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The Local Emergency Planning Committee is holding a meeting on Thursday, March 5 at 12 P.M. at the Petersburg Fire Station to discuss a possible response to a confirmed case of the COVID-19 virus in Petersburg. Petersburg Public Health Nurse Erin Michael said the meeting will focus on preparation for the COVID-19 virus, also known as the Coronavirus. The goal is to put a plan in place should the virus make its way to Petersburg. Community leaders, medical professionals and business owners are...
Lloyd Bennett, 51, was indicted by a Grand Jury on Tuesday on one count of misconduct involving a controlled substance in the third degree, which is a class B felony. On Monday, United States Postal Inspector Kevin Horne intercepted a priority mail package that was addressed to Bennett, according to a complaint filed at the Petersburg Courthouse. Inside the package, Horne found about 85 grams of methamphetamine. Later that day, the package was delivered to the Petersburg Post Office and was...
August of 1969 was an eventful time for the Worhatch Family. Max Worhatch III sold his house in Ohio, bought his family a house on N. Nordic Dr. and purchased Petersburg Rexall Drug. Fifty years later, the pharmacy is now run by two of his daughters, Cathrine Kowalski and Erica Worhatch. One year prior to that "epic" August, the Worhatch family vacationed in Alaska over the summer, and Max immediately fell in love with the state. His wife, Maxine, said it all began when he caught a big salmon...
Arne John Wollen is the first baby of 2020. He was born on February 27 at 9:45 pm in Everett, Washington to Glorianne Wollen. He weighed 7 lbs 15 oz. and was 18.5 inches long. He joins big sister Sigrid....
A resolution that would have opposed the Kake Access Road project and asked state legislators to reappropriate the remaining balance of the $40 million in funding for the project was voted down by the borough assembly at their meeting on Monday. Most assembly members were in support of a road connecting Kake to Petersburg, though they did not agree with the road ending at Twelvemile Creek. They had hoped the road would stretch closer to Petersburg. Assembly Member Jeff Meucci suggested the road...
March 12, 1920 Ed Locken, manager of the Arness Lumber Company, who has been on a trip to Portland to confer with the owners of the plant, returned on a recent boat and reports that the mill will start as soon as certain repairs can be made and sufficient supply of logs secured. Mr. Locken says that the outlook for the season work is good, that the demand for lumber is good and that the prices in the states continued to hold higher than lumber prices in Alaska. March 9, 1945 Curfew shall not hoot tonight nor any other night according to a decis...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly recently considered a resolution urging the Legislature to re-appropriate money from a critical $40 million Kake-Petersburg road project to the Alaska Marine Highway System. This engages in an unnecessary ferry versus road debate at a time when we're pursuing all avenues of transportation for Southeast Alaska: ferries, airports and roads. Some points to consider: • Road funding from the 2012 capital appropriation for the road cannot be used for ferries. • It can...
The local Alaska Wildlife Trooper post held an open house on Saturday to welcome the community to their new location on Haugen Dr. and to introduce Petersburg's new wildlife trooper. Curtis Vik transferred to Petersburg from Eagle Rover, following Cody Litster's promotion to sergeant. Vik first joined the state troopers in 2002. Since then, he has worked with the Alaska Bureau of Investigation in Palmer tackling property crimes and major crimes. Then from 2010 to recently, he worked with a...
Christopher Manske was arrested on Feb. 26, and is now being held in federal custody in Juneau facing charges of burglary of a post office and mail theft. According to the United States District Court for the District of Alaska, paperwork regarding his indictment has not been submitted as of Tuesday afternoon. Sometime between the late evening of Feb. 21 and the following morning, an individual broke into the Petersburg Post Office and stole about 16 parcels, according to the complaint. Postal...
February 25 — A dangerous driver was spotted at a location on S. 4th St. Authorities responded to a disturbance at a location on S. 4th St. Authorities observed suspicious activity in South Boat Harbor. Kristoffer Espeseth, was charged with violating conditions of release. Authorities responded to a burglary alarm at a location on S. 2nd St. February 26 — Christopher Manske, 38, was arrested on a federal warrant. Authorities located a stolen vehicle in South Boat Harbor. An individual possibly carrying a firearm was reported walking on Mit...
Feb. 25 – The court issued a $250 bench warrant after Patrick Wesley Parish failed to appear at a change of plea hearing. Hunt Parr, Sr. was arraigned on an assault in the 4th degree charge. The defendant was released O.R. with conditions. The court scheduled a trial date for Ian Hamilton’s case for April 20. Kory Birchell entered a guilty plea to a DUI charge. The court sentenced the defendant to 30 days with 27 suspended, $1,500 fine, $50 jail surcharge, $150 police surcharge, $330 for cost of imprisonment, use of IID for 6 mos., 90 day lic...
With their last two games of the regular season behind them, the Petersburg High School boys basketball team will have the number one seeding spot in the regional tournament in Juneau that will be held on March 10 through 14. Head Coach Richard Brock said the team just had to win one game in their two home games against Haines over the weekend in order to take the number one spot at Regionals. The team did win one game, but they lost their second game. The Vikings fell behind early in...
The Lady Vikings won both their games against Haines with at least a 30-point lead. They were their last two games of the season before Regionals. From the second the first game started last Thursday, the Lady Vikings had a strong offense, said Head Coach Dino Brock. They scored 16 points in the first quarter, while holding the Lady Glacier Bears to five points. The Lady Vikings scored double-digits again in the second quarter, and only allowed Haines to score one point. "We did a real nice job...
A phase two environmental study revealed the presence of some contaminants in at least two locations on the Petro 49, Inc. property that the borough would gain in a possible land swap with the oil company. An area just behind the building and an area to the south of the building have contaminants present, according to Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht. He said next week he is going to meet with the company that conducted the testing, Shannon & Wilson, Inc. based in Anchorage, and ask more...
The borough assembly unanimously passed an ordinance in its first reading on Monday that would establish a new Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. If ordinance #2020-05 passes in all three readings, the assembly would appoint all five members of the board who will serve until the borough election in October wherein duly elected members will serve on the board. Assembly Member Chelsea Tremblay anticipates the appointed members being a part of the hiring process for a new Parks and Rec....
Canned salmon from Icicle Seafoods was included in the 25 totes of fresh produce and groceries donated to the villages of Kake and Angoon this week. The Southeast villages have been impacted by the recent lack of ferry service prompting Rotary Club president elect Bennett McGrath and Pastor Nathan Lopez to gather donations of cash and food for the two communities. (Left to right) Toni Rogers, Marva Reid and Delinda Herbrandson hand label half pound cans of sockeye salmon in the Petersburg...
Heath Whitacre, of the Petersburg Forest Service, went into detail on the Forest Service's efforts to maintain and restore watershed conditions in the Tongass National Forest late last month as part of a series of science talks featuring local professionals. A properly functioning watershed can create and sustain habitats that can support a diverse population of aquatic wildlife, including salmon. According to Whitacre, 80 percent of the Southeast Alaska commercial salmon harvest comes from...
Seafood coming from and going to China is piling up in freezer vans and cold storages indefinitely as the coronavirus continues to cause commerce chaos around the world. About 80% of trade of the world’s goods by volume is carried by sea and China is home to seven of the world’s 10 busiest container ports, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Virus precautions mean that many ships can’t get into Chinese ports, others are stuck at docks waiting for workers to return, and still more are idling in “floating quarant...
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — A landslide in a city near the southern tip of the Alaska Panhandle demolished the back side of a grocery store. No one was injured early Thursday when the landslide took out the back wall of Tatsuda's IGA in Ketchikan, the Ketchikan Daily News reported. The building suffered severe enough damage to be condemned. Rock, dirt and trees knocked over shelves and pushed ceiling beams out of place. The impact ruptured the sprinkler system, affecting the entire structure, including an attached liquor store, city public w...
SITKA — The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced this week the Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery will likely not occur in 2020. The department has contacted all processors with known interest in the Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery and they have all indicted that at this time they do not intend to purchase herring due to market requirements and the forecasted herring return. Current market conditions require herring with an average weight of 110 grams or more and roe recovery of 11% or better. The forecast is comprised primarily (...
