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The Borough Assembly on Friday certified results of the Petersburg Borough Municipal Election. Borough Clerk Debbie Thompson counted nine additional absentee ballots, bringing the total to 1,168 in the election. Races Mayor • Mark Jensen: 640 • Cindi Lagoudakis: 496 Assembly, two seats filled • Jeff Meucci: 530 • Brandi Marohl: 512 • Bob Lynn: 459 • Will Ware: 321 • Richard Burke: 154 • Ken Hamilton: 105 School Board, two seats filled • Sarah Pawuk Holmgrain: 931 • Janine Gibbons (write in): 211 • Meredith Evens (write in): 180 Hospital Boa...
WRANGELL — Eleven Wrangell high school students took part in a two-day workshop, enabling their certification to conduct fishing vessel drills. Secondary schools principal Bill Schwan explained the 18-hour instructional course was provided through a grant with Alaska Marine Safety Education Association, a Sitka-based organization which provides marine safety training for a variety of nautical activities across the country. Its Coast Guard-approved fishing vessel drill conductor trainings focus on safety issues pertinent to commercial f...
WRANGELL - Finalized designs to replace existing facilities at Shoemaker Bay Harbor have been greenlighted by the Wrangell Assembly. Built by the state in 1977, management of the harbor and responsibility for its upkeep were devolved to the city in 2003. The wood-and-iron floats have since reached the limits of their useful life, and plans to replace them with a more modern design have been in the works for several years. A design for new floating facilities and a dredging of the harbor was put...
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...
Planning Commission: Tor Benson (3 year term) Sally Dwyer (1 year term) School Board: Janine Gibbons (3 year term) Meredith Evens (3 year term) Hospital Board: Jerod Cook (3 year term) Tim Koeneman (2 year term) Harbor Board: Scott Newman (3year term) Don Spigelmyre (3 year term)... Full story
Sept. 20 — Subpoenas were delivered to locations on N. Nordic Dr., S. Nordic Dr. and Cornelius Rd. Jordan L. Stafford, 26, was cited for stopping/parking on a highway. Police received a report of someone shooting pigeons with a BB gun. Suspicious activity was reported at a Hungerford Hill location. Police made a traffic stop on Cornelius Rd. Sept. 21 — Suspicious activity was reported on Hungerford Hill, Lumber St., S. Nordic Dr. and on Odin St. Illegal camping was reported at 8th and Haugen. The site was unoccupied. A subpoena was del...
The 39th annual harbor conference is scheduled to begin next week at the Sons of Norway Hall in Petersburg. The Alaska Association of Harbormasters and Port Administrators will start events on Monday, October 3 and continue through Friday. Check-in will be 2:00 p.m. on Monday and a welcome reception at the Elks Club will be at 5:00. After that, the week will feature nearly 30 events sprawled across the five days. Petersburg last hosted the conference in 2003....
The Petersburg Assembly approved a “groundbreaking” request from the harbormaster on Monday that gave thumbs up to start blueprinting the south harbor dredge project. Glo Wollen said boats in the south harbor are running aground and getting stuck at waterfront entrances and stalls. “Our fishing fleet is going aground on higher portions of the low tide in the south harbor,” she said. “There are boats getting stuck coming in and out.” As a result, Wollen coordinated an agreement between the Boroug...
Sept. 13 — Police investigated a theft. Extra patrols were requested on Woodrow Wilson Dr. A motor vehicle accident was reported on N. Nordic Dr. Minimal damage was reported. Police assisted with a lockout. Trespassing was reported in the Middle Harbor. Police investigated a burglary at a commercial location. Disturbances were reported at two Nordic Dr. locations. Sept. 14 — A traffic stop was reported on Mitkof Hwy. A marijuana incident was reported on Kings Row. Suspicious activity was reported on S. 2nd, Unimak St. and Ira II St. A mot...
September 14, 1917 – Jacob Johnson, I. J. Erickson , and Dr. J. L. Buckley received notice last week that, upon recommendation of Governor Strong, President Wilson has appointed them members of the exemption board for the town of Petersburg. The appointments to the board, the governor’s letter states, are in the nature of a draft, and they are advised that the board will in all probability continue in existence during the period of the present war. “The duties of the local or city, exemption boards,” the instructions read, “are broadly,...
All is not clear To the Editor: This is regarding your article in the August 31, 2017 edition “PMC & physicians face wrongful death claim". I am sorry to see this kind of reporting and journalism in your paper. There are many issues in a case like this and much emotion, obviously. The reporting of a claim that has not been settled in the court, by judge, jury and peers of those involved such as this results in, loss of confidence in your local medical institution and staff without due process, that would have been fair. Thus, I think that y...
Sept. 6 — An abandoned vehicle was reported on Fram St. A report of indecent exposure was reported along S. Nordic Drive. The person had left the area. A deer/vehicle collision was reported on Mitkof Hwy. Police made a traffic stop on Dolphin St. Isaac B. Taylor, 16, was cited for Violation of Provisional License. Extra patrols were requested on Sandy Beach Rd. and at Sandy Beach Park. Sept. 7 — A motor vehicle accident was reported on Mitkof Hwy. at Twin Creek Rd. Gunnar B. Payne, 16, was cited for Reckless Driving. A traffic hazard was rep...
The Borough Assembly on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution supporting the Southeast Alaska Solid Waste Authority recommendation to participate in a regional scrap metal recycling system. The approval fast tracks a financial plan that will organize a barge to come to Petersburg and pick up any scrap metal waste the community wants to dispose of, said Karl Hagerman, the Public Works director. A five-year “master plan” agreement with Waste Management and SEASWA has formed in surrounding regions and Petersburg committed to it this week. The...
Aug. 30 — Police made a traffic stop on S. Nordic Dr. Suspicious activity was reported along the airport access road at Hungerford Hill. Police are investigating a littering incident at an undisclosed location. A bear rummaging through garbage was reported at Skylark Park. A disturbance was reported at a N. Nordic Dr. location. Police arrested Matthew B. Boseman, 27, on a charge of Assault in the 4th Degree. Aug. 31 — A disturbance was reported at a N. 1st St. location. A bear was reported seeking garbage on S. 2nd St. Police are inv...
Aug. 23 — A bear was reported on 4.5 St. Illegal camping was reported on Odin St. Police responded to a civil matter on Kiseno St. Police are investigating a theft at an undisclosed location. Aug. 24 — A disturbance was reported at the South Boat Harbor. Police responded to an alarm on Charles W St. Harassment was reported on S. Nordic Dr. Extra patrols were requested on Haugen Dr. Littering was under investigation at an undisclosed location. Two assaults were under investigation at undisclosed locations. An intoxicated person was reported on...
There will be eleven candidates running for Borough leadership on the ballot in October, including a contentious run for the mayor post, and a six-person race for two Assembly seats. The folks running for a seat on the Assembly -- there will be two -- include: Bob Lynn, Richard Burke, Ken Hamilton, Brandi Marohl, Jeff Meucci and William Ware. Cindi Lagoudakis will be running against Mark Jensen for the mayor post. The Petersburg School Board is looking to fill two seats in the election but received one submission for candidacy from Sarah Pawuk...
WRANGELL - A Wrangellite had a unique opportunity to take part in some Alaskan history this year, while revisiting her own family history in the process. Johanna Joseph and her sister, Ann Conatser a Walla Walla resident, were invited by the Ounalashka Corporation to attend an event in Unalaska commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Dutch Harbor. The town had been the birthplace of their mother, Theadosia Stepitan Nauska, known as Fanny to friends and family. The battle itself was...
Vast sections of the South Boat Harbor sat vacant last week as commercial boats were underway to harvest fish, and visiting yachts moved on to the next port of call....
Cindi Lagoudakis, the interim mayor of Petersburg, has decided to run for the permanent seat in October, retracing strong indications that she wouldn't. "A number of people had asked me to reconsider," Lagoudakis said. "And after giving it some hard thought, in the end I decided to run." Debbie Thompson, the Borough clerk, confirmed last week that Lagoudakis filed for candidacy. Before becoming interim mayor, Lagoudakis spent time on the Assembly, where her experience was rewarding, she said....
The deadline to submit applications for candidacy in the October election is next week, and there has been an unusually low amount of submissions so far, said Debra Thompson, the Borough clerk. “It’s going to get better,” Thompson said. “I promise it will.” There are 23 elected positions this year and only eight people have filed for candidacy, Thompson said, with the deadline approaching on Tuesday, August 22. “Yeah, that’s no good,” Thompson said. “I sure hope something changes. We have way too many open seats.” The mayoral seat will b...
Aug. 9 — Police responded to two disturbance calls on N. Nordic Dr. and on Mitkof Hwy. A vehicle theft was reported on Scow Bay Loop Rd. Police provided transportation at mile 2.4 Mitkof Hwy. Alcohol use was reported at Buschmann Park. Police made traffic stops on Chief John Lott St. and in the 1100 block of S. Nordic Dr. Suspicious activity was reported at the 500 block of Lumber St. Jeremy L. Johnson, 38, was cited for Liability Insurance Required. Aug. 10 — Police responded to disturbance calls at Ira II St. and 4.5 St. and on Excel St. Sus...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Dispatch News has announced it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is in the process of transitioning to new ownership. KTVA reports the newspaper’s potential buyers might pay as much as $1 million for the paper. Those buyers included four siblings — Ryan Binkley, Wade Binkley, James Binkley and Kai Binkley Sims — as well as Alaska Media LLC, publisher of the Arctic Sounder, The Bristol Bay Times and the Dutch Harbor Fisherman. A statement from Dispatch News publisher Alice Rogoff called the decisio...
Aug. 2 — Suspicious activity was reported at locations on Excel St., Odin St. and Sing Lee Alley. Police responded to disturbance calls at the airport, Buschmann Park and at an undisclosed location. Police made traffic stops at N. Nordic and Gjoa and at Haugen Dr. and N. 12th St. Wildlife calls were reported on Lake St. and at Vesta & Pearl F Streets. No additional explanation was provided. Police assisted with a lockout at a N. Nordic Dr. parking lot. Aug. 3 — Police made traffic stops at 6-mile Mitkof Hwy. and at an undisclosed location. Tre...
Turnover rate is a figure often monitored by employers in different ways, interpreted differently by one manager to the next and calculated using unique formulas. But there will always be a singular constant – money. The cost to replace an employee can be in the thousands. And turnover rate is often unforgiving, as it usually accounts for any person separating from his or her job. Borough governments in southeast Alaska often approach turnover differently, if they approach it at all. The H...
