Articles from the January 17, 2019 edition


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  • SEAPA may not distribute a rebate in 2019

    Brian Varela|Jan 17, 2019

    The Southeast Alaska Power Agency board of directors approved an $800,000 rebate at their meeting in Petersburg last month to be distributed among the communities of Ketchikan, Petersburg and Wrangell; however, it may be the last rebate the borough could receive, according to Bob Lynn, Petersburg’s voting member on the SEAPA board. As some of the SEAPA facilities enter their 20-25 year life span, the board will be looking at all opportunities to save and borrow money and look for grant opportunities to replace the aging facilities, said Lynn a...

  • Sixth-grade robotics club take first place in robotics tournament

    Brian Varela|Jan 17, 2019

    The sixth-grade students in the Mitkof Middle School's robotics club competed in an online tournament on Saturday against 10 other schools in Alaska and took first place. In the Lego Into Orbit Tournament, the team completed missions with a robot they programmed themselves. The missions took place on a large table that was filmed and broadcast to the other schools. Made out of Legos and featuring a small computer, the robot rolled across the table and completed such tasks as turning a mechanism...

  • Cop reality TV show may start filming early next month

    Brian Varela|Jan 17, 2019

    Engel Entertainment may start filming its cop reality TV show based in Petersburg during the first week of February, but Police Chief Jim Kerr said he doesn’t expect filming to begin since the original start date kept being postponed. At a borough assembly meeting in August, Engel Entertainment vice president Kara Smith stated that the production company had hoped to start filming in the fall. Kerr said the start date kept being pushed back each month until there was a halt in communication with the production company. Engel Entertainment c...

  • Yesterday's News

    Jan 17, 2019

    January 17, 1919 The fishing season is again on and during the past week eight of the Petersburg fleet have outfitted and left for the fishing banks. Five of these boats are after halibut and the others are out for fish of other kind. Several of the fishing fleet are preparing to leave port within the next few days, and the next two weeks will probably see every fishing boat in port working to reap its share of the finny harvest of the deep. Among those about ready to leave are the Myra, Dependent, and Hazel. January 21, 1944 Word of much...

  • Ragnarök Rollers lose to Boom Town Roller Derby

    Brian Varela|Jan 17, 2019

    The Petersburg Ragnarök Rollers lost their second match of the season 104-155 against Boom Town Roller Derby on Saturday in Wasilla. "I think we surprised ourselves a little bit in this game," said Petersburg Ragnarök Rollers Captain Alice Williams. "I think we were anticipating that they would beat us by quite a bit more points." In the first half of the game, Boom Town Roller Derby was behind because they were making jammer penalties that put Petersburg in a position to score points; h...

  • Island Air Express ends Petersburg & Juneau service

    Jan 17, 2019

    Effective January 15, 2019, Island Air Express will discontinue its scheduled service to Petersburg and Juneau. After operating its new 900 series flight schedule to both cities for approximately nine months it has been determined that there is unfortunately just not enough passenger demand to sustain daily scheduled air service to and from both communities. The owners and crew of Island Air Express would like to thank the Petersburg community for graciously welcoming us in during our inaugural service. We really enjoyed meeting all the...

  • Board of Game alters local hunting regulations

    Brian Varela|Jan 17, 2019

    Over the course of five days this past week, The Alaska Board of Game held five meetings where they heard public testimony and held deliberations for over 50 proposals for changes to hunting regulations in Southeast Alaska. The Alaska Board of Game, a division of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, is a regulatory board that has an open public process where anyone can submit proposals to change hunting regulations. Once every three years, the board members, which are all appointed by the governor, vote on whether or not to adopt submitted...

  • Alaska's population declines for second consecutive year

    Jan 17, 2019

    JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – Alaska’s population has declined for a second consecutive year, dropping by 1,608 people to a total of 736,239, according to a state report. A report released Thursday by the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development shows 7,577 residents left as Alaska gained 5,969 people from July 2017 to July 2018, the Juneau Empire reported. Some residents left to pursue job opportunities outside the state as unemployment rates in the state have consistently topped 6 percent in the last two years. Alaska has the highest une...

  • Police report

    Jan 17, 2019

    January 9 — A vehicle was abandoned at a location on N. Nordic Dr. The owner was contacted and instructed to move it. The owners of vehicles parked at locations on Mitkof Highway were instructed to move their vehicles for snow removal. January 10 — An individual was removing snow at businesses near the 300 block of N. Nordic Dr. Authorities directed to him to cease driving into and against traffic. A warning was issued to an individual who was operating an ATV on a roadway in a hazardous manner. An abandoned vehicle in the Hammer Slough sno...

  • Some government federal employees still without pay

    Brian Varela|Jan 17, 2019

    As the United States Government shutdown continues into its fourth week, employees of local federal government agencies such as the United States Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Transportation Security Administration are carrying on without pay, while others have been furloughed. On Tuesday, the United States Coast Guard reached its first pay period where personnel did not receive a paycheck. After the shut down began on Dec. 22, those in the USCG that were still working and had not been furloughed received a...

  • Broomball 2019

    Jan 17, 2019

  • AMHS to operate Tazlina on Lynn Canal route in May

    Jan 17, 2019

    JUNEAU — The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) is making a vessel route change with the goals of saving money and utilizing the new Alaska Class Ferries (ACF) as soon as possible. AMHS will move the ACF Tazlina to Lynn Canal to replace service by the F/V Fairweather, starting in May 2019. The ACF Hubbard will move to Prince William Sound to replace service provided by the Aurora in 2020. “I commend AMHS for taking a hard look at the system and recognizing opportunities to save money,” said DOT&PF Commissioner John MacKinnon. “By putting...

  • Southeast man arrested with meth at Ketchikan airport

    Jan 17, 2019

    KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP)— A rural southeast Alaska man suspected of carrying methamphetamine was arrested at the Ketchikan airport. Alaska State Troopers say 50-year-old Stanley Lynch of Hollis was carrying 159 grams of meth when he was arrested at about 5 p.m. Friday. Hollis is a village on the east side of Prince of Wales Island. Troopers say the street value in Ketchikan of the seized methamphetamine is about $50,000. Troopers contacted Lynch with the assistance of a drug dog. Troopers say Lynch tried to discard the drugs when he was c...

  • Kiteboarding is a Southeast recreation option

    Jan 17, 2019

    JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The two objects were unmistakable from the Egan Drive traffic. Large kites, similar in appearance to the ones used by paragliders in the summer, sailed gently above Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge on a rainy December afternoon. Below the flying instruments were two black dots, kiteboarders, grasping a small bar to steer themselves across the watery landscape. As the kites cruised across the top of the channel, so too did the drysuit-clad bodies some 60 feet below. “Did you see my air?!’’ Rob Cadmus said to his kit...

  • Fish Factor: A German engineering company planning to farm Atlantic salmon aboard the world's largest sailboats by the year 2023

    Laine Welch|Jan 17, 2019

    Eating seafood can save lives. Premature birth is the leading cause of death for children under 5 years old worldwide, accounting for nearly one million deaths annually. Now there is proof that eating seafood or marine oils can significantly reduce that number. The lifesaving ingredient? Omega 3 fatty acids. The conclusion of a new Cochrane Review of 70 studies worldwide on nearly 20,000 pregnant women stated that omega’s from marine sources reduces early premature birth by a whopping 42 percent. “The effect really has to be strong to see it...

  • Boys JV team come in third place, Lady Vikings take second in Little Norway Tournament

    Brian Varela|Jan 17, 2019

    Petersburg hosted the Little Norway Tournament this past weekend with the boys junior varsity basketball team placing third overall and the Lady Vikings coming in second. The boys JV team lost their first game of the basketball tournament against Thunder Mountain 37-43, but they were able to make a comeback in their second game, which was against another Thunder Mountain team, and won 70-44. On Saturday, the Vikings had their last game of the tournament against Sitka. They weren't able to carry...

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