the amount of money made available to municipalities in the state’s harbor match grant program in order to adjust for inflation. According to the Alaska Department of Trans...
The borough’s human resources department provided a progress report about the municipality’s newly implemented safety measures during the Borough Assembly Meeting Nov. 6. In September, Alaska Public Entity Insurance (APEI) representatives presented a safety review of the Petersburg Borough during a regular assembly meeting. Assembly members and human resources staff left that meeting with actionable recommendations to address safety concerns within the borough. Part of that was the establishment of a formal Borough Safety Committee. Becky Reg...
November 8 – An officer conducted foot patrols downtown. An officer conducted a security check at a business on North 1st Street. Petersburg Police Department (PPD) received a report of lost property from Valkyrie Street. An officer assisted Emergency Medical Services (EMS) with an overdose on Fram Street. A driver at Baltic Street and North Nordic Drive received a warning for failure to stop at a stop sign. Officers conducted a security sweep at a business on South Nordic Drive. November 8 – An officer responded to a report of a monitored fir...
The air in town is crisp, leaves continue to fall and the mornings are turning frosty. Even with the bright sunshine seen in Petersburg this week, the season is certainly shifting. The transition of summer to winter brings more than a change in weather; seasonal industries shift, and the change prompts reflection. How did this summer go? Several of Petersburg's new tourism businesses look back on their 2023 season. VIKING TRAVEL James and Madeleine Valentine are the owners of Viking Travel, a...
Western Marine's dredging crane scrapes up sediment and hard blue clay from South Harbor and releases the clamshell claw into the collection barge. The sound echoes in the harbor. Dredging is done to remove sediment and debris that has accumulated in the harbor over time. The South Harbor dredge project commenced last winter and resumed in October after being suspended for around seven months due to environmental regulations. The project is expected to conclude at the end of the...
Assembly: Rob Schwartz – 698 Jeigh Stanton Gregor – 597 Rick Perkins – 596 Jeff Meucci – 548 Hospital Board: (Two 3-year terms) Jerod Cook – 901 Marlene Cushing – 808 Don Koenigs – 442 (One 1-year term) Mika Hasbrouck – 602 Jim Roberts – 527 Public Safety Advisory Board: Mark Tuccillo – 649 Stanley Hjort – 412 Jacob Slaven – 403 Tony Vinson – 391 Russell Thynes – 324 Library Board: (Three 3-year terms) Mary Ellen Anderson – 850 Lizzie Thompson – 734 Marilyn Menish-Meucci – 514 Tina Buschm...
October 3, 2023 Total ballots cast - 1250 Assembly (Two 3-year terms) Rob Schwartz – 695 Rick Perkins – 593 Jeigh Stanton Gregor – 588 Jeff Meucci – 540 Hospital Board (Two 3-year terms) Jerod Cook – 891 Marlene Cushing – 798 Don Koenigs – 441 Write-in – 8 (One 1-year term) Mika Hasbrouck – 597 Jim Roberts – 519 Write-in – 6 Public Safety Advisory Board (Two 3-year terms) Mark Tuccillo – 641 Stanley Hjort – 409 Jacob Slaven – 400 Tony Vinson – 388 Russell Thynes – 324 Library Board (Three 3-...
October 5, 1923 – The Alaskan products from the date of purchase of the Territory by the United States until January 1, 1923 aggregated in value of $1,113,355,813, scoring to figures recently compiled by Seattle authorities. Products of the fisheries and allied industries during the entire period exceeded those of the mines by about $2,000,000. The value of the products of the salmon fisheries leads all other Alaskan exports for the period covered, being almost one-half billion dollars. Gold is in the second place, approximately $130,000,000 l...
September 27 - An officer conducted a security check after finding an open door on Dolphin Street. Property was found on Harbor way and returned to owner. An officer spoke with an individual about suspicious activity on Ira ll street. Ricardo Bojorquez-Felix was cited for driving with a cancelled licence on Fram and N Nordic Drive. Property was found on Vesta Drive and brought to the Petersburg Police Department (PPD). An officer observed a vehicle with lights on at 200 block N Nordic. Was unable to locate the owner, and turned lights off....
If you thought it seemed awfully rainy last Thursday, you'd be right. An atmospheric river saturated Petersburg last week with heavy rain and windy conditions. A record breaking 4.47 inches of rain fell on Petersburg on Thursday, Sept. 21, which resulted in landslides in remote areas, reservoir spillover at Crystal Lake, and some hazards across all three harbors. A flood advisory was put into effect for Falls Creek Thursday morning due to excessive rainfall. Mariners were advised to check the...
Bob Martin As a fisherman and recreational boater, I use most harbor services and pay moorage for a 42-foot boat and seasonal skiff, a launch permit, grid fees, and a drive down dock permit. I work well with the Harbormaster and Assembly and value diverse views and philosophies on harbor issues. The Assembly is currently teeming with harbor knowledge, but the harbor advisory board can still serve the public as a less formal forum to float and hash out an idea before it hits the Assembly. I...
September 20 – An individual on 4.5 Street spoke with the Petersburg Police Department (PPD) dispatch. PPD received a report of a dangerous driver on Frederick Point Drive but the responding officer was unable to locate the described vehicle. PPD received a report of suspicious activity on North Nordic Drive. An officer conducted foot patrols downtown. An individual spoke with an officer concerning a civil issue. An officer spoke with a motorist with an inoperable vehicle on Haugen Drive. Car keys found on Haugen Drive were turned in to the P...
Do we really need a new hospital? To the Editor: When I first heard about the hospital project, like many of you, I had a lot of questions. Do we really need a new hospital? The clinic, which is the part I mainly visit, looks great. And, how in the world would we pay for an $85 million facility? Phil Hostetter and the hospital board informed me on both questions. First, they started with a study of the current hospital. The original hospital, where Long Term Care is located, dates to the 1950s and is failing rapidly due to poor plumbing and...
September 13 – Petersburg Police Department received a report of a dog barking on Excel Street. The owner brought it inside. A report of theft was filed. September 14 – An officer conducted a welfare check on Skylark Way. An officer responded to a report of a suspicious incident on North Nordic Drive. PPD received a report of property lost on Sing Lee Alley. A search warrant was executed. PPD received a report of suspicious activity on Haugen Drive. September 15 – An officer responding to the report of a bear getting into trash on Lumber Stree...
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has closed the commercial red and blue king crab fishery for the 2023-2024 season, the sixth year in a row, citing stock survey numbers that remain well below the regulatory threshold. The survey estimated 119,000 pounds of legal male red king crab are available for harvest, significantly below the 200,000 pounds required to open the commercial fishery, said Adam Messmer, lead king/tanner crab biologist for ADFG. While that’s an improvement from last year, where the survey estimated 95,000 pounds, i...
Dredging is expected to resume at South Harbor this October to finish the maintenance project that was suspended earlier this year. Harbormaster Glo Wollen says Western Marine, who has undertaken the South Harbor dredge project, is "here, poised, ready to go" but must wait to resume in-water work due to environmental regulations. "Because of the Marine Mammal Protection Act, we can't do any in-water work until October 1," she said. "We'll see them start to fire up and get things ready, and then...
August 31, 1923 – The cannery of the Petersburg Packing Company, this year will set a new high mark for number of cases of salmon packed, having already exceeded their previous high mark set in 1918 and with still a week to run. This concern also has the honor of having the largest pack put up by any single cannery in Alaska this year. Although the salmon run is properly over there are still enough fish being caught to keep the plant going for another week on part time, which will add several thousand cases to their season total. At the c...
August 23 – An officer responding to a report of suspicious activity on Fram Street determined it was non-criminal. An officer responded to a 911 hang-up call from Hungerford Hill Road. An officer conducted a welfare check on North 4th Street. The Petersburg Police Department (PPD) received a report of fraudulent activity. An officer conducted a welfare check in South Boat Harbor. An officer assisted Emergency Medical Services (EMS) with a person who fell at the Crane Dock. An officer responding to a report of theft on Lumber Street d...
The filing window for candidacy in the 2023 Petersburg Borough Municipal Election officially closed Tuesday afternoon. Thirty candidates filed for the 20 seats up for election, and there will be 11 contested positions on this year’s ballot. The two contested seats on the assembly are now a race between Jeigh Stanton Gregor, Rob Schwartz, Rick Perkins, and incumbent Jeff Meucci. Both positions will be three-year terms. Dave Kensinger will not run for reelection in this year’s race. Both of the three-year terms on the hospital board are a con...
August 24, 1923 – Pioneering the way for direct shipment of canned salmon from Alaskan ports to the eastern coast of the United States via the Panama Canal, the big steamer Commercial Traveler was in Petersburg this week loading 25,000 cases of salmon from Petersburg Packing Company. She also landed 15,000 cases of empties for the same concern. From here the steamer will go to Union Bay, Ketchikan, and Hidden Inlet and will have a cargo of about 115,000 cases before leaving Alaska. She will complete general cargo at Vancouver, Seattle, and San...
August 16 – An individual left the Fram Street area at the direction of an officer. Petersburg Police Department (PPD) received a report of an unwanted person on a Birch Street property. An officer contacted the individual and issued a trespass. A search warrant was executed. PPD received a report of a dangerous driver on Sandy Beach Road, but the responding officer was unable to locate the described vehicle. August 17 – An officer responded to a report of suspicious activity in the North Harbor. An individual on Harbor Way was served a tre...
Jolie Norman, the new first-grade teacher at Stedman Elementary, and fellow first-grade teacher Erin Hofacre pushed a lot of furniture around Ms. Norman's classroom yesterday, and they have more to do before school starts. "In a week, you won't recognize this place. I'm looking forward to making it my own," promised Norman. And in making it her own, she's excited to make it a place kids want to be and a place they want to learn. In addition to her longtime calling to work with kids, Norman...
