Class is almost back in session, and Petersburg’s school board will hold its first meeting of the year this evening at 6 p.m. The board is slated to bump up elementary school lunch prices in the wake of inflated food prices.
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A superior court judge sentenced a Petersburg man to serve 20 years in prison for a 2020 sexual assault. The sentence was handed down at the Juneau Courthouse on August 8th.
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Petersburg’s hospital board approved its operating budget for 2024 at its meeting on June 29th. They estimate their total operating revenue over the next year to be $25 million — that’s $3 million more than this year’s estimate.
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The OBI Seafoods cannery in Petersburg is ahead of schedule. They hit 100,000 cases of fish on Saturday, August 5th —that’s four days ahead of last year. However, the workers were so busy canning, OBI had to blow its celebratory steam whistle a few days late.
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The Organized Village of Kake laid the foundation for Alaska’s first modern clam garden in early August. The community hopes the project will preserve an important food source and keep traditional knowledge alive.
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