During a planned hydropower outage early Thursday morning (Oct. 1), a main generator had a sensor failure that shut down the fleet. Later, another generator had to be manually shut down, causing a second crash.
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As of Wednesday (Sept. 30), the highest harvests come from Kupreanof Island with 20 bulls, the Stikine River with 13 bulls, and Kuiu Island with 10 bulls.
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Every girl and one boy on Petersburg’s high school cross country team are heading to the state championship in Anchorage this weekend.
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Southeast Alaska’s first consecutive commercial red king crab fishery in decades opens Nov. 1. Expectations for the season are underpinned by knowledge from last year’s fishery.
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The studies will help the borough comply with stricter wastewater permits from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Petersburg’s Borough Assembly on Sept. 21 considered pursuing a temporary moratorium related to data centers. But the vote ended in a 3–3 tie.
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When Petersburg fisherman Bob Martin arrived at Neets Bay for the chum salmon opener, he didn’t have a good feeling. Over 30 boats crowded the bay. Plus, the fish on the shoreline didn’t look that great. But within minutes of putting out his net, he got hits.
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Petersburg’s high school cross country team is heading to regions after a strong home meet on Sept. 19.
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