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Neighbors to Petersburg's proposed borough boundary-lines are voicing concern following a report issued by the Local Boundary Commission (LBC) last week. The LBC last week released their report...

The Petersburg City Council will meet for a second time this week. In a special session, open to the public the council members and the mayor will discuss the terms of the loan agreement between the...

Beth Moreland dressed as the Cat in the Hat read the classic Dr. Seuss story to a group of youngsters and their parents as part of Pre-School Story Time on Wednesday at the Petersburg Public...

March 10, 1982 - As construction on the Senior Citizens’ Housing Project nears completion, the list of persons expressing an interest in living there is growing and a manager is expected to be appro...

Petersburg City Council revised the Transient Room Tax (TRT) for the first time in 22 years. Council members on Tuesday, also approved three TRT grants for a total of $9,208. The TRT is a tax that is...

Issues with biomass use To the Editor: The Southeast Integrated Resource Plan comment period ends March 19. The SEIRP lays out various scenarios for conversion to alternative sources of heat energy for the region. We believe the plan wrongly favors c...

Hello again from the capital. This week we passed the mid-point for this year’s legislative session, so we’re on the downhill slide for the end of the session – with a lot of work yet to be...

Feb. 29 - EMS responded to meet a medevac on the ground at the airport. Officers responded to a call of a dog being attacked by another dog on the 1300 block of Howkan. A resident on Excel Street called for assistance after being locked out of their...

March 7 - Abraham McIntyre entered a plea of guilty to a charge of illegal storage of Dungeness crab pots. The court issued a sentence of a fine of $1,000, with $500, suspended, plus a $10 surcharge. The crab pots will be returned to McIntyre after...

Carlee Wells thinks school lunch is not all fun and games, but instead is another opportunity for learning. For Wells, Petersburg School District Food Services Director, lunchtime is when students...

The Region V 3A/4A Tournament started off tough for the Vikings on Wednesday with a game against Mt. Edgecumbe. Edgecumbe was seeded 3rd going into the tourney and had been one of the better teams in the league all season. The Vikings started off...

The Lady Vikings ended their season in Ketchikan last week at the Region V 3A/4A Tournament. Petersburg’s girls started tournament play on Wednesday with a game against Craig. The girls started out the game a little slow according to Lady Viking He...

The Stanton Gregor's take the term “couples counseling” to a whole new level. For spouses Lea and Jeigh Stanton Gregor mental health is a family affair, and practice. True North Counseling &...

A traveling exhibit, which includes 12 historic and recent photographs, that tells the story of the Japanese occupation of Kiska Island has come to The Clausen Memorial Museum. “[The exhibit] shows...

Petersburg Municipal Power & Light has purchased a new stand-by diesel generator that will assist in high-energy demand cycles, when the city is cut-off from its main power supply, Tyee. Petersburg City Council on Tuesday approved a bid from ASCR...

Last weekend Petersburg hosted their annual spring wrestling tournament with six visiting teams and over 150 wrestlers. Visiting teams included Craig, Wrangell, Ketchikan, Sitka, Juneau, Douglas, and...

Wyatt John Winther was born at 3:54 a.m. to Wayne and Megan Winther on February 12, 2012 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Tacoma Wash. He weighed 8 lbs 10 oz and was 21 inches long....

The Petersburg Community Foundation’s third grant-making opportunity is now open. A total of $7000 will be awarded to a minimum of three nonprofit organizations. Applications are due April 12 at 9:00 p.m. Grant awards will be announced at the...

The Alaska Community Foundation named Kris Norosz as secretary to its 2012 board of directors. Established in 1995, The Alaska Community Foundation grants more than $5 million a year to charitable projects and nonprofit organizations across the...

Ernest “Bud” Parker passed away at home on February 29, 2012. Bud was born to Ernest and Freda (Good) Parker on December 15, 1937. Bud attended Sedro-Woolley High School and then graduated from...

Gladys (Thynes) Solberg, 75, died February 19, 2012 in Seattle. She was born in Petersburg on October 27, 1936. She was one of 6 children born to Gudrun (Tandstad) and Carl Thynes originally from...

WRANGELL — During Wrangell’s cold snap in mid-January when temperatures dipped to zero degrees, residents were cranking up their heat. As a result of that jump in electrical power usage, the Tyee Hydroelectric Plant near Wrangell maxed out, forci...