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Tribal Administrator Will Ware handed in a letter of resignation this weekend after two years of service at the Petersburg Indian Association. The 38-year-old father of four boys, was unavailable for...

Forrest Cole, Tongass National Forest Supervisor, last week announced the decision to allow the Tonka Timber Sale on Kupreanof Island to proceed. Now an official appeals process will take place for those opposing the sale. For those in favor, a...

Craig Curtiss sits a top the 100-year-old Sons of Norway Hall securing new, red roof sheeting. The roof replacement is being funded by previously unused state capital money, which was set aside...

April 28, 1982 - Mr. L.J. Jackson, MSC Manager for Southeast Alaska announced April 20, the appointment of Jonathan Ness as Postmaster of the Petersburg, Alaska post office. The actual date of his ins...

Nolan the Colon, a 30-foot-long, 15-foot-high and 12-foot-wide inflatable colon, covered in polyps and tumors, was the star of Saturday's Health Fair. This was Nolan the Colon's first visit to...

PIA changes To the Editor: Out of respect to the many relationships that the Petersburg Indian Association (PIA) provides to the Petersburg School District, City of Petersburg, Roads Programs, and businesses in the community, the PIA Board of...

April 18 Caller reported being harassed on the 200 block of N. Nordic. Caller reported a raven with an injured wing on Fram St. April 19 Unknown suspects vandalized a garden on N. Nordic. An abandoned vehicle was found in a ditch at 13 Mile of Mitkof...

April 25 Marc Martinsen entered a plea of not guilty in District Court on charges of DUI and refusal to submit to a Breathalyzer test. He was ordered to not consume alcohol and to stay out of establishments where alcohol is served. A trial date has...

The Alaska Redistricting Board will once again appeal a Superior Court Judge's decision to redraw district lines. Alaska Redistricting Board Executive Director Taylor Bickford said an appeal will be...

JUNEAU (AP) — The Alaska Redistricting Board plans to appeal a judge's rejection of its second stab at redrawing the state's legislative boundaries. Executive Director Taylor Bickford says the board also plans to ask the Alaska Supreme Court to...

The Petersburg Rod and Gun Club did a little spring cleaning on April 14 at its shooting range. Rod and Gun Club President Chris Cotta said this is just the first event of the season. Cotta hopes...

KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — The fly fisherman reported missing on Saturday was found Tuesday in good condition in the Salmon Bay Lake area and returned to Ketchikan on a Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad floatplane. David Ford, 57, was found at 12:40 p...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Steller sea lions from Alaska's Panhandle to California's Channel Islands have reached recovery targets and should be removed from the endangered species list, according to the federal agency that oversees them. The eastern...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Rocker and gun rights advocate Ted Nugent pleaded guilty to transporting a black bear he illegally killed in Alaska, saying he was sorry for unwittingly violating the law. “I would never knowingly break any game laws,”...

Brainstorming over halibut bycatch is the theme of a two day workshop this week in Seattle. Topping the discussions:  the methods used to collect bycatch numbers and the accuracy of the data.   Setting a precedent: the IPHC and NPFMC working...

Marci Lockhart and John Kangas, both of Petersburg, will be married on May 5, 2012 at the Petersburg Lutheran Church. The bride is a Petersburg High School graduate and has worked at the Petersburg...

The library will be closed Saturday, May 5 Cupcakes - Friday, April 27, 3 – 5 pm. Open to teens 6 grade and up. Call to register at 772-3349 Join the fun after school at the library and learn how to create fun cupcake designs with Tana O'Leary from...

Mild weather and a high tide welcomed this year's annual Blessing of the Fleet on Sunday. The event was hosted by Petersburg Ministerial Association, Petersburg Vessel Owners and the Sons of Norway....

Pilot staff members Orin Pierson, Ron Loesch and Keith Chaplain earned six awards at last weekend's Alaska Press Club conference in Anchorage. The awards were for work done in 2011 and were entered...