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Forest Service snow surveys show summer stream forecasts and more
A field of snow near the Petersburg Reservoir glistened in the morning sunshine where, at 550 feet a...
Yesterday's News News from 25-50-75-100 years ago
March 7, 1924 – Of the many neglected products of our salt waters, none compare with the sea mussel in abundance, nutritiousness and palatability, a...
Blind Slough Hydro Project selected for $2.9 million federal energy grant
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) selected the Blind Slough Hydroelectric Project to receive up...
Year in Review
In January The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously voted to award the construction contract for...
No rate increase for wholesale power in Petersburg in 2024
Power rates in Petersburg will not increase next year, says SEAPA. The Southeast Alaska Power Agency (SEAPA) board voted to hold wholesale power...
Guest Editorial: Supply and demand matters greatly to Alaska
Oil and water don’t mix. We learned that in high school. And we learned it again when water got into a heating fuel line. In Alaska, oil and salmon d...
SEAPA postpones potential wholesale rate increase
A potential Southeast Alaska Power Agency (SEAPA) wholesale rate increase has been deferred by at least a year due to record high power sales in...
Wastewater plants at Southeast sites likely to need upgrades to control bacteria
Alaska’s coastal communities are home to more than a third of the U.S. wastewater plants that are still allowed to treat their sewage at the lowest a... Full story
Assembly approves adjustment for SEAPA shutdown
The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously approved a fuel adjustment charge for the annual...
SEAPA Board selects new CEO, discusses power needs
The Southeast Alaska Power Agency Board named a new CEO during its meeting earlier this month while...
Sitka Assembly: Lawsuit poses 'existential threat' to SE trollers
SITKA – After hearing comments Tuesday night on the “existential threat” facing the Southeast troll fishing industry, the Sitka Assembly gave unani...
SEAPA Board approves wholesale rate increase
The Southeast Alaska Power Agency Board approved a wholesale rate increase at its Dec. 8 meeting,...
14 appointed to Housing Task Force
The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously voted to appoint 14 people to the Housing Task Force...
New Southeast Alaska Power Agency rate increases expected
Assembly Member Bob Lynn and Utility Director Karl Hagerman provided a report on SEAPA activities during the Petersburg Borough Assembly meeting on...
Assembly passes utility ordinance in response to SEAPA rate increase
The Borough Assembly passed Ordinance #2021-18 in its third and final reading which will increase...
Lights out: Wrangell and Petersburg left without power after high winds
An unexpected, strong weather system sent high winds tearing through Wrangell, snapping three...
Petersburg recovers from storm damages
A daily record of 3.54 inches of rain fell while hurricane force winds with gusts up to 70 mph...
SEAPA saves significantly on submarine cable
Utility Director Karl Hagerman gave a report on the Southeast Alaska Power Agency's recent board...
Proposition 1: Electrical utility upgrades
Voters will decide the future of Crystal Lake hydroelectric power in Petersburg on October 5....
Editorial
We encourage voters to vote YES on the $7.8 million bond issue proposed by Petersburg Power and Light to pay for back-up diesel generation and the...
Alaska's 2021 salmon harvest of 201 million fish blew past forecast, well above 190 million projected at start of season
Alaska’s 2021 salmon harvest has blown past the forecast and by August 27 had topped 201 million fish, well above the 190 million projected at the s...
Electric Utility Revenue Bonds Ordinance adopted
The Borough Assembly conducted their third and final reading of Ordinance #2021-12 during Monday's...
Customers benefit from Blind Slough hydropower
Utility Director Karl Hagerman gave a presentation during Monday's Borough Assembly meeting on the...
Replacement undersea power cable nears completion
The marine work is done and all that remains are the final shoreside connections and testing, and a...
Assembly ends three more health mandates
The Borough Assembly repealed three local health mandates and one public health alert and amended...
