The Thomas Bay Power Authority is locking the doors of its Wrangell business office this summer and is placing two office employees on paid administrative leave. The joint Wrangell and Petersburg organization oversees the operations of the Tyee Lake Hydro-electric plant, which generates electricity for the two communities along with Ketchikan. The authority and it’s appointed commission could be mothballed later this year.
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The former maintenance director for Petersburg school district pleaded guilty last week to charges of possession, receipt and distribution of child pornography. 46-year-old Tye Leif Petersen changed his plea to guilty for three...
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Two people are dead after a boating accident between Petersburg and Wrangell that happened on Sunday night.
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The state’s latest draft plan for transportation in Southeast Alaska calls for construction of roads near Juneau, Petersburg and Sitka. It also recommends retiring some mainline ferries in the region as new Alaska class ferry boats are built. The plan is out for public review this summer.
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Conservation groups are asking for endangered species protection for yellow cedar trees in Alaska. The trees have been dying off in portions of Southeast over the past century and scientists say it’s likely due to a warming climate and lack of snow cover for vulnerable roots. The groups say logging also poses a threat to the cedar trees on the Tongass National Forest.
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