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Democrat Mary Peltola will become Alaska’s first congresswoman and the first Alaska Native in the U.S. House of Representatives. Peltola defeated Republican candidates Sarah Palin and Nick Begich in ranked-choice voting results announced Wednesday. All three candidates were vying to serve the last four months of the term left unfinished when Congressman Don Young died in March. A special primary election in June narrowed a field of 48 candidates to four, and the withdrawal of nonpartisan c... Full story
The Petersburg Borough Assembly hosted a work session Monday evening to get a better understanding of the challenges faced when developing or purchasing homes in Petersburg and to help give direction to the newly formed Housing Task Force. The work session saw assembly members meet with representatives with varying experience of the local housing issue. Attendees included WAVE Executive Director Annette Bennett, local contractor Kevin Hagan, local builders Gary Aulbach and Joshua Adams, PIA...
September 1, 1922 Opening a new market to Alaska salt herring, J. P. Todd, pioneer fish broker, recently sold 600 barrels of that product to a Siberian interest. The order came as a result of sample barrels which he sent into Siberia last year and the purchasers report that as soon as conditions become settled in that country, the demand for Alaskan salt herring will reach enormous proportions. The bill for the 600 barrels was paid in American money, spot cash. Because of existing conditions the shipments will be sent to Dairen, Manchuria, and...
Two months after former Fire/EMS/SAR Director Sandy Dixson retired, the Petersburg Borough is restarting its push to hire a new director. The borough held panel interviews on Wednesday and Thursday for the six candidates up for the position—including four current Petersburg residents. Following the interviews the candidate pool will be narrowed down to two who will progress to another round of interviews and a possible meet and greet with community members. Candidates include Daniel Bird, Aaron Hankins, Alan Malone, and Joshua Rathmann of P...
It takes teamwork To the Editor: Your Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department would like to thank those businesses that allow our members to leave work to respond to calls for help from their customers, neighbors, and friends. Stay Safe. Thank you. Jim Stolpe, Fire Chief Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department Available for your questions, ideas, and concerns To the Editor and to the Community: What a summer! I hope you have been able to enjoy our beautiful home no matter what the weather had to say about it. As we shift into fall, it’s also c...
The world around us is changing fast now, with each day shorter than the last. We arrived at Five Finger Lighthouse in Spring to fiery skies splashed with deep glowing reds and oranges. We moved into the long light-filled days of summer — so much light made us giddy and we forgot to sleep at all until we fell asleep standing. As the summer wanes, the dusk and dawn horizons have softened to gentle shades of rose and gold and the mountains glow pink again. The mists have arrived, sometimes wrapping us in an opaque veil. Other times the mist strea...
One of my favorite unofficial holidays is right around the corner: Petersburg Municipal Election Day. I tell you, it’s downright festive. Colorful decorations are poked into lawns with care. The town is abuzz with anticipation leading up to the big night. It’s exciting! And my heartfelt appreciation goes out to all the candidates for local elected office: every last one of them a neighbor to us all, volunteering their time, ideas and experience, sacrificing at times their privacy and peace of... Full story
August 24 – An officer spoke with minors out after curfew on Sing Lee Alley and advised them to return to their residences. An officer located several minors out after curfew on Fram Street. Their parents were contacted and came to pick up their respective children. A citizen reported broken glass in the roadway on South 2nd Street. Property found on Chief John Lott Street was returned to its owner. Petersburg Police Department (PPD) assisted a citizen on South Nordic Drive. An officer responded to a complaint regarding a stray feline on S...
August 17, 2022 Superior Court Judge Amy Mead presided over the continued trial call of State of Alaska v Dennis Jackson Jr. in the Petersburg District Court. The defendant was present and in custody at Lemon Creek Correctional Center. The court spoke of a request for a quash of warrant request for August 16, but in the meantime the defendant was arrested on the Failure to Appear warrant. The court added that it would be a felony trial going forward. The defendant’s conditions of release were a $500 unsecured bond and all conditions p...
For over two decades Joe Viechnicki's voice on the local radio station has been an ever-present staple of the community. He has been an up-beat, dedicated newsman, and, more than that, a dedicated community member, spending hours upon hours volunteering locally to help make Petersburg a better place. "The best advice I can give to someone coming into the world of journalism is to be involved in the community and look for those opportunities where you're not a journalist," Viechnicki says....
At the beginning of the year when the governor allowed rural communities like Petersburg the opportunity for legal drivers to utilize their all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) on roads in town it was an easy decision for Victoria Moore to register her family's four-wheeler. During stretches of beautiful weather in June and July, Victoria and her son, Alex, 16, utilized it a lot. She says, the four-wheeler can be "used as a good tool" for Alex, who is autistic. Riding on the four-wheeler can help with se...
Alaska has special opportunities for developing a thriving aquaculture industry, but also special challenges that stand in the way of such ambitions, according to a new strategic science plan issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The plan is intended to guide aquaculture-related research conducted over the next five years by NOAA’s Alaska Fisheries Science Center. It considers ways that science can help achieve the ambitions championed by a state panel seeking to expand the industry. The Governor’s Mariculture Task For... Full story
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s reelection campaign is responding to a pending news story about improperly using official staff for campaign purposes by challenging the reporter’s credibility because of his marriage to a Juneau Assembly member who supports one of the governor’s opponents. Sean Maguire, who recently joined the Anchorage Daily News after working at KTUU since 2017, has since last November been married to Juneau assembly member Carole Triem, who is actively campaigning for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Les Gara. Maguire’s story reporte...
WRANGELL – Beginning Sept. 7, the annual Sharing Our Knowledge conference of Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian tribes and clans will be held in Wrangell for the first time. This five-day event will take place at the Nolan Center and will feature a film festival, a panel discussion and a wide variety of research presentations on subjects ranging from Indigenous history to art. Organizers expect an estimated 200 people to arrive in town for the event. Because the anticipated attendance exceeds the capacity of Wrangell’s hotels and bed and bre...
Haines — While thousands danced and dined at the Southeast Alaska State Fair last month, Drew Robertson of Sedalia, Colorado was rescuing a half dozen local puppies that might be part wolf. The state suspects at least 10 dogs born at 35 Mile Haines Highway in February could be wolf hybrids, which are illegal to breed or possess in Alaska. The owner of the litter — “Seandog” Brownell — said he suspects the mother, Inja, a lab, could’ve mated with a wild wolf last December on or near his property. Robertson, who runs an organization with wolfdo...
WRANGELL — The borough followed through on discussions from earlier this summer and the assembly last week approved a contract for reassessment of the value of all commercial and residential properties in the community. The intent is not to raise revenue — that is determined by the property tax rate the assembly sets every spring as part of the budget process. The reassessment is to ensure that valuations are “equitable across the board,” explained Borough Manager Jeff Good. After the assembly adopts its annual budget, it considers availab...
Raymond Leon Olsen, Senior was born on January 25, 1926 to Oscar and Olga (Kvende) Olsen in Stanwood, Washington. He was their only child. As a young man he joined the Navy, holding the position of machinist's mate until 1946 on the USS South Dakota, one of the most decorated ships in World War II. After the military he wed Gladys Olsen (Jensen). They were the proud parents of five boys, John, Jim, Ray Junior, Bob, and Mike. They lived in Arlington, Washington, where they had a farm and raised... Full story
