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Mark Jensen, who resigned in May over a distaste for borough decisions, was unofficially re-elected as mayor on Tuesday, beating his opponent by 135 votes. Jensen received 631 votes, and his opponent, Cindi Lagoudakis, received 496. After Jensen resigned in May, then vice mayor Lagoudakis filled the role. They both were hesitant to run. Jensen spent about four years as mayor when Petersburg was a city and when it became a borough. A disagreement with the proposed restructuring of Power & Light...
Fluoride will remain in the Petersburg water supply and ATVs will remain prohibited to drive on borough streets, two of the many decisions made after 1,159 ballots were cast in the election on Tuesday. Propositions #6 and #7 were struck down handily by voters in Petersburg. The question that asked whether to keep fluoride was voted against 692 times, with 430 in favor. Phil Beardslee, a retired dentist in Petersburg who is pro fluoride, was wary of the voter turnout before the election, until he noticed about 43 percent of the population...
Jeff Meucci and Brandi Marohl were added to the borough assembly Tuesday night, unofficially deciding the six-person race for two vacant seats. Meucci, who was appointed to the assembly in June, regained his seat and led in votes with 528. “I want to thank Cindi [Lagoudakis] and Bob [Lynn] for their time and efforts as our mayor and assembly member,” Meucci said after the election. “I want to thank the people who voted for me. I am humbled by their confidence in me.” Meucci said he will focus on developing Scow Bay, finishing an evaluat...
Barry Morrison, 38, was named President and General Manager of The Trading Union, Inc. at a shareholder's meeting in April of this year. Morrison succeeds A. Ken Slavin who has managed the company since 1975 and was named President in 1979. Morrison said he purchased a majority of the shares from Slavin. Slavin passed away last month. Morrison visited from his home in Sitka 10 years ago and offered to help out at the store for two weeks. He never returned to Sitka and has worked in every...
October 05, 1917 – A remittance from the clerk of district court, amounting to $3,067.60 was received by the town treasurer. The sum is derived from four licenses of local saloons for the six months ending December 31 and twelve mercantile and miscellaneous licenses for the year ending June 30 next. At the regular meeting of the council, claims aggregating $2,349.47 were approved and ordered paid. These claims included the sum of $775.35 owing to the Western Electric Company and the other bills met cleaned up practically all obligations due, r...
The waitlist to get into the only state licensed children’s center in Petersburg is decreasing in some places and remaining high in others, despite a second expansion in two years, said Heidi Cabral, the director. “I don’t know if I’ve improved it,” Cabral said, after which a board member interrupted to praise her for managing another prolonged licensing agreement. “I’ve kept it running,” Cabral commented. Heidi Cabral has directed the Petersburg Children’s Center for nearly three months. She is the third director in a year, and she was met w...
A public thank you I’d like to personally and publicly thank Bob Lynn and Cindy Lagoudakis for their service to our community. Our assembly is losing two highly qualified individuals who gave countless hours to the complex and often unappreciated undertaking of keeping Petersburg moving forward. I appreciated their level headed way of approaching issues. Good listeners and always prepared, it seemed to me their only agenda was keeping Petersburg a strong community with an eye on the future. They will leave some big shoes to fill and I hope t...
The five propositions that didn’t ask about fluoride or ATVs all passed except one, and 15 board members were added to Petersburg leadership after the uncertified municipal election brought out 43 percent of the voters. The school board had a contested race between two write-in candidates, which was too close to call Tuesday night. Janine Gibbons took the seat with 211 votes and Meredith Evens 180. Gibbons will serve a three-year term. Sarah Pawuk Holmgrain ran uncontested to fill a two-year term and received 925 votes. Meanwhile, voters decide...
Sept. 27 — Domestic violence was reported to police from a Skylark Way location. Delia J. Dement, 26, was arrested on a charge of Assault in the 4th Degree. Road kill was reported on Haugen Dr. Trespassing was reported at a S. Nordic Dr. location. Police responded to a disturbance call at a S. Nordic Dr. location. Sept. 28 — Extra patrols were requested on Haugen Dr. Suspicious activity was reported at the South Boat Harbor. Police responded to a disturbance call on Lumber St. Sept. 29 — Police made a traffic stop on Mitkof Hwy. Aaron W. Bradfo...
Sept. 18 — Thomas McKeowen III was arraigned on a charge of criminal trespass. The defendant entered a not guilty plea before Judge Magistrate Burrell and was released OR with conditions, including seeking counseling with PMHS. Sept. 20 — Sebastian Lima appeared before Judge Magistrate Burrell on a charge of assault in the 4th degree domestic violence. After entering a not guilty plea, the defendant was released OR with conditions. Sept. 25 — Jason Ratliff entered a not guilty plea before Judge Carey on a charge of criminal mischief in the 3...
Oct. 1 — the Alaska State Troopers arrested Brittany Diaz, age 27 of Craig, in the 3500 block of Tongass Avenue. Diaz was taken into custody on a warrant for Petition to Revoke Probation stemming from the original charge of Attempted MICS III (2 counts). She was transported to the Ketchikan Correctional Center without incident. Oct. 2 — Prince of Wales based State Troopers arrested Curtis Demmert, 31, in Klawock on an outstanding felony probation warrant. Demmert was remanded to the Craig jail and held on $5000 bail pending arraignment. Oct. 2...
King Salmon Due to conservation concerns, the retention of king salmon is prohibited in all Southeast Alaska salt waters, including the Petersburg/Wrangell area. This closure went into effect 12:01am, Thursday, August 10, 2017 and will continue until October 1, 2017. After 12:01 a.m. October 1, 2017 sport fishing will open to king salmon fishing in salt water with the following regulations: Residents: ● Bag and possession limit is two king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length. ● Residents may use two rods when fishing for king salmon fro...
The Petersburg-Wrangell area moose harvest seems set to break 100 again this year, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. So far 67 moose have been checked in during the first 18 days of the monthlong hunt. Petersburg ADFG wildlife biologist Rich Lowell explained that generally the larger share of bulls are killed during the first half of the season. Over the past eight years the final two-week average has seen around 45 moose harvested, ranging from a low of 36 to a high of 57. The number of moose taken illegally in the district...
On Sept. 26, at about 7 p.m., Juneau based Alaska State Troopers who were visiting the community of Kake responded to a report of an unconscious male found not breathing in the woods approximately 23 miles southeast of Kake near a logging road. Investigation revealed Ronnie Waggoner, 78 of Klawock, was found unresponsive face down in the woods by his hunting party in an area that he frequently hunted moose. Waggoner was transported to the Kake SEARHC clinic where he was declared deceased. No foul play is suspected and next of kin has been...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP ) — Southeast Alaska was hit hard in 2016 by government job losses and a lull in fishing production, but the tourism industry continues to grow, a state economy expert said. Economic development officials with the Southeast Conference found that the region lost 750 state jobs throughout the past three years, a nearly 15 percent drop, CoastAlaska News reported. Meilani Schijvens, who wrote the report for the conference, said that loss of wages is similar to a large mine being shut down in Southeast Alaska. “It’s actually sligh...
The Norwegian ambassador visited Petersburg last weekend to give presentations on the arctic and global warming, Glo Wollen thought, until the underlying agenda was revealed: presenting her a medal from the King of Norway. Wollen, the Sons of Norway president in Petersburg, organized a visit from Ambassador Kare Aas. Without telling her, Aas flew to town on Thursday and presented her the Saint Olav's Medal that evening at a dinner party. "I am still in shock," Wollen said. "This was a complete...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – Alaska state Sen. Mia Costello is trying to repeal a sweeping reform of the state’s criminal justice system that she supported in 2016. In the year and a half since the change, Alaska crime rates have increased, The Juneau Empire reported Wednesday. The new system promotes counseling, treatment and other alternatives to jail for low-level nonviolent crimes. “We need to clear the deck and start from the beginning,” said Costello, a Republican. The reform’s supporters have said it’s inappropriate to link the uptick in c...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The first-ever passenger jet converted for cargo use was unveiled Monday in Alaska, and the arrival spells the end for a unique plane configured for the nation’s largest state. Alaska Airlines spent $15 million to convert three 737-700s to carry diverse cargo — everything from animals to seafood to groceries to tires — to rural hub communities in this state with few roads. The two additional cargo planes are still undergoing the conversion process in Tel Aviv. The new planes increase the cargo capacity load for Alaska b...
Chum salmon returned home to Alaska this year in numbers never seen before from Southeast to Kotzebue, and set catch records statewide and in many regions. Chums, also called dogs because of their long use as a prime food source for Alaska Native dog teams, are the most widely distributed of all Pacific salmon and occur throughout Alaska. The fish usually comprise about 15 percent of the total salmon catch, and this year’s tally of almost 25 million is the biggest harvest since 2000. At Kodiak, for example, a chum catch of nearly two million w...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) —Alaska marijuana grower Mike Emers has been losing sleep with a vote fast approaching that he says could shutter his family’s business and financially ruin them. The statewide initiative that legalized recreational marijuana in 2014 allows local governments to ban pot businesses within their borders. And on Tuesday, voters in two of Alaska’s major marijuana-growing areas - including the Fairbanks area, where Emers operates Rosie Creek Farm - will decide whether to do so. If the proposed bans on marijuana growing, manuf...
