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COVID-19 weekly update:
Breakthrough COVID-19 cases found in Alaska April 30 Between Feb. 1 and March 31, Alaska Department... Full story
PIA duplex offers stylish low income housing
Petersburg Indian Association recently completed construction of a 2,190 square foot duplex the...
The Edgars make a nearly 100 year old home their own
The day after he got married on Oct. 12, 2016, Jim Edgars was in town running errands before...
Carl Roger builder, original owner of Edgars' home
Jim and Alisa Edgars may own the log cabin on N. Nordic Dr. just before the street turns into Sandy...
The Burrells build home perfect for aging in place
Since 1985, Steve and Desi Burrell have lived in the home that used to belong to Desi's...
Action packed weekend planned for 4th
Petersburg will be kicking off three days of festivities on Friday in celebration of the Fourth of...
EOC disbands, emergency declaration ends
The Emergency Operations Center demobilized and dissolved at 11:59 P.M. on Wednesday, along with...
PMC sees increase in patient days
In April and May, Petersburg Medical Center reported a consistent number of patient days, which...
PMC board approves budget
The Petersburg Medical Center Board of Directors approved the hospital's 2022 fiscal year operating...
Borough seeks bond issuance counsel
The Borough Assembly agreed to engage with Stradling, Yocca, Carlson and Rauth (Stradling) for...
Construction begins on Mountain View Manor deck
Deck Out Our Deck organizers broke ground on the site of Mountain View Manor's covered deck on...
Hammer brothers row 360 miles in Washington race
The Race to Alaska, a 750 nautical race from Port Townsend, Washington to Ketchikan, was cancelled...
Three injured in boat collision
Three passengers onboard a Boston Whaler skiff that crashed into a Hewescraft in the Wrangell...
USFS lease of fur farm land ends next summer
A lease the United States Forest Service holds on a plot of land near the 8 mile marker of Mitkof...
Businesses skeptical of local economic future
Local business owners are pessimistic about Petersburg's economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-...
Local COVID-19 responses to end in a week
Incident Commander Karl Hagerman gave the Borough Assembly possibly the last update of the...
Assembly OKs AP&T easement near Outlook Park
The Borough Assembly approved resolution #2021-08 on Monday that awards a 20 foot wide utility...
PSD students see academic improvement
The results of the Petersburg School District's spring Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)...
Vessel collides with boat fishing for herring
A local Boston Whaler vessel crashed into a Hewescraft belonging to Island Point Lodge in the Wrange... Full story
Sandy Beach playground gets long awaited upgrade
A week after the Sandy Beach Playground was installed, organizers said the playground has enhanced t...
SB sets 2022 operating budget
The Petersburg School Board adopted the fiscal year 2022 operating budget at their meeting on June...
Community shifts to life after COVID-19
As the Petersburg Borough prepares to end its Local Disaster Emergency Declaration and disband the...
Petersburg medical center to continue with vaccine distribution
Petersburg Medical Center will keep offering COVID-19 vaccines past the expiration of the Local...
Local kids share their excitement over new playground
For the kids enrolled in Kinder Skog's summer program, all they wanted to do on Wednesday was go to...
Assembly, public weigh in on landless legislation
The Borough Assembly held a work session with staff from Alaska's federal delegation to discuss...