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It's been almost a year since the Petersburg Borough was made aware of raw sewage being dumped from a home owned by Courtney Johnson at 410 Mitkof Highway. At Tuesday's assembly meeting, assembly member Jeff Meucci asked borough officials to give a report at the next meeting on the status of the order of abatement issued last summer. Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht said it looks like the borough will be forced to shut the water off to the home, making in uninhabitable. First, officials will...
The fireworks on July 3 as seen from the top of Raven's Roost at about 11:45 p.m. To the right are trails of light from a barge coming into the Narrows and another one from a seine or crab boat headed out to sea....
The Petersburg Borough Assembly authorized resolutions to sell property on Kupreanof Island and Sandy Beach Road at Tuesday's noon meeting in the assembly chambers. At the request of neighbors living on Sandy Beach Road, the assembly agreed to sell the land by accepting sealed bids rather than conduct a public outcry auction. Property located at 306 Sandy Beach Road and land parcels #03-210-310 and #3-213-040 on Kupreanof Island will be advertised and sold to successful bidders in accordance wit...
WRANGELL - As of last week, employees, contractors and volunteers with the SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, which operates in 19 communities, must show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or risk losing their jobs or access to the facilities. Exceptions will be allowed for staff who are pregnant or breastfeeding, have a history of anaphylaxis or allergy to the vaccine, or "persons whose sincere religious observances and practices related to life, purpose or death oppose vaccines,"...
Alaskans have taken a collective leap over the embankment of common sense. We didn't merely leave the road to the Church of Wisdom, we turned to the false political god of the Church of the Permanent Fund Dividend to lead us to the promised land. Think about what Moses would do. Instead of leaving the Israelites on their own for 40 days during his hike up Mount Sinai to retrieve the Ten Commandments, what if he had climbed Denali and returned with a long-term fiscal plan for Alaska, only to see...
LeConte Bay To the Editor: All around the state we have names which have deviated from the pronunciation that was used at the time that they were named. There must be a natural human tendency to do that that is even stronger than the one that causes explorers to ignore the geographic names the locals use and bestow new ones. A couple of local examples are Sukoi and Kupreanof Islands. Pronouncing either of them in the phonetically proper way will instantly expose anyone who does so as not being...
June 30 – A dangerous dog was reported at a location on Harbor Way. July 1 – Amber Manly was arrested for violating conditions of release. July 2 – Adrian Morales, 31 was arrested on three counts of assault 3, criminal trespassing, criminal mischief and driving under the influence. A fight was reported near the 300 block of N. Nordic Drive. Lost cash was turned over to owner. July 3 – A report of fireworks being shot off in the Middle Harbor was made. July 4 – A warning was issued for illegal U-Turn within the business district downtown....
June 21 – Mazani Rawhani was arraigned on charges of violation of a protective order. After entering a not guilty plea the court released the defendant O.R. with conditions. June 22 – Dylan Robert Adams failed to appear at arraignment on charges of driving without a valid operator’s license. Bryon Scott Fletcher entered a change of plea and was sentenced. On the assault 4 charge the court sentenced the defendant to 120 days in jail with 120 suspended, a $1,000 fine/suspended. On the violating conditions of release charge the defendant was t...
Shirley Yip drives the Mountain View Manor van during the 4th of July parade this weekend....
The Petersburg Borough Assembly was advised Tuesday that site selection for a new hospital, according to CEO Phil Hofstetter, "is paramount." According to Hofstetter, an environmental assessment of each of the three proposed sites is necessary. The assessment can determine such things as availability of public utility services, economics, depth of muskeg, and other factors that can impact the cost of construction. In response to a question from assembly member Jeff Meucci, the assessment...
Brian Richards, center, and Fax Christensen, perform an improvised song about peace at the request of Mike Schwartz, left, during the Moving Music Concert series on Sat., June 26....
July 3rd Winners Messy BBQ Wing Eating Challenge: Ages 4-8: Daisy Morrow Ages 9-12: Eli Anderson Ages 13-17: Mason Thynes Ages 18 & Up: Adam Ware Axe Throwing: Ages 4-8: Evalynn Allen Ages 9-12: Sterling Miller Ages 13-17: Tyson Reid Ages 18 & up: Britton Erickson Fisherman Games: Bail-a-boat: Mike Allen Survival Suit: Mandy Wood Herring Grab: Mandy Wood Watermelon Eating Contest: Ages 4-8: Nick Hammer Ages 9-12: Emi Anderson Ages 13-17: Trent Kruckenberg Ages 18 & up: Michael Serafini The...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Thursday he has vetoed from a state spending package this year’s dividend check for residents, calling the amount “a joke.” The budget lawmakers voted on last month proposed a roughly $1,100 dividend but tied part of the funding to reserve accounts that required three-fourths support in each the House and the Senate. But the vote failed, leaving the dividend at $525, the lowest since the mid-1980s. Dunleavy said that is less than two days’ worth of per diem that lawmakers can collect. His office sa...
Heidi Marie Bieber, 56, of Juneau, Alaska, passed away June 28, 2021, at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau after a five year battle with stage four ovarian cancer. She was surrounded by her children and wife, parents and brother, listening to their voices, laughs, singing, music, and readings of letters from loved ones. She was born September 12, 1964, in Forsyth, Montana, to Ingrid and Robert Mogen. Born into a German-American family, she grew up with a hard-work mentality, and a kind and ca... Full story
Fishermen are the ears and eyes of the marine ecosystem as a changing climate throws our oceans off kilter. Now a new phone app is making sure their real life, real time observations are included in scientific data. The new Skipper Science smartphone app, released on June 18, comes from the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island in the Bering Sea as a way “to elevate the thousands of informal-yet-meaningful environmental observations by fishermen and others into hard numbers for Alaska’s science-based management,” said Lauren Divine, Director of Ec...
Art Hammer, born in 1921, celebrates his 100th birthday Wed., July 7 at the Sons of Norway Hall. In the front row, Art sits with his wife, Jeannine, and family, (back row) his granddaughter Kelsey Hammer, daughter Myrl Hammer, daughter Terry Hammer, Kathi Hammer and, great granddaughter Isabelle Hammer,...
"The fun guys of OBI" Ed Volk and Jeff Randrup throwing Icicle hats to the crowd during the 4th of July parade this weekend....
Alice Neidiffer graduated from the University of Utah with a Bachelor of Political Science degree on May 6....
The 4th of July fireworks lit up the sky on the evening of July 3 in Petersburg....
Petersburg Medical Center reports four positive COVID-19 cases locally in the past four days. On Fri., July 9 a resident of Petersburg tested positive for COVID 19 and is isolating at their home. On Sat., July 10 a guest from the American Cruise Lines Vessel American Constellation tested positive and is isolating in Petersburg with a family member who had tested positive previously. An American Cruise Lines representative is staying in Petersburg to assist them. On Mon., July 12 two new cases... Full story
