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January 2024 A prized Mental Health Trust lot by Blind River Rapids, a popular recreation site for sport fishing, was sold at auction to a USCG family. Toler and Jessie Alexander are eager to return to Petersburg after retiring from the Coast Guard in a few years. The borough listed its top priority capital projects, and the Petersburg Medical Center replacement was first and second on the list – for the main hospital construction and the main hospital interior build out. Petersburg Indian A...
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January 2, 2025 – It was said that as far as the contractors were concerned, they had completed the hydro-electric project for the Town of Petersburg and were ready to have the juice from the Blind Slough plant turned on and hooked up with the town transmission line. Some small electrical appliances are said to be needed, and it is said these are coming via mail. None of the city officials could definitively say as to when the power may be turned on, but thought it would be accomplished in another two or three days. January 6, 1950 – The U.S...
The Alaska Seafood Industry Task Force is made up of eight state lawmakers, and was formed this spring to address a downturn in the state's commercial fishing industry. At the group's fourth meeting on December 10, Petersburg's longtime Harbormaster Glorianne Wollen told lawmakers that Alaska's harbors need more money for maintenance. Afterward, she told KFSK that a lot of the complications in funding come from a shift in harbor ownership over the years. "From the beginning of statehood, the...
Certifying the election To the Editor: In a week, Congress will meet to certify the presidential election. I wonder if the disappointed candidate will gather a crowd near the White House and urge them with the words Trump used in 2021: “We fight like hell. And if you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore,” and then watch as this angry mob of gullible goons assaults and ransacks the United States Capitol. That looked to me to be an attempt to end almost 250 consecutive years of peaceful transfers of power – a corners...
A Petersburg man is facing 10 felony charges for possession and distribution of child pornography after a grand jury indicted him on Dec. 26 for allegedly sharing sexually explicit content of children. Charging documents say law enforcement received a tip from Kik, a social networking app, reporting that an account belonging to Alejandro “Alex” Melendez Aguilar, 45, had shared the content. Investigators spoke with Aguilar at his Petersburg residence in November. They allege that, during the int...
December 23 – The Petersburg Police Department (PPD) received a report of a sparking power pole on Mitkof Highway. Petersburg Power and Light (PP&L) were notified and responded. PPD received a report of a power outage on Nordic Drive. PP&L were notified and responded. Papers were served. PPD received a report of a high water alarm activation. Water Wastewater (W/WW) were notified and responded. Officers responded to a disturbance on South 3rd Street. Officers responded to a disturbance on South 3rd Street. Officers responded to a report of susp...
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