The city of Petersburg has dropped all but one of the claims it made in suing the Alaska Redistricting Board over new legislative districts. But the city is still arguing that a proposed house and senate district in northern Southeast does not meet a Constitutional requirement.
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Four members of the Petersburg Indian Association’s Tribal Council resigned this month.
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Petersburg’s amateur brewmasters and culinary artists will compete for bragging rights tonight at the 6th annual Devils Thumb Brewfest and Chili Cookoff. The event in the sons of Norway hall includes live music along with food and drink. Matt Lichtenstein spoke with organizer and Chamber of Commerce president Hillary Whitethorn who is encouraging more cooks and brewers to take part this year
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Hunters brought in 89 moose during the month-long hunt in the Petersburg Wrangell and Kake area of central Southeast. That’s the fifth highest total on record and 8 more than last year.
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Petersburg is making some progress on a couple of major harbor projects. The Harbor board has approved a plan for the new commercial drive down dock and the City Council this week approved a 180 thousand dollar contract for a completed design and bid documents. Meanwhile, the North Harbor replacement project received a high ranking from the state’s Harbor grant program.
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