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Aug. 30 — Police made a traffic stop on S. Nordic Dr. Suspicious activity was reported along the airport access road at Hungerford Hill. Police are investigating a littering incident at an undisclosed location. A bear rummaging through garbage was reported at Skylark Park. A disturbance was reported at a N. Nordic Dr. location. Police arrested Matthew B. Boseman, 27, on a charge of Assault in the 4th Degree. Aug. 31 — A disturbance was reported at a N. 1st St. location. A bear was reported seeking garbage on S. 2nd St. Police are inv...
Aug. 23 — A bear was reported on 4.5 St. Illegal camping was reported on Odin St. Police responded to a civil matter on Kiseno St. Police are investigating a theft at an undisclosed location. Aug. 24 — A disturbance was reported at the South Boat Harbor. Police responded to an alarm on Charles W St. Harassment was reported on S. Nordic Dr. Extra patrols were requested on Haugen Dr. Littering was under investigation at an undisclosed location. Two assaults were under investigation at undisclosed locations. An intoxicated person was reported on...
There will be eleven candidates running for Borough leadership on the ballot in October, including a contentious run for the mayor post, and a six-person race for two Assembly seats. The folks running for a seat on the Assembly -- there will be two -- include: Bob Lynn, Richard Burke, Ken Hamilton, Brandi Marohl, Jeff Meucci and William Ware. Cindi Lagoudakis will be running against Mark Jensen for the mayor post. The Petersburg School Board is looking to fill two seats in the election but received one submission for candidacy from Sarah Pawuk...
WRANGELL - A Wrangellite had a unique opportunity to take part in some Alaskan history this year, while revisiting her own family history in the process. Johanna Joseph and her sister, Ann Conatser a Walla Walla resident, were invited by the Ounalashka Corporation to attend an event in Unalaska commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Dutch Harbor. The town had been the birthplace of their mother, Theadosia Stepitan Nauska, known as Fanny to friends and family. The battle itself was...
Vast sections of the South Boat Harbor sat vacant last week as commercial boats were underway to harvest fish, and visiting yachts moved on to the next port of call....
Cindi Lagoudakis, the interim mayor of Petersburg, has decided to run for the permanent seat in October, retracing strong indications that she wouldn't. "A number of people had asked me to reconsider," Lagoudakis said. "And after giving it some hard thought, in the end I decided to run." Debbie Thompson, the Borough clerk, confirmed last week that Lagoudakis filed for candidacy. Before becoming interim mayor, Lagoudakis spent time on the Assembly, where her experience was rewarding, she said....
The deadline to submit applications for candidacy in the October election is next week, and there has been an unusually low amount of submissions so far, said Debra Thompson, the Borough clerk. “It’s going to get better,” Thompson said. “I promise it will.” There are 23 elected positions this year and only eight people have filed for candidacy, Thompson said, with the deadline approaching on Tuesday, August 22. “Yeah, that’s no good,” Thompson said. “I sure hope something changes. We have way too many open seats.” The mayoral seat will b...
Aug. 9 — Police responded to two disturbance calls on N. Nordic Dr. and on Mitkof Hwy. A vehicle theft was reported on Scow Bay Loop Rd. Police provided transportation at mile 2.4 Mitkof Hwy. Alcohol use was reported at Buschmann Park. Police made traffic stops on Chief John Lott St. and in the 1100 block of S. Nordic Dr. Suspicious activity was reported at the 500 block of Lumber St. Jeremy L. Johnson, 38, was cited for Liability Insurance Required. Aug. 10 — Police responded to disturbance calls at Ira II St. and 4.5 St. and on Excel St. Sus...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Dispatch News has announced it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is in the process of transitioning to new ownership. KTVA reports the newspaper’s potential buyers might pay as much as $1 million for the paper. Those buyers included four siblings — Ryan Binkley, Wade Binkley, James Binkley and Kai Binkley Sims — as well as Alaska Media LLC, publisher of the Arctic Sounder, The Bristol Bay Times and the Dutch Harbor Fisherman. A statement from Dispatch News publisher Alice Rogoff called the decisio...
Aug. 2 — Suspicious activity was reported at locations on Excel St., Odin St. and Sing Lee Alley. Police responded to disturbance calls at the airport, Buschmann Park and at an undisclosed location. Police made traffic stops at N. Nordic and Gjoa and at Haugen Dr. and N. 12th St. Wildlife calls were reported on Lake St. and at Vesta & Pearl F Streets. No additional explanation was provided. Police assisted with a lockout at a N. Nordic Dr. parking lot. Aug. 3 — Police made traffic stops at 6-mile Mitkof Hwy. and at an undisclosed location. Tre...
Turnover rate is a figure often monitored by employers in different ways, interpreted differently by one manager to the next and calculated using unique formulas. But there will always be a singular constant – money. The cost to replace an employee can be in the thousands. And turnover rate is often unforgiving, as it usually accounts for any person separating from his or her job. Borough governments in southeast Alaska often approach turnover differently, if they approach it at all. The H...
August 3, 1917 – Captain C.M. Poncin arrived here on the launch Onawa and has spent several days inspecting boats and issuing the special licenses required by a recent order of the navy department. The order applies to all craft of over three tons capacity, and each boat licensed is furnished, for identification, with a number, which is to be painted on both sides of the stern. It is reported that several boats suitable for patrol service may be taken over by the government, among them being one launch owned here and a couple at Ketchikan. A...
July 19 — Police received a disturbance call from the Narrows Inn. Littering was reported on S. 2nd St. A criminal complaint was investigated at an undisclosed location. Police assisted with a lockout. Courtney A. Brown, 26, was arrested on a charge of Disorderly Conduct. July 20 — Police completed an impound at N. 3rd and Dolphin St. A burglary was reported on Cornelius Rd. Suspicious activity was reported on S. Sing Lee Alley. Trespassing was reported in the Middle Harbor Parking lot. July 21 — A traffic stop was conducted at N. 3rd and G...
WRANGELL – On Monday Gov. Bill Walker signed into law a capital budget for the 2018 Fiscal Year, which had been adopted by the Legislature in a brief special session on July 27. The new budget includes $5,000,000 in the Municipal Harbor Facility Grant Fund, precisely what will be needed for Wrangell’s Harbor Department to proceed with an overhaul of the facilities at Shoemaker Bay Harbor. “We’re excited,” said Wrangell harbormaster Greg Meissner. The aging facility has about passed its useful life, with a portion already closed off to moorag...
Election season is descending upon Petersburg and there are 23 open positions between city boards and the Borough Assembly that will appear on the October 3 ballot. The first day to file for candidacy in the October 3 election was Tuesday and all forms must be submitted to the Borough Clerk before August 22 at 5:00 p.m. According to Borough Clerk Debra Thompson, any person who wants to have his or her name placed on the ballot as a candidate must meet the qualifications for office outlined below: The Assembly will have three open positions to...
We hope the recall sponsors will decide to drop the proposed recall effort. Their time will be better spent looking for candidates that will be willing to file for candidacy and campaign for three open seats on the Assembly this fall. The city manager’s proposal to replace the retiring power and light manager with an inexperienced electrical superintendent is fraught with opportunities for failure. It will provide good campaign fodder for the fall election. It was highly unlikely that the attorney providing the opinion that gave the go-ahead fo...
WRANGELL – Wrangell’s new city manager sat in on her first meeting of the City and Borough Assembly Tuesday evening. Starting work last week, Lisa Von Bargen gave her first report to council members on the state of city departments. Offered the job back in April, the former Valdez economic director reported she has been getting to know the departments under her since her arrival. She has been getting together with staff at City Hall, the Harbor Department and Public Works this past week to visit sites. She further plans to meet with Parks...
Qualified voters in Petersburg will be asked to weigh-in on development of the Scow Bay fishing yard, and decide whether to authorize the Borough to put $500,000 down on the project, a fraction of the total cost but a concise statement that would turn the discussed expansion into a reality. Four members voted in favor and one against a decision to pass the spending question to voters, which asks if the city should use $500,000 of the Economic Fund --- a job-creation and economic development account --- to help build a small vessel haul out and...
July 12 — Police made a traffic stop at 1100 S. Nordic. A civil matter was reported on Hungerford Hill. A process service was made on N. Nordic. An intoxicated person was reported on N. Nordic Dr. Police responded to a disturbance call on Haugen Dr. A protective order was served at LeConte RV Park. Police cited Brittany L. Martin, 24, for Liability Insurance Required. July 13 — Police responded to a civil matter in the 200 block on N. Nordic Dr. Police received a disturbance call from the Red Bone Apts. A traffic offense was reported at Mile 4...
WRANGELL – Wrangell's City and Borough Assembly and the city's public employees union finally reached a settlement over a collective bargaining agreement last week, bringing to a close three years of negotiations. On July 13 Assembly members voted to implement a proposed amendment to the contract terms it had imposed the previous month, which had taken effect at the start of the new fiscal year on July 1. The amendment was the product of negotiations between International Brotherhood of E...
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Robots are cutting up snow crabs in Canada, a sign of things to come in the seafood processing industry. Overall, seafood processing has a relatively small robotic involvement compared to other sectors. Robots have yet to make it into any of Alaska’s 176 fish processing shops, but the lure of reduced production costs, increased fish quality and crews of worker-bots is turning the tide. The CBC reports that the world’s first crab plant robot began work this spring in a plastic chamber about the size of a shipping container in remote Newfoundland...
June 28 — Police made traffic stops at S. Nordic, 12th St. and again at S. Nordic. Police assisted with a lockout at the South Harbor. A theft was reported at a 2nd St. address. Process papers were served at a 4th St. address. Police responded to a fraud complaint. Police provided transport at N. Nordic. Dr. A traffic hazard was reported at the baler facility. June 29 — A traffic stop was made at the 100 block of Mitkof Hwy. Transportation was provided at Lumber St. Process papers were served at Fram St., and four Nordic Dr. addresses. Pol...
June 21 — Suspicious activity was reported in the Middle Boat Harbor and at the Excel St. ball field. Police made a traffic stop at the Middle Boat Harbor. Trespassing was reported on S. 7th St. and on S. 4th St. Katie J. Edfelt, 28, was booked without being taken into custody on a charge of Criminal Trespass in the 2nd Degree. An impaired driver was reported on Dolphin and N. Nordic Dr. A process service was made on N. Nordic Dr. A traffic stop was made at 1300 S. Nordic Dr. June 22 — Traffic stops were made on S. Nordic Dr. and at the Sco...
The governing board for Southeast Alaska Power Agency has approved a draft for next year's budget, as well as a hefty rebate to its member communities' utilities. The decision was supported by a fair financial position for the agency, which supplies hydroelectric power to Ketchikan, Wrangell and Petersburg. In a meeting held at Wrangell's Nolan Center Tuesday afternoon, SEAPA chief executive Trey Acteson explained sales revenues had come in higher than expected. Power sales to Ketchikan, Wrangel...
