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Federal authorities arrested 45 year-old Tye Leif Petersen, Petersburg District School's recent Maintenance Director, on charges of Distribution of and Receipt of Child Pornography and Possession of Child Pornography Involving a Prepubescent Minor or Child Under 12 Years of Age. The charges come after a joint investigation between the Petersburg Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. According to an FBI affidavit, last July an investigator searched a Yahoo! E-mail account... Full story
Survey data recently released to the Petersburg School District shows “cyber bullying” as a risk factor in the community and school officials are taking steps to curb the act. The Youth Risk Behavior Survey, filled out by high school students last February, compares local risk behaviors with state averages. Cyber bullying is a form of harassment through the medium of electronic devices and social media. 15.4 percent of Petersburg high school students reported to have been cyber bullied compared to 14.7 percent reported statewide. While the numb... Full story
What started as a two-woman operation consisting of a secretary and a fresh college grad has turned into a multi-program, community wide mental health center that serves several hundred clients a year. Petersburg Mental Health Services celebrated its 20-year anniversary last week where board members and other guests gave accolades to PMHS Executive Director Susan Ohmer-the once wide-eyed and idealistic college grad who came back to her hometown in 1993. When Ohmer returned to Petersburg an organ... Full story
Thank you PMHS To the Editor: We once again want to thank Petersburg Mental Health for putting on the Fall Ball for us senior citizens. We at Long Term Care really look forward to the parties you put on for us. Great music, food and entertainment. The costumes were great as were our hosts and we're looking forward to our next one. Merry Armin...
The Subsistence Division of Alaska Department of Fish and Game is looking to interview local residents about their experiences on the Stikine River as it attempts to better understand Chinook salmon declines. The Chinook Salmon Research Initiative, a state-funded research project aimed at better understanding statewide salmon stocks, is funding the local project. In 2001, fishermen harvested more than 70,000 Chinooks from the Stikine. By 2009, those numbers dipped below 20,000 harvested fish. Rosalie Grant, Subsistence Research Specialist for...
Alaska Wildlife Trooper Cody Litster is looking for information from the public on an unsalvaged deer found around 20 yards off the road near Woodpecker Road. A concerned hunter reported the animal to Litster. The Trooper said the deer appears to have been shot and left to die without harvesting any meat from the animal. “This was a fairly nice buck and it was senselessly wasted,” Lister said. “This one is an absolute loss.” Litster said hunters sometimes shoot a deer and it runs away and is unable to be tracked. “Those instances are very rare...
October 23 A caller reported rocks strewn along a roadway by dump truck along Haugen Drive. An abandoned vehicle was reported parked in a private lot. A caller reported fraudulent charges on their credit card and wants citizens to be reminded to check their cards too. Police arrested Dustin L. Haviland, 22, on charges of Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the 4th and 6th degrees. An officer responded to report of damage to apartment. October 24 An officer was notified of an individual returning to residence for alcohol. A caller...
October 24 Clifton Gudgel appeared before Magistrate Judge Burrell on charges of Take Over Limit of Moose, Unlawful Possession of Game, Forgery in the 3rd Degree and Unlawful Transfer of Permit. The court entered a non-guilty plea on the defendant’s behalf. A trial date has been set along with conditions of release. Mary Gudgel appeared before Magistrate Judge Burrell on a charge of Unlawful Transfer of Permit. The court entered a not-guilty plea on the defendant’s behalf. A trial date has been set along with conditions of release. Mark Neidiff...
The Petersburg Borough will hold a public auction December 16 during an assembly meeting for the purchase of borough land. Lots 2, 3,4 and 5 on Block 263 on undeveloped portions of Valkyrie Street will be up for auction. John and Miriam Swanson applied last April to purchase lots 2 and 3 and possibly lot 4. The planning and zoning commission originally recommended the land be sold privately but after further review changed its recommendation. According to the resolution approving the public auction, the electric department has expressed...
Veterans of Foreign Wars Service Officer Gerry Glover will be in Petersburg at Tides Inn Thurs., Nov. 7, 12-4pm. He's available to answer questions about VA Entitlements and provide free assistance filling out the application forms for VA Entitlements. VFW membership is not a requirement....
For the first time in over 44 years a Petersburg Girl Scout has earned the prestigious Gold Award, the highest achievement in Girl Scouting. Of the 5,500 Girl Scouts in Alaska, six girls last year earned the Girl Scout Gold Award. In 2012, as an Ambassador Girl Scout, Diane Murph started her 7 step journey to the Girl Scout Gold Award. This award challenges the scout to change the world-or at least her corner of it. The community issue Diane chose to work on was the declining state of STEM...
WRANGELL — A power outage left Ketchikan and Wrangell without power for about an hour Friday afternoon. Lights and signs all along Front Street and throughout town abruptly shut off at about 4 pm. Power had been restored to most of the town by about 5 p.m. Lights remained on at businesses with back-up generators, most powered by either diesel fuel or propane. Petersburg reportedly suffered some temporary fluctuations about the same time, but never lost power entirely. Some businesses, like radio station KSTK, Alaska Island Community S...
KETCHIKAN — The changing face of visitation on the Tongass National Forest, along with the reality of shrinking budgets, has prompted Tongass managers to begin strategically planning for the future of the forest’s 152 recreation cabins. Increasing costs and declining funding resulted in a $600,000 budget shortfall in the forest’s cabin program this year. In the strategic plan, managers aim to identify cabins that are underused, dilapidated, or otherwise unsustainable, and explore how the forest can refocus available funding on those cabins whic...
Seattle — Alaska Airlines jetliners will soon fly more efficiently thanks to a new performance-enhancing winglet the carrier is installing on its Boeing Next Generation 737s, which will reduce fuel consumption be 58,000 gallons a year per aircraft. The split winglet will save the airline $20 million and cut carbon dioxide emissions by 57,000 tons annually, which is the equivalent of taking about 11,900 passenger vehicles off the road each year. “Reducing fuel consumption has been a top priority at Alaska Airlines for years,” said Mark Eliasen,...
The Viking Wrestling team took fourth place in a tournament in Wrangell last weekend. Head Coach Dan Van Swearingen said the team as a whole was much more aggressive last weekend than in their first tournament of the season. "We were punishing some of our opponents," Van Swearingen said. "I like to see that." DJ Toyomura beat a returning region champion and pinned him in the first round. Billy Ware walked through his final 14-1. The coach said two of his better wrestlers didn't attend the...
The Vikings volleyball team played its final home games against Thunder Mountain last weekend. Although the Vikings lost its matches they put up a tough fight against the Juneau squad. Head coach Jaime Cabral said the two seniors put up great defensive plays and the rest of the young team-made up of freshmen and sophomores-are progressing well. "We couldn't have asked for as much hard work as they've put in," Cabral said. "They've done everything that we've asked." The Vikings haven't taken...
