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United States Postal Inspector Adam Henney, Petersburg Police Investigator Kalin Rosse and the Southeast Alaska Cities Against Drugs (SEACAD) intercepted approximately 19.93 grams of heroin as it was being mailed into the community. In a statement made by the Petersburg Police Department, an ongoing investigation produced a package with slightly less than one ounce of heroin addressed to Jeff Kyle Smith, 49, of Petersburg. The heroin was reported to have a street value of $18,000. Henney and Rosse contacted Smith in the parking lot with the... Full story
Due to road construction downtown, Petersburg Fisheries will hold the annual Humpy 500 in the PFI Cookhouse. “The Humpy 500 is a tradition here and we want to keep it going,” PFI Plant Manager and Humpy 500 Chairman Patrick Wilson said. “We will still have the races, but on a smaller scale.” Wilson will have containers available to be picked up by contestants immediately and will be sending information and rules home with the kids from the area schools. “We will be providing salmon roll cont... Full story
Amyee Peeler of Inga's Galley hosted the Color Splash Run Friday to help fund the Klondike Road Relay that will include runners Emil Rucker, Dana Christensen, Amyee Peeler, Erin Watkins, Joe Viechnicki, John Viechnicki, Monica Gross, Tess Abbott, Maria Wimmer and Carin Christensen this season. The run began at Inga's Galley and went to Hungry Point Trail behind the ball fields and back to Inga's via Sandy Beach Road. Each leg of the race was represented by a different color. The runners were... Full story
A tentative list of all recommendations for the 2013 capital projects list was released to the Petersburg City Council during its regular meeting Tuesday evening. This is the first step in the process of generating a list for the upcoming state legislative session. The council will hold a work session at noon Monday, Sept. 10, to discuss the list with city department heads and the public. The list so far, broken up into groups of projects by city departments, has approximately 65 line items. Some of the projects are a portion of a larger... Full story
Members of the Petersburg Lutheran Church traveled to Caugas, Puerto Rico in June on a mission trip. The Week of Hope mission trip meets the needs of all age groups and includes meals to the homeless, tutoring poor or struggling children, leading day camps organizing and painting a room, working with disabled children and assisting with the elderly. “We took about 12 kids on this trip,” Lutheran Church Pastor Mike Schwarte said. “They are a great group and worked very hard.” Each day youth w...
The 2012 Southeast Alaska State Fair had another year of success for local artist from Petersburg. This year's winners in Petersburg are as follows: Margaret Newlun earned a Best of Class and First Place for her Rhubarb Wine, Second Place for Tatted Necklace; Second Place for Beaded Necklace “The Curl”; Best of Class and First Place for Raven's Tail pendant and First Place for Pride of the South doll collection. VickiLee McIntosh won Best of Class; First Place and Third Place for her Berry Wine. Bev Siercks won Second Place for her Blu...
Sales tax apology To the Editor: I need to correct an error I perpetuated. I had been under the impression that the proposed Petersburg Borough could raise the sales tax rate without a vote of the people. This error was a result of my misreading Note 3 on page 37 of the petition wherein it says: “For years two through four, an annual 1% increase in Sales Tax has been considered.” I initially read this to mean the petitioners were ready and able to raise the sales tax rate from 6% to 9% over that 3-year period. A careful reading of the pro...
Two Petersburg boys, Dylan Barger, 14, and Matthew Bray, 14, were injured after the moped they were riding collided with a vehicle on 3rd and Excel Streets. The moped was reported to have no brakes and they hit the vehicle at approximately 30 miles per hour. Barger and Bray were medevaced to a hospital in Seattle were they are still undergoing treatment for their injuries. “This accident is still under investigation,” Petersburg Police Captain John Hamilton said. “I can't release any information at this time....
August 29 A warning was issued for a back license plate violation on Excel Street. Aaron Greinier, 30, was issued a citation for speeding 40 in a 20 mile per hour zone on Fram Street. A boat was vandalized between the hours of 6:30 p.m. and 7 a.m. at the Middle Boat Harbor. Reports were made of an electric vehicle frequently driving on the shoulder of the highway at 2 mile Mitkof Highway. A driver was given a verbal warning for crossing the center line on Airport Access Road. August 30 An individual reported someone challenging him to a fight...
August 31 Ronald Allan Limbrick, 43, appeared before Magistrate Desiree Burrell for an arraignment on the charges of fourth degree assault; fourth degree assault of a peace officer and second degree harassment. Limbrick entered a plea of guilty to two counts of disorderly conduct and the third count of harassment was dismissed. Limbrick was sentenced to 10 days in jail with six days suspended for both counts to be served consecutively; a surcharge of $50 for both counts; a jail surcharge of $150 with $100 suspended; $200 cost of counsel and...
The Petersburg Viking volleyball team played host to Sitka and the varsity girls shut out all games this past weekend. The Vikings team consists of 14 freshmen, one junior and 10 seniors. Viking varsity girls swept the Wolves 27-25, 25-17 and 25-23 Saturday and 25-15, 25-14 and 25-20 Monday. “The varsity team performed with great enthusiasm and confidence,” Head Coach and Petersburg Athletic Director Jaime Cabral said. The junior varsity competed well against the much older Sitka JV team fal...
Petersburg was host to 190 runners from 14 different communities this weekend for a cross-country meet. Many of the Petersburg boys came in under their best times. Aaron Murph was the top placer for the Viking boys at 14th place with a time of 18:42; Tucker Hagerman finished with a time of 19:35; Cole Somerville came in with a time of 19:40; Kjell Wittstock finished with a time of 21:42; Kyle Hagerman finished with a time of 21:44; Stuart Medalen came in at a time of 23:04; Dalton Small... Full story
Due to very low public use, the cabin at Binkley Slough has been removed from the U.S. Forest Service’s public reservation system – a situation not unusual among other structures in Southeast. Because of this, the USFS is looking for public comment on whether a number of cabins across the Tongass should be removed from public use. “Many of these cabins are dilapidated and have not been on the cabin reservation system for many years,” stated Tongass National Forest supervisor Forrest Cole in an email. “The cabins that were available for rent...
After a valiant fight, Jeff moved on to more abundant hunting grounds on August 29, 2012. Jeff grew up in a small Georgia town and like most young boys Jeff loved the outdoors. He spent every available moment hunting, fishing, hiking and exploring the wilderness around him. Jeff was known for doing float trips in his trusty canoe on the rivers and lakes around Georgia with many close friends. Jeff graduated from Rockdale high school in 1983 and soon met his devoted wife Jenny in early 1984.... Full story
Occupants of an inflatable skiff escaped serious injury or more likely, death, by just minutes on Sunday morning. While on a morning excursion to LeConte Glacier, a customer with Whale Song Cruises said they thought they saw a pod of killer whales at the face of the glacier. The whales it turned out were passengers aboard an inflatable skiff navigating within a few yards of the glacier face explained skipper Ron Loesch. After nearly 20 minutes with only a couple of minor calving incidents,...
