Petersburg Pilot -

U.S. Senator Mark Begich-D had a busy Memorial Day weekend, but made a stop in Petersburg. While he was in town, Begich met with officials and toured several city facilities. “We got to see a lot of...

The 31st annual Salmon Derby brought in over 300 fish ranging in weight from 8.1 to 45.6 pounds. The Petersburg Chamber of Commerce sponsored event took place over the Memorial Day weekend Friday,...

Dozens of sport fishermen participating in the Salmon Derby boat into Frederick Sound Friday morning, at the opening of the derby....

# Weight Name 1 45.6 Thomas Cumps 2 40 Jim Schramek 3 38.4 Scott Stafford 4 37.9 Holli Otness 5 36.7 Lawrence Fuller 6 36.7 Robert English 7 34.5 Robin Leekley 8 33.7 Timothy Broll 9 33.3 Ted Weisenburger 10 32.5 David Janzen, Jr. 11 32.2 Kenneth...

June 2, 1982 - A new hematology cell counter was purchased for the hospital by the Hospital Guild. The cell counter, financed with money raised through the Charity Box, counts red and white cells in...

Softball tourney success To the Editor: I would like to take a moment and thank everyone involved with making the Eric Corl Memorial Softball Tournament a success. Mamie Nilson for doing most, and I mean practically everything in organizing this grea...

Hello again. After a short break to visit family, I wanted to report, from my Corner of the House, on all the latest news. Between budgets, a special session, and redistricting, there’s a lot going on. The best news is how well the Capital Budget c...

We welcome members of the Local Boundary Commission to Petersburg. The long awaited public hearing on Petersburg’s proposal to dissolve the City of Petersburg and form a new borough government is underway. Testimony on Petersburg’s borough...

The Region V Baseball Championships continued on Thursday for the Vikings after an 8-3 loss to Thunder Mountain moved Petersburg into the tournament’s loser’s bracket. Thursday’s game was agains...

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish recently announced regulation changes for king salmon in Wrangell Narrows-Blind Slough Terminal Harvest Area (THA) from June 1 – July 31. The bag and possession limits for all anglers f...

These PHS students were all nominated for the Elks Lodge’s Student of the Year Award. The prize went to Bud Bergen and Karolyn Kvernvik. (Left to right, back row) Bud Bergen, Tyler Lantiegne, Bret...

WRANGELL — With eight members of the Wrangell Medical Center Board of Directors facing recall in a June election, tensions were high among members of the board, supporters of the recall effort, and citizens of the borough at the directors’ most...

The Borough Formation Hearing continues Thursday and Friday. As part of Wednesday’s proceedings (left to right) Larry Semmens - Third Judicial District, Lynn Chrystal - Chair at Large, and John...

On May 22, 2012, at the age of 27, Jeremy Lee Hubbard went peacefully to be with Jesus Christ his Savior, where he will no longer be in pain, have no blood draws and no lab work, experience the...

The Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department responded to a house fire on 7th and Gjoa at 10:45 p.m. Sunday. “Upon arrival, over half of the structure was fully engulfed in flames,” Assistant Fire...

The Petersburg Ministerial Association conducted a Memorial Service for the veterans buried in the Petersburg Memorial Cemetery Monday. “Even with terrible weather we had a large turnout,”...