Petersburg News

When Mike Dye joined the Deep Sea Fishermen's Union in the late 1970s, the organization had 300 members.

An imaging project originally intended to help oil spill responders is now complete for Southeast Alaska and available online to anyone, from kayakers looking for a beach to camp on to scientists studying the environment.

The Tongass Historical Museum and the U.S. Forest Service have joined forces to bring a new exhibit to Ketchikan, "A Forest of Words: Youth Voices Celebrate the Tongass National Forest," a collection of art created by Southeast Alaska school children as a way to honor the forest in which they live.

In January, scoping will start on a project that proposes to treat invasive weed infestations in both districts.

Indigo L. Prus, daughter of Tasha L. and Joseph E. Prus of Petersburg, recently graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Recruit Training Center in Cape May, N. J. Prus is a 2010 graduate of Petersburg High School.