Joe Viechnicki

A real piece of local history is now on display at the Petersburg Public Library. It’s part of a wooden barge that wrecked in a notoriously bad part of the Wrangell Narrows south of Petersburg at the turn of the last century.

The cannery has not operated since 2016.

The training is geared toward those in commercial fishing, tribal organizations or other coastal residents.

The Environmental Protection Agency has singled out a sewer pump station replacement project in Petersburg as a good example of saving energy and using federal funding to repair infrastructure.

The decision could affect coastal waters from southern California to the Aleutian Islands.

The U.S. Forest Service audit and questions about it spring from multiple internal reviews the agency completed on the Big Thorne timber sale on Prince of Wales Island and the Tonka sale on Kupreanof Island near Petersburg.

According to a criminal complaint filed in court, 39-year-old Eric Nash Jennings was arrested on a houseboat Saturday after allegedly retrieving a package mailed to him from California.

Meanwhile, the Petersburg Borough Assembly is considering an ordinance that could lower property tax bills for low-income housing units.

Fixing the underwater line could cost millions of dollars — but if it fails, the community may be forced to turn to expensive diesel power.

The equipment is marketed for deterring birds and will look similar to laser light shows people project on their homes for the Christmas holiday season.