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A Kake man reported missing Saturday was found dead Monday near the small Southeast community.

The board charged with redrawing legislative districts heard from residents of Petersburg last Thursday. Proposals would either keep Petersburg in a Sitka district or group it with Juneau or Ketchikan.

Voters elected one incumbent and one newcomer to the Petersburg borough assembly this month.

Petersburg voters this month overwhelming supported bonding to overhaul and increase local electrical generation capacity.

Rate hikes for curbside collection and fines for unsecured garbage cans are part of a new ordinance that passed its first of three readings by the Petersburg borough assembly Monday. The changes are the result of a rate study and ongoing problems with bears seeking an easy meal.