Candidates for state office representing Southeast Alaska presented a wide range of approaches to fixing the state’s multi-billion dollar budget crisis in September. Ideas ranged from use of Permanent Fund earnings, to an income tax, to more budget cuts, to harvesting natural resources.
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Petersburg High School girls cross country team took first place at the region meet in Sitka Saturday, nabbing four of the top five spots. Sitka came in second in the girls race, followed by Mt. Edgecumbe.
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A Petersburg man has pleaded guilty to transporting child pornography and will be sentenced for that crime in December.28-year-old Marvin Jackson entered a guilty plea in U.S. District Court September 14th and signed a plea agreement with prosecutors in August.
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Police say Joshua Blewett, 28, of Petersburg restrained a female victim and assaulted her with a knife.
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Guitarist Chris Proctor makes his second visit to Petersburg this week, almost exactly five years after his first concert here.
Proctor plays solo, acoustic six and 12-string guitar.
