Streams and watersheds in the Petersburg area are among those placed off-limits to old growth logging in an amendment to the Tongass Land and Resource Management Plan released in December. However, some of those same streams may be sources for second-growth timber cutting. The plan amendment also makes some other changes for national forest land in the area.
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St. Catherine of Sienna Catholic church in Petersburg is missing a few items after a burglary on Christmas Eve. The burglar left with a star decoration from the church’s window, some paper products and an important part of the Catholic Mass.
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The U.S. Forest Service is moving forward with a project to restore a stream damaged by decades-old logging and road-building south of Petersburg. The work will likely mean logging some other trees on another part of the island and that’s generated some opposition.
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A 28-year-old Petersburg man was sentenced in December in federal court to the mandatory minimum sentence of five years in jail for transporting child pornography. He also awaits sentencing on a state charge for heroin.
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When it comes to the deaths of musical icons, 2016 may be the worst year ever. Steve Berry...
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