Petersburg police arrested another local man Tuesday, April 10 for allegedly importing more illegal drugs to town. 25-year-old Kelsey McCay was arrested after police say he threw away a package containing heroin at a remote spot on Frederick Point Road.
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Petersburg High School’s track teams had their first competition of the season and traveled with a small contingent to an all-comers meet Saturday April 7 at Thunder Mountain High School.
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The Federal Subsistence Board will be deciding on changes to regulations for Southeast Alaska deer and wolf hunting and trapping this week.
The board meets Tuesday through Friday, April 10-13th in Anchorage to vote on proposals to change seasons, bag limits and other rules for subsistence wildlife hunting and trapping regulations across the state. The board is made up of members of the public and top officials from various federal agencies, including the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Their decisions impact hunting and trapping on federal land in Alaska.
Alaska’s Marijuana Control Board Thursday, April 5 approved a license for the second marijuana grow business in the Petersburg area, this one planned for the downtown business district.
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Commercial salmon trollers in Southeast Alaska are tied up to the dock this month after a shortened winter season, closed early because of conservation concerns for king salmon stocks. They’ll be getting only a limited shot at fishing around hatchery king runs this spring and are feeling the impact of fishing restrictions.
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