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August 3, 1917 – Captain C.M. Poncin arrived here on the launch Onawa and has spent several days inspecting boats and issuing the special licenses required by a recent order of the navy department. The order applies to all craft of over three tons capacity, and each boat licensed is furnished, for identification, with a number, which is to be painted on both sides of the stern. It is reported that several boats suitable for patrol service may be taken over by the government, among them being one launch owned here and a couple at Ketchikan. A...
July 19 — Police received a disturbance call from the Narrows Inn. Littering was reported on S. 2nd St. A criminal complaint was investigated at an undisclosed location. Police assisted with a lockout. Courtney A. Brown, 26, was arrested on a charge of Disorderly Conduct. July 20 — Police completed an impound at N. 3rd and Dolphin St. A burglary was reported on Cornelius Rd. Suspicious activity was reported on S. Sing Lee Alley. Trespassing was reported in the Middle Harbor Parking lot. July 21 — A traffic stop was conducted at N. 3rd and G...
WRANGELL – On Monday Gov. Bill Walker signed into law a capital budget for the 2018 Fiscal Year, which had been adopted by the Legislature in a brief special session on July 27. The new budget includes $5,000,000 in the Municipal Harbor Facility Grant Fund, precisely what will be needed for Wrangell’s Harbor Department to proceed with an overhaul of the facilities at Shoemaker Bay Harbor. “We’re excited,” said Wrangell harbormaster Greg Meissner. The aging facility has about passed its useful life, with a portion already closed off to moorag...
Election season is descending upon Petersburg and there are 23 open positions between city boards and the Borough Assembly that will appear on the October 3 ballot. The first day to file for candidacy in the October 3 election was Tuesday and all forms must be submitted to the Borough Clerk before August 22 at 5:00 p.m. According to Borough Clerk Debra Thompson, any person who wants to have his or her name placed on the ballot as a candidate must meet the qualifications for office outlined below: The Assembly will have three open positions to...
We hope the recall sponsors will decide to drop the proposed recall effort. Their time will be better spent looking for candidates that will be willing to file for candidacy and campaign for three open seats on the Assembly this fall. The city manager’s proposal to replace the retiring power and light manager with an inexperienced electrical superintendent is fraught with opportunities for failure. It will provide good campaign fodder for the fall election. It was highly unlikely that the attorney providing the opinion that gave the go-ahead fo...
WRANGELL – Wrangell’s new city manager sat in on her first meeting of the City and Borough Assembly Tuesday evening. Starting work last week, Lisa Von Bargen gave her first report to council members on the state of city departments. Offered the job back in April, the former Valdez economic director reported she has been getting to know the departments under her since her arrival. She has been getting together with staff at City Hall, the Harbor Department and Public Works this past week to visit sites. She further plans to meet with Parks...
Qualified voters in Petersburg will be asked to weigh-in on development of the Scow Bay fishing yard, and decide whether to authorize the Borough to put $500,000 down on the project, a fraction of the total cost but a concise statement that would turn the discussed expansion into a reality. Four members voted in favor and one against a decision to pass the spending question to voters, which asks if the city should use $500,000 of the Economic Fund --- a job-creation and economic development account --- to help build a small vessel haul out and...
July 12 — Police made a traffic stop at 1100 S. Nordic. A civil matter was reported on Hungerford Hill. A process service was made on N. Nordic. An intoxicated person was reported on N. Nordic Dr. Police responded to a disturbance call on Haugen Dr. A protective order was served at LeConte RV Park. Police cited Brittany L. Martin, 24, for Liability Insurance Required. July 13 — Police responded to a civil matter in the 200 block on N. Nordic Dr. Police received a disturbance call from the Red Bone Apts. A traffic offense was reported at Mile 4...
WRANGELL – Wrangell's City and Borough Assembly and the city's public employees union finally reached a settlement over a collective bargaining agreement last week, bringing to a close three years of negotiations. On July 13 Assembly members voted to implement a proposed amendment to the contract terms it had imposed the previous month, which had taken effect at the start of the new fiscal year on July 1. The amendment was the product of negotiations between International Brotherhood of E...
Raffle Winners: Jendy Newman $500 Signe Haltiner $750 Diane Marsh $1000 and Alaska Airline Tickets People’s Choice Baby Photo Contest Winners: Parent/Child Look a like: William and Bjorn Stolpe 18 month to 24 months: Carmella Ford 9 months to 17 months: Greyson Morrison 0 months to 8 months: Mya Maria Whitethorn Best of Parade “Drum Roll” - Erin Pfundt, Madison Whitethorn, Alexandra Bless, Martha Johnson, Jeremey Randrup, Emma Chase, Sydney Guthrie, Susan Erickson, Jeff Erickson, Skipper Erickson, Cody Regula Best Organization Rotary Club...
Robots are cutting up snow crabs in Canada, a sign of things to come in the seafood processing industry. Overall, seafood processing has a relatively small robotic involvement compared to other sectors. Robots have yet to make it into any of Alaska’s 176 fish processing shops, but the lure of reduced production costs, increased fish quality and crews of worker-bots is turning the tide. The CBC reports that the world’s first crab plant robot began work this spring in a plastic chamber about the size of a shipping container in remote Newfoundland...
June 28 — Police made traffic stops at S. Nordic, 12th St. and again at S. Nordic. Police assisted with a lockout at the South Harbor. A theft was reported at a 2nd St. address. Process papers were served at a 4th St. address. Police responded to a fraud complaint. Police provided transport at N. Nordic. Dr. A traffic hazard was reported at the baler facility. June 29 — A traffic stop was made at the 100 block of Mitkof Hwy. Transportation was provided at Lumber St. Process papers were served at Fram St., and four Nordic Dr. addresses. Pol...
June 21 — Suspicious activity was reported in the Middle Boat Harbor and at the Excel St. ball field. Police made a traffic stop at the Middle Boat Harbor. Trespassing was reported on S. 7th St. and on S. 4th St. Katie J. Edfelt, 28, was booked without being taken into custody on a charge of Criminal Trespass in the 2nd Degree. An impaired driver was reported on Dolphin and N. Nordic Dr. A process service was made on N. Nordic Dr. A traffic stop was made at 1300 S. Nordic Dr. June 22 — Traffic stops were made on S. Nordic Dr. and at the Sco...
The governing board for Southeast Alaska Power Agency has approved a draft for next year's budget, as well as a hefty rebate to its member communities' utilities. The decision was supported by a fair financial position for the agency, which supplies hydroelectric power to Ketchikan, Wrangell and Petersburg. In a meeting held at Wrangell's Nolan Center Tuesday afternoon, SEAPA chief executive Trey Acteson explained sales revenues had come in higher than expected. Power sales to Ketchikan, Wrangel...
June 14 — An impaired driver was reported at S. Nordic Drive and Wesley St. Harassment was reported on Skylark Way. A disturbance was reported on Excel St. June 15 — Transportation was reported on S. Sing Lee Alley. Police responded to disturbance calls on S. Nordic Drive and N. First St. Disorderly Conduct was reported at the Narrows Inn. Police responded to an assault call on S. Nordic Drive. A disabled vehicle was reported at 8 mile Mitkof Hwy. June 16— Suspicious activity was reported on Frederick Point Road. Extra patrols were reque...
WRANGELL – Unionized public employees may soon strike as negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement with the city reaches an impasse. The escalation follows the City and Borough Assembly’s effective rejection on June 8 of a last best offer made by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Works Local #1547, which represents 24 employees of various departments and utilities. The proposal directly to the Assembly was a unique break from traditional collective bargaining negotiations, a provision that had been agreed to when the two p...
WRANGELL-It was out of the workplace and into the streets for many Wrangell city staff Thursday morning, as two dozen unionized workers began a strike over prolonged contract negotiations. The City and Borough has been negotiating for a new collective bargaining agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1547 since the summer of 2014, when the previous CBA expired. The process has at times been tumultuous, with court proceedings through the fall of 2016 being... Full story
A newborn harbor seal pup lies next to mom on a LeConte Bay berg on Monday. Pups are born between May and mid-July and are able to swim almost immediately after birth. They are weaned and separate from their mothers a month after birth....
Over a year ago, Topi Karikorpi made a list of four countries he would perhaps like to spend a year in. Foreign exchange program officials decided the rest for him --- Country: United States; State: Alaska; City: Petersburg. Karikorpi came to Petersburg in August 2016 as part of the Rotary Club's foreign exchange program. He is from a town in south Finland populated with 1,100 people, so he was relieved to find out Petersburg was going to be his temporary home. "I hoped to go to a small place,"...
May 24 — Thefts were reported on Vesta St. and S. 6th streets. May 25 — An abandoned vehicle was reported on Hogue Alley. A motor vehicle accident was reported at the Parks and Rec lot off Wrangell Ave. Daryl T. Toyomura, 19, was cited for Unsafe Backing. A theft was reported on Howkan St. Permelia R. Lyons, 53, was arrested on a charge of Theft in the 4th Degree. A motor vehicle accident was reported on Twin Creek Road before the first rock pit. Police assisted with a lock-out on Sing Lee Alley. May 26 — A theft was reported at Papke...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Officials on Friday posthumously honored more than a dozen members of a largely Alaska Native citizen militia who protected the U.S. territory from the threat of Japanese invasion during World War II, bringing closure to their families for a service that went unrecognized for decades. Gov. Bill Walker and state veterans affairs officials presented Army discharge papers to the relatives of 16 deceased members of the Alaska Territorial Guard during a ceremony ahead of Memorial Day weekend. The event was an emotional t...
We find the turmoil created by proposing that an inexperienced electric utility supervisor take over the Power and Light Department a very risky decision. It backfired. And it’s not about Karl Hagerman. Every employer would like to have a worker like Karl, but he needs time to learn the job before he can run an electric utility department. Unfortunately for the community, we lost a good mayor who worked hard for the Borough. Mark Jensen could not support the manager’s proposal for replacing retiring Joe Nelson and decided to resign rather tha...
The 36th Annual Petersburg Chamber of Commerce King Salmon Derby gets underway this Friday at 7 a.m. The derby continues through the Memorial Day Weekend and ends Monday at 5 p.m. The Derby hopes to tag and release two fish worth $10,000 and $5,000 prior to the start of the Derby. The $10,000 prize is sponsored by Alaska Marine Lines and the Petersburg Chamber of Commerce. The $5,000 tagged fish is sponsored by Hammer and Wikan. Volunteers fished all morning on Wednesday for the tagged fish and, weather permitting, will continue trolling on Thu...
May 17 — Chase A. Martin, 22 was cited for driving without a valid license. Police responded to an alarm on N. 1st. St. Police provided transport on Hungerford Hill. Trespassing was reported on Mill Slough. Brittany L. Martin, 24 was arrested following a reported assault. May 18 — Suspicious activity was reported on N. 14th St., Vesta St., N. Nordic Drive and S. Nordic Drive on this date. A process service was made at a Skylark Way address. A disabled vehicle was reported at 4th and Gjoa. A motor vehicle accident was reported at Haugen and Nord...
May 10 — A traffic hazard was reported on Harbor Way. A process service was made on S. Nordic Drive. Three disturbance calls were received on S. Nordic Drive and on S. 3rd St. An impaired driver was reported on N. Nordic Drive and on Skylark Drive. An assault was reported on Skylark Way. Police arrested Beau J. Radach, 26, from Wrangell. He was charged with Reckless Driving, Violating Conditions of Release. Assault in the 4th Degree and DUI. Kurt M. Roelfs, 45, was issued a court summons. May 11 — Suspicious activity was reported on N. Nor...
