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The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously approved an ordinance prohibiting the disposal of fish scraps in the harbors during its regular meeting Monday afternoon. This ordinance is only in its first reading and there will be two other opportunities to amend or reject it in the future. This ordinance reflects the Borough's Transition Plan requirement for harbor and port services to be provided on an area wide basis. The ordinance is a rewrite of the current City of Petersburg ordinance. The new ordinance sets forth sections of the ordinance... Full story
The United States Coast Guard hosted a change of command ceremony Monday afternoon to honor the outgoing commanding officer, LCDR Ruben Boudreaux and the incoming commanding officer Lt. Kathryn Cyr. This ceremony is a time honored tradition, which formally restates the continuity of authority to the officers and crew of the command. According to the members of the USCG, the occasion ensures all hands know of the shift in authority and a duly authorized officer is placed in charge. Deeply rooted... Full story
Former Petersburg Medical Center Business Officer Manager Ramona Thompson read a letter into the record during the regular meeting of the PMC Hospital Board Thursday evening to state that she would need future contact by PMC to her to be made in writing for legal purposes. “Any contact needs to be made in writing and by U.S Postal Mail,” Thompson stated. “I don't mind if you email in order to expedite matters and this is necessary, because you cannot be trusted.” Thompson was terminated by PMC May 23, only a few minutes before the board m... Full story
July 12, 1913 – Last Tuesday, the Pacific Coast and Norway Packing Company started the cannery running with nine thousand salmons. The next day, another load of five thousand was brought in and all from the same trap. Before this, on account of delay in preparing the machinery, the fish amounting to several thousands was carried to other canneries, but from now on, the company will take care of all the fish which may be brought to the cannery. It was learned from Mr. Kildall that the company had the necessary plant for the utilzation of the w...
On Tuesday, June 4 a Pacific Wings deHavilland Beaver crashed into mountainous, tree-covered terrain about 14 miles east of Petersburg resulting in the death of one of the passengers. Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board have been investigating the crash but are unable to continue at this time until the aircraft is recovered. “We are at a standstill right now,” NTSB Chief Clint Johnson said. “We have conditionally released the wreckage to the insurance company in order for it to be removed.” According to Johnson, a helic...
Local preference To the Editor: I attended the Borough Council Meeting on July 1, 2013. I was disappointed to see attendance was so low but maybe the listening audience was large. Other than Department Heads, Councilpersons, me, Joe Viechnicki and the new police chief, there was only one other person present. Acting Mayor Sue Flint conducted a short, sweet, and to the point meeting that everyone appreciated. Bravo. There were two things that bothered me. The first was personal in that they are going to enter into a contract with Mike Renfro...
June 26 An individual was reported rifling through a car Officers were notified of a noise complaint. Petersburg Public Works responded to a report of trees covering street signs. An individual driving a red truck was reported going too fast in a flagger area on N. Nordic Drive and Gjoa Street. A badly parked vehicle was blocking view on a turn on Excel Street and Nordic Drive. An individual was stuck on the roof. The individual was gone upon officer arrival. Two vehicles were reported speeding past a residence multiple times. A warning was...
June 26 Jesse J. Jeske, 33, appeared before Judge William Carey for a change of plea hearing and sentencing on the charges of counts of taking of Southeast Alaska Sea Cucumber in closed season and two counts of commercial fishing - unlawful possession of fish. Jeske entered a plea of guilty and was sentenced to nine days in jail; a fine of $3,000 with $1,500 suspended and two years probation. June 27 Harlan Darryl Bell, 52, appeared before Magistrate Desiree Burrell for an arraignment on the charge of fourth degree theft under $50. Bell...
Petersburg Borough staff drafted proposed changes to the language of Ordinance 2013-10 regarding purchasing during the regular meeting of the Petersburg Borough Assembly Monday afternoon. The proposed changes were to increase the unapproved purchasing limit for department heads from $5,000 to $10,000. Two other changes were proposed for the borough manager to be allowed to make purchases up to $50,000, which is an increase from $30,000 without assembly approval and the third would not have required seeking competitive bids for purchases below...
JUNEAU (AP) — The National Weather Service says temperatures across Alaska last month were among the warmest in decades. Barrow and King Salmon saw their warmest June since 1940, while it was the second warmest June since 1940 in Anchorage, Juneau, Fairbanks and Kodiak. Several communities broke record highs for June 16, with the temp as high as 96 degrees in Talkeetna that day. Rick Thoman is the climate science and services manager for the weather service in Alaska. He says it's unusual for so much of Alaska to be affected by the same w...
Former Petersburg resident, Boaz Johnson, last spoke with his family Monday, May 27 and has not been heard from since. Johnson's girlfriend Brittany Royal was found strangled off the lower coastline of Puna by fishermen. Hilo Criminal Investigations Lt. Greg Esteban stated that they are pursuing leads in the case but have not found Bo Johnson. The couple had been camping the day before Royal was found. “Photos and evidence of the campsite have been sent to a forensic lab,” Esteban said. “As a result of the investigation so far, he is still...
ANCHORAGE (AP) — A former bookkeeper who embezzled about $500,000 from a Kodiak seafood plant will serve 46 months in a federal prison and make restitution. The U.S. attorney's office says in a release that 33-year-old Isairis Wolfe of Kodiak was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Anchorage on Monday. Officials say she wrote about 52 checks on a Trident Seafoods account to four associates, who would share in the profits after cashing the checks. Prosecutors said Wolfe claimed methamphetamine use clouded her judgment. Officials said she used h...
ANCHORAGE (AP) — The Alaska Redistricting Board will consider seven possible political district configurations it created on its own, plus five others submitted by groups or individuals, as it begins hearings to draw up new boundary lines. The board also will welcome more proposals at hearings in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau, the Anchorage Daily News reported. “They just really wanted to make sure that they looked at all different options, see what people can do,” said board attorney Michael White. “The idea behind public input is, somebod...
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Tessa Hasbrouck received highest honors designation at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point with a grade point average between 3.90 – 4.0....
A Canadian parliamentarian has submitted a bill in the legislature of British Columbia seeking to protect the Stikine, Nass and Skeena rivers Nathan Cullen, Minister of Parliament for the Skeena-Bulkley Valley of Northwestern B.C. has introduced a member’s bill that he says will put the protection back into what he calls a government-gutted Canadian Navigable Waters Protection Act. Cullen said he submitted the bill believing that the Conservative government of Canada has removed what he calls “9...
