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During the summer months of June through September, the Petersburg area experienced below normal accumulated rainfall for each month and temperatures above the normal temperature range, according to the National Weather Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Warm days will continue into the winter, but above average rainfall is expected, according to NOAA. June began with a normal temperature range of 60 and 44 degrees, according to NOAA. The month ended with a normal t...
October 25, 1918 The coal dealers of Petersburg are short of that product and not a pound is for sale in the city. Coal is expected to arrive on the Spokane late this week. A new addition 40 to 70 feet is now nearly completed to the Citizens Wharf. The new part will be used for coal storage and other purposes, leaving much more warehouse space on the dock. October 22, 1943 Next Friday the Service Men’s Christmas Edition of the Peterburg Press will be issued. Many of the boys expressed their appreciation of this unusual kind of a newspaper l...
Participants in the fifth annual Annabelle Baker Poker Tournament raised $1,500 on Sunday for the Beat the Odds organization, which raises money for support groups and services for local cancer patients. The tournament was established by Jeigh Stanton Gregor as a way to remember the late Annabelle Baker, who was a competitive poker player. "Annabelle was a competitor," said Stanton Gregor. "We thought it would be a fun thing to do to remember her." There were 20 participants total raising $1,500...
Roadless rule non-supporter To the Editor: Wow. Now that you have heard all the negative talk about the Roadless Act here is some positive. I am a supporter of logging in a mangeable manner. I also support road building, wildlife support and management. Southeast Alaska needs all of these things. The roadless rule/act has taken all this away. I lost my job to the Roadless Act. I cut timber in Southeast and no one gave me a subsidy check. Logging helps our wildlife thrive, they love the new sprouts. Deer, moose and bear feed in these clear...
The borough assembly met with the Petersburg Medical Center board of directors to discuss the feasibility of a new facility or a remodel to the current facility last week. “I think it would be great if we could all agree that we need something new, different than what we have now,” said PMC CEO Phil Hofstetter. At the meeting the PMC board and staff spoke to assembly members about some of the challenges the current hospital is facing. The number one issue was being able to avoid an event that would cause the hospital to shut down. A shut dow...
October 17 — Suspicious activity was reported at the 400 block of N. Nordic Dr. Individuals weren’t located. On N. 14th St., a report was made of a garbage can knocked over by a bear. An intoxicated individual was removed from Kito’s Kave. An officer confiscated marijuana at the Archery Ranger. An individual was looking into an establishment on Mitkof Highway, but authorities were unable to locate the individual. October 18 — Stolen property was reported on Tango St. The item wasn’t stolen, but later found by the owner. Individuals were advi...
Oct. 10 — Brian Bruce Castle appeared before Magistrate Judge Burrell on a charge of Unmarked Buoys on Longline Gear. The defendant entered a guilty plea and the court sentenced the defendant to pay a $250 fine plus $10 surcharge. Oct. 15 — David Patrick Churchill was arraigned on charges of Burglary in the First Degree and Assault in the Second Degree. The defendant entered a Not Guilty plea before Judge Carey. Oct. 16 — Larry D. Clark and Andrew Ayriss appeared before Magistrate Judge Burrell on charges of Taking Sub-legal Bull Moose. The mea...
The Petersburg Ragnarök Rollers had their first match of the season against the much more experienced Sitka Sound Slayers on Saturday losing 99-177. "Everybody worked really hard and I can't be more proud of our team and how we did in that game," said Petersburg Ragnarök Rollers Captain Alice Williams. "Attitudes were great. Everyone fought hard to the end. We had a really great time." On the Petersburg team, there were 10 women players, with Sitka having nine; however, only five players from e...
WRANGELL - Beyond giving students as good an education as possible, one of the highest priorities for many schools is safety. This is especially true at the Wrangell Public School District, where a new crisis strategy is being prepared for implementation. According to Superintendent Debbe Lancaster, preparing students and teachers for an emergency is the best way to keep everyone safe. "The committee has gone over the crisis plan that's in place and made some changes," she said. The school...
Long time Petersburg resident Patti Norheim celebrated her 90th birthday with two birthday parties earlier this month alongside family and friends. On her birthday Oct. 4, she held a small party at Mountain View Manor where friends from the manor, church and around town wished her a happy birthday and gave her flowers and balloons. They were treated to birthday cake and a small concert featuring Norheim on the washboard with thimbles, which she said is one of her favorite things to do. The next...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage police mishandled an investigation into drug dealing by recruiters with the Alaska National Guard, a recently unsealed report claims. A federal judge unsealed a redacted version of the confidential city-funded investigative report last week after the Anchorage Daily News and KTUU argued the public should have access to allegations of wrongdoing by high-ranking public officials. The report completed in March 2015 by retired Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Col. Rick Brown portrays a close relationship between s...
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — The body of a woman has been recovered from waters off Ketchikan. Alaska State Troopers say 66-year-old Doretta Dowhitt died Wednesday near Hole-In-The-Wall Harbor, a boat launch about 8 miles (13 kilometers) south of Ketchikan. A neighbor at 6:30 a.m. spotted Dowhitt in the water and pulled her out. The neighbor attempted life-saving measures while calling for help. Troopers say Dowhitt appeared to have fallen near her home down a steep embankment and into the water. Investigators say alcohol may be been a factor in t...
Hatchery reprieve - Two proposals to limit production of hatchery salmon were rejected by the Alaska Board of Fisheries at a special meeting on Oct. 16 in Anchorage. Both claimed that hatchery fish are straying and intermingling with wild stocks and are out competing wild salmon for food in the open ocean. Typically, over 30 percent of Alaska’s total salmon harvest each year are fish that began their lives in state hatcheries, mostly pinks and chums. Longtime studies by state fishery scientists show some straying of the fish but in very s...
Carey Case, of Wild Iris Photography, held a reception to display her photos taken throughout 2018 on Friday at Firelight Gallery & Framing. At the end of each year, Case identifies themes in her photography that interests her and holds a reception. This year's themes included mist in trees, landscapes surrounding Petersburg and the Stikine Flats. "I love Southeast [Alaska]," said Case. "That's basically my inspiration." She is a self taught photographer who has been interested in photography...
This year’s moose season finished with a final count of 106 animals, down from last year’s unit record breaking 117, according to Petersburg Fish & Game. Moose season began on Sept. 15 and ended Oct. 15. The final number of moose brought in during this year’s moose season was 106. Although the season ended Monday Oct. 15, hunters had five days to report their kill to fish and game. If a hunter shot a moose on that Monday, then they would have until Saturday to report it to fish and game; as a result, that final number wasn’t available until t...
