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At an August 30 hearing Superior Court Judge Louis Menendez ordered the replacement of class representatives and class counsel for the Hanson Class plaintiffs who have been pursuing their receipt of a $2.7 million judgment that was awarded to them in a 1998 award brought forward by Petersburg attorney Fred Triem against Kake Tribal Corporation. Judge Menendez ordered in February 2017 that class representative Clifford Tagaban and class counsel Fred Triem be removed from their respective positions. Paul Fay was elected class representative by...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A proposed ban on intoxication in public places has failed in the Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome, which has long grappled with hard drinking. Officials say the ordinance law fell short of the necessary City Council votes Monday to proceed to a later, second vote. The measure would have prohibited intoxication in public rights of way, including the city’s Front Street, where drinkers can be seen staggering along or passed out near tourist shops. The measure included no penalty for violators, but City Manager Tom Mor...
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities will be conducting road work this week in Petersburg, according to a press release submitted by spokesperson Aurah Landau. Crews will be chip sealing on Mitkof Highway near Papke’s Landing Road and also near Scow Bay Loop Road. Machinery will be on the roads, painted center lines will be gone and speed and other road conditions will be changing. “Please pay close attention to sign and flagger directions for safety,” the press release said. After the work, gravel will be loose on th...
Pia Reilly, left, is an artist from Petersburg who had a joint gallery show on Friday with Kerstin McKee of Issaquah, Washington. Both born in Sweden, McKee said she gravitates toward sensual details of nature in her acrylic paintings. She also featured hand-made pottery, which she favors equally with drawing. Reilly, whose large photo hangs behind, said living Petersburg brought out the color in her work, adding that despite being asked all the time, it is difficult to quantify how long it...
