Student numbers are up this year in Petersburg schools and administrators report a smooth start to the school year. Petersburg’s school board heard updates from the school superintendent and staff at a meeting Tuesday.
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A home on Wrangell Avenue in Petersburg that’s the subject of a court appeal has been partially taken down this summer. The home was declared dangerous by the borough and ordered to be demolished. The owners say they plan to take apart the building and save the materials.
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Alaska Senator Mark Begich says he hopes to hold a Senate committee hearing on proposed mines in British Columbia across the border from Southeast Alaska. Begich and Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski wrote to Secretary of State John Kerry this summer seeking greater scrutiny of the Canadian mines following a tailings dam failure at Mt. Polley August 4th. Begich does not expect a committee hearing on the issue until after the November 4th election.
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$1,884. That’s the amount of this year’s Permanent Fund Dividend. Governor Sean Parnell made the announcement this morning in Anchorage.
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Direct Deposit & Postal Mail Date October 2 – $1,884
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