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January 7 — A theft was reported at a location on S. 4th St. A no trespassing notice was served at 17 N. Nordic Dr. Authorities responded to a broken window. January 8 — Authorities responded to a four-wheeler towing a small child on Dolphin St. A parking issue on Harbor Way was resolved with a warning. A disabled vehicle at the two mile mark of Mitkof Highway was reported to authorities. January 9 — A verbal argument was reported on Gjoa St. Authorities responded to a report of stolen power tools. A vehicle accident occurred at the 7.3 mile...
Lights illuminated boats in Middle Boat Harbor as the sun and the temperature rose early Tuesday morning....
Every year since 1991 Fish Factor has selected “picks and pans” for Alaska’s seafood industry - a no-holds-barred look back at some of the year’s best and worst fishing highlights, and my choice for the biggest fish story of the year. Here are the 2019 picks and pans, in no particular order - Best fish scientist – Dr. Bob Foy, director of science and research at NOAA’s Alaska Fisheries Science Center/Juneau – No one explains science better or with more passion. Biggest new business potential: Mariculture. Alaska is acting on plans to grow a $10...
January Following the shutdown of the U.S. government on Dec. 22, 2018, the U.S. Coast Guard stated it would continue offering essential services. The borough assembly approved $600,000 for a new baler. The USCG located debris from an overdue medivac aircraft that had three people onboard that was due to land in Kake several nights before. A decrease in air cargo coming into Petersburg affected the timely arrival of residents' packages after the retirement of Alaska Airlines' combi 737-400...
They say good things come in small packages and that’s the case for Alaska cod fishermen heading into the new year. A small cod fishery will occur in Gulf state waters (out to three miles) for 2020, putting to rest speculation that no cod would be coming out of the Gulf next year. A catch quota of about 5.6 million pounds, down from 10.2 million pounds, will be split among five regions: Prince William Sound, Cook Inlet, Kodiak, Chignik and the South Alaska Peninsula, with limitations on gear and staggered openers. That will be a relief to thous...
December 11 — Authorities responded to a report of individuals shining flashlights into vehicles on Dock St. A suspicious parked vehicle in the South Mitkof Ferry Terminal was reported. Authorities helped the owner to move the vehicle. December 12 — A possible drunk driver was reported to authorities. A resident called dispatch to inform Petersburg Medical Center of his impending arrival with his wife. December 13 — Authorities responded to an alarm activation at Petro Marine. December 14 — Suspicious activity was reported at the 400 block of H...
Kenneth LeRoy Hicks, 66 died December 9, 2019 at home in Petersburg, Alaska of natural causes. Ken was born February 20, 1953 in Port Townsend, Washington to Don and Pat Hicks. He attended Oak Harbor High School in Washington. He worked in Petersburg for Icicle Seafoods for 33 years as cannery foreman. He was a member of the Moose and Elks lodges. He is survived by: Parents Don and Pat Hicks of Yuma, Arizona; Daughter Erin Hicks of Renton, Washington; Son and Daughter-in-law and grandchildren... Full story
The United States Army Corps of Engineers went over the status of the project to dredge South Boat Harbor, along with associated costs to be covered by the borough and the next steps in the project at a public meeting on Dec. 3. In 2017, the Petersburg Borough and the USACE entered into a feasibility cost share agreement wherein both entities agreed to split the costs of a feasibility study to determine a solution to the compromised egress in South Boat Harbor. The borough and the USACE equally...
December 4 —Extra patrols were requested on Mitkof Highway. December 5 —Authorities responded to a report of trespassing and property damage. An individual was issued a warning for operating an ATV on a roadway. Authorities responded to a report of a drunk driver on S. Nordic Dr. A disturbance was reported near the Public Works Department lot on 2nd St. December 6 —Kory Versteeg, 36, was arrested on charges of violating conditions of release. Antony Dawe, 38, was arrested on charges of violating a protection order. A brush fire was repor...
Both the Petersburg Borough and former Parks and Recreation Department employee Chris Allen have been dropped as defendants in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the Estate of Molly Parks, one of two women killed in a July 4, 2016 crash on South Nordic Drive. Allen was the driver of the parks and recreation van, which crashed after Allen suffered a seizure while driving with three other persons in the vehicle. Allen is serving a 7-year sentence after entering a guilty plea to a single...
People in Petersburg know her has their school bus driver or driver's education teacher, but on Friday evening Hoopie Davidson was this year's tree lighter during the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony. Davidson was born in Petersburg, but moved to Squaw Harbor on Unga Island in third grade with her family to catch crab. The family then moved to Kodiak in time to experience the Good Friday earthquake of 1964, an earthquake with a magnitude of 9.2 that hit near Prince William Sound. Later...
November 24 — An intoxicated individual was removed from Kito’s Kave. November 26 — An individual on 4.5 St. mistakenly reported a burn barrel as a structure fire. Extra patrols were conducted on Fram St. A disturbance was reported at a location on Haugen Dr. Authorities assisted in separating the two parties that were arguing. November 27 — Authorities made contact with an intoxicated male at a location on 3rd St. and asked him to quiet down. The man agreed and went to bed. Authorities responded to a disturbance at a location on Corneli...
In a couple of months, Petersburg High School senior Kole Sperl has turned a pile of aluminum sheets into a skiff. He has plenty of work left to do before it's seaworthy but Sperl said in its current state, it would float. "There might be a couple leaks that I'd have to patch, but it'll definitely float," said Sperl. "All the main welding is done down by the water line." Sperl spends anywhere from one and a half hours to three hours a week working on his skiff as part of his marine fabrication...
November 20 — Individuals in a parking lot on S. Nordic Dr. were yelling. An individual was banging on the door of a closed establishment on Chief John Lott St. A vehicle was damaged near Middle Boat Harbor. Two vehicles were impounded at locations on Sing Lee Alley and Cornelius Rd. November 21 — Authorities responded to a report of fireworks going off at a location on S. 4th St. They were unable to locate any signs of fireworks being lit. An individual was reported trespassing at a location on Mill Rd. November 22 — An individual was issue...
WRANGELL - Plans are in motion to subdivide the old mill property around 6.5 mile Zimovia Highway, according to Terri Wenger with Anchor Properties. The property, currently owned by Betty Buhler, has been on the market for quite some time. On the Anchor Properties website the almost 39-acre lot is listed at $2.7 million. Wenger said that the plan is to subdivide the land into 11 lots, ranging in size from one to three acres. "I could be wrong, but I think that it could be possibly the biggest...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A federal board has approved changing the name of a Southeast Alaska bay following a petition from tribal leaders over its association with military aggression, officials said. The U.S. Board on Geographic Names approved changing the name of Saginaw Bay to Skanax Bay last week, CoastAlaska reported. The Alaska House of Representatives and Alaska Historical Commission endorsed the name change earlier this year. The change was requested by the Organized Village of Kake, the area’s tribal government. “As a clan we never...
A Grand Jury indicted Eric Jennings, 39, on three of the five counts set before them on Nov. 14. Jennings was indicted on misconduct involving a controlled substance in the fourth degree, tampering with physical evidence and criminal mischief in the third degree. The two other counts, misconduct involving a controlled substance in the second degree and misconduct involving a controlled substance in the third degree, were withdrawn. On Nov. 7, Kevin Home, a United States postal inspector,...
A resolution supporting alternative one of the draft environmental impact statement for the exemption of the Roadless Rule in the Tongass National Forest will go before the borough assembly at their first meeting in December after the assembly pushed the vote back by two weeks at their meeting on Monday. The United State Forest Service released the findings of its draft environmental impact statement earlier this month that showed the United States Department of Agriculture supported...
November 13 — A resident reported a crab pot was removed from the front of his apartment. A resident questioned the procedure for removing an abandoned car on private property. A local grocery store reported an individual stealing products. A bear was spotted at a location on Howkan St. November 14 — Authorities responded to a complaint of loud equipment operating at a location on Cornelius Rd. November 15 — An eviction notice was served at a location on S. Nordic Dr. Extra patrols were requested on Mill Rd. A theft was reported at a locat...
November 4 — Authorities assisted a resident with lowering the volume on their television. A tree was stuck in a yard on Galveston St., with dogs barking at it. A bike theft was reported to authorities. An individual reported a hit and run at a location on Mitkof Highway. Suspicious activity was reported on Surf St. November 5 — A disturbance was reported in South Boat Harbor. A vehicle accident occurred on Mitkof Highway near Papke’s Landing. An individual told authorities that a person was in her garage the night before. Fraudulent activ...
Willi Herff passed away very peacefully on October 24, 2019, at the Petersburg Medical Center. He had diabetes and vascular issues for many years and it all gradually caught up with him. He was born August 10, 1942 in Aachen, Germany during World War II. For safety, his father moved his mother and baby Willi to Poland, and then later after the war, he and his mother lived for years in Fliegenberg, Germany, on the River Elbe. It was a farming community and he flourished living and working on the... Full story
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The rate of fatal airplane crashes in Alaska is higher than the national average, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The NTSB has preliminary reports for 10 fatal plane wrecks in Alaska for the 2019 calendar year. The figure does not include an Oct. 17 crash in Unalaska, which does not yet have a federal report, The Juneau Empire reported Sunday. Alaska had nine fatal plane accidents last year, eight in 2017, 12 in 2016, and 11 in 2015, the newspaper reported. The NTSB website indicates 5.4% of the 2...
