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May 17 – Officers conducted extra foot patrols downtown. An officer responded to a report of suspicious activity at Libby Strait and determined it was non-criminal. Petersburg Police Department (PPD) received a report of a truck on Howkan driving with an unflagged load, creating a potential safety hazard. Officers responded to a report of a towed vehicle dropping parts in the roadway on Haugen Drive. An officer responded to a report of an aggressive dog on Hungerford Hill Road but was not able to locate it. Officers responded to a report of an...
May 10 – A driver at 7th Street and Haugen Drive was issued a warning for failure to stop at a stop sign. An officer conducting foot patrols downtown located an unsecured door and notified the responsible party. An officer conducted a welfare check on an unoccupied, running vehicle on South Nordic Drive. Petersburg Police Department (PPD) received a report of an attempted phone scam claiming the complainant had not paid for products. PPD received a report of trespassing on South 3rd Street. PPD received a report of theft and forwarded it to t...
May 3 – An officer provided a courtesy transport to a person in need of assistance A driver on North 12th Street was issued a warning for an inoperable headlight. An officer spoke with a complainant. A driver at six-mile on Mitkof Highway was issued a warning for passing in a restricted zone. A burglar alarm activated on Mitkof Highway, the responding officer determined it was a false alarm. Petersburg Police Department (PPD) received a complaint from a citizen concerned about odd pipes on the ground in front of a business. No criminal a... Full story
The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously approved a fuel adjustment charge for the annual Southeast Alaska Power Agency shutdown during its meeting last week. SEAPA is scheduled to shut down its hydroelectric power supply to perform maintenance to Tyee and Swan Lakes from May 31 to June 9. During those 10 days, the borough will run its diesel plant, which the fuel adjustment charge looks to offset the high cost of doing. According to Utility Director Karl Hagerman, the adjustment will take...
April 27, 1923 – That a large party of capitalists and others interested in the development of the water power at Thomas Bay and the erection of the ten million dollar paper mill there will visit the power site this summer is indicated by the following article printed in the Seattle Times of recent date. “Indicative of the spreading fame of vacation attractions offered by Alaska, is a letter received by the Chamber of Commerce from F.C. Dougherty, a San Francisco business man asking the chamber’s assistance in finding a sumptuously appointed st...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously passed a supplemental budget during its April 17 meeting that includes spending for dredge projects, attorney fees, and more. The FY23 budget revision was amended in its final reading to increase the South Harbor dredge project budget by $1 million, bringing the borough's total budgeted amount up to $2.1 million. The project, which has removed approximately 29,351 cubic yards of material so far, has faced difficulties removing hard blue clay from the...
April 19 – An officer responded to a report of suspicious activity on Sing Lee Alley and an individual without permission to be on the property left at the direction of the officer. Found property brought to the Petersburg Police Department (PPD) was returned to its owner. An officer spoke with a complainant concerning a suspicious incident on Howkan Street. An officer responded to a disturbance on 4.5 Street. PPD received a report of theft from Lumber Street. An officer responded to a report of a dangerous driver at Papke’s Landing. April 20...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly voted on Monday to hold a work session to discuss the borough's FY24 draft budget and reschedule its first meeting in May. The work session will give the assembly and the public their first opportunity to review next year's borough budget ahead of its first reading. The work session will be held on Monday, April 24 at 6 p.m. in the assembly chambers. The assembly also voted to move its meeting scheduled for May 1 to Tuesday, May 2 at noon. The rescheduling was...
April 12 – An officer observed an unsecured door on South 3rd Street and followed up with the responsible party. An officer responded to a report of suspicious activity on Hungerford Hill and determined it was non-criminal. Officers responded to a reported disturbance in South Harbor. Officers conducted a welfare check on Valkyrie Street and determined all was okay. An officer responded to a report of a loose dog on Fram Street but was unable to locate it. A driver at Libby Strait was issued a warning for excessive speed. An officer responded t...
Rock-N-Road Construction has spent the last week scooping mud from Middle Harbor as part of the ongoing dredge project. The Middle Harbor dredge project is separate from the dredge project being completed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Western Marine, which is on hold for the summer. The Middle Harbor project aims to clear out built-up silt causing damage to the harbor and was included in the borough's latest supplemental budget, which will have its third and final reading at the April...
April 5 – Petersburg Police Department (PPD) received a report of a power outage at Papke’s Landing. Power and Light (P&L) were notified and responded. April 6 – Officers responded to a report of a wolf on Lumber Street but were unable to locate it. PPD received a request for a welfare check on Tango Street and the responding officer determined it to be unfounded. Officers conducted additional patrols on South Nordic Drive. Christopher Malcom, 34, was cited for driving with a canceled license and failure to carry proof of motor vehicle insur...
WRANGELL — Late last month, the Wrangell Borough discovered an oversight in the construction of Heritage Harbor — its steel pilings and piers do not have corrosion-preventing anodes on them. These pieces of oxidizing metal protect pilings from underwater degradation. Without them, the supports underneath the Heritage floats have begun to corrode. The borough plans to work quickly to install nearly $1 million worth of anodes at the harbor to prevent further wear. Near the end of March, the Port and Harbors Department sent a diver to check the an...
During Monday's Petersburg Borough Assembly meeting, Mayor Mark Jensen and Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht gave a report on the borough's trip to Washington D.C. last week. Jensen, Giesbrecht, and Assembly Members Thomas Fine-Walsh and Scott Newman visited the capital to meet with Petersburg's federal delegation, lobbyists, the U.S. Coast Guard, the National Marine Fisheries Service, and other agencies about major local projects. "We had a pretty busy schedule. Overall, I felt, a good trip,"...
March 29 – An officer provided an individual with a courtesy transport. An officer assisted Emergency Medical Services (EMS) with a citizen who fell on 12th Street. A runaway dog was returned to its owner. An individual reported lost items. An officer conducted a welfare check at Fisherman’s Memorial Park. An officer responded to a parking complaint on Dolphin Street and found the vehicle was legally parked. An officer spoke with an individual on South Nordic Drive. An individual on 12th Street requested lockout assistance, but was able to gain...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly voted unanimously to approve an ordinance that would adjust the FY23 budget in its first reading during its meeting on March 20. The sizable supplemental budget includes 12 changes that cover a range of items including harbor dredging, attorney fees, vehicles, and more. The ordinance looks to increase the South Harbor dredge project budget by $635,000. The FY23 budget for the project was initially $1.1 million so the addition will bring the borough's budgeted cont...
March 23, 1923 – Holm & Sutphen, who are the holders of the telephone franchise from the city, have installed their switchboard and have ordered telephones and wire to connect up all business houses. After the downtown is connected up, the system will be extended to the residential section as rapidly as is possible. The material is expected to arrive on the Admiral Rogers. April 2, 1948 – A flareback in the heating system was blamed today for the fire which burned the mailboat Estebeth to its keel yesterday near Couverdon Island. None of the...
March 22 – Property found on Mitkof Highway was turned in to the Petersburg Police Department (PPD). An officer assisted an individual with a civil matter on North Nordic Drive. An officer responded to a report of suspicious activity on Howkan Street. A driver on South 3rd Street was issued a warning for license requirement. March 23 – A driver in the high school parking lot was issued a warning for speed. PPD received property lost on South Nordic Drive. An officer responded to a report of a suspicious individual but was unable to locate the...
With large schools of herring located by sonar and desired quantities of mature roe detected in two test sets, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game opened the 2023 Sitka Sound sac roe fishery at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday in designated areas south of town in Leesoffskaia and Aleutkina bays and Deep Inlet. Fishing was closed by field order at 2:32 p.m. No figures were immediately available on the total catch in the hour and 17-minute opening. All told, 30 vessels are registered to fish this year. The...
March 15 – An officer responded to a disturbance on Birch Street and determined it was non-criminal. There is an on-going investigation into a disturbance on South Nordic Drive. An officer spoke with a complainant about suspicious activity on Chief John Lott Street. An officer assisted a citizen on South Nordic Drive. March 16 – An officer assisted Emergency Medical Services (EMS) on South Nordic Drive. An officer provided after hours lock-out assistance on Dolphin Street. An officer conducted a welfare check on Cornelius Road. Petersburg Polic...
The South Harbor dredge project has been suspended until this fall as the end of the environmental window approaches. An estimated 29,351 cubic yards of material have been dug out of the harbor-about half of what the project intends to remove. The last dumping of material in Frederick Sound was on Feb. 23. According to Harbormaster Glo Wollen, the project has seen hard digging, causing the project to take more time and energy than anticipated even with the equipment they have on hand. So far...
March 1 – An officer and an Alaska State Trooper assisted Emergency Medical Services (EMS) with an individual experiencing a breathing problem at Papke’s Landing. An officer assisted a citizen on Chief John Lott Street. An officer responded to a report of a parking accident on Howkan Street. Petersburg Police Department (PPD) received a report of a vehicle damaged on South 3rd Street. March 2 – An officer assisted the Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department (PVFD) at a structure fire on Mitkof Highway. Breiland Willis was issued a summons for a...
