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Most qualified voters in the area have received their ballot to vote on the proposed Petersburg Borough Petition. “If you have not received your ballot, please contact the Division of Elections,” Petersburg Mayor Mark Jensen stated. Voting... Full story

Representatives of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fisheries department explained the upcoming changes to the North Pacific Groundfish and Halibut Observer Program to vessel owners the evening of Nov. 28. “The program is now... Full story

Roman Motyka of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute held a presentation on the effects of submarine melting on LeConte Glacier. LeConte Glacier is located approximately 21 miles e...

Saturday there was plenty of traffic on the sledding hill behind downtown’s Federal Building as families took advantage of the fresh snow....

The Petersburg Viking wrestlers traveled to Haines for the Region V meet last weekend and come home with five qualifying for State competition. “The regional meet was great,” Head Coach Dan... Full story

December 8, 1982: Millions of people saw it at the World’s Fair in Knoxville, Tenn., and in the future it is likely that Petersburg will get to see the giant portrait of itself. The Alaska Seafood Marketing institute is “amenable” to loaning th...

November 28 An individual was reported trespassing on Charles W Street. A vehicle was on the roadway with no taillights on N. First Street. A protective order was requested on S. Second Street. November 29 Officers responded to a disabled vehicle...

December 3 Aaron Greinier, 30, appeared before Magistrate Desiree Burrell for a non-jury trial on the charge of driving a vehicle on approach of an emergency vehicle. Greinier was found guilty at trial and was given suspended imposition of sentence...

Petersburg’s current Writer Laureate Lee Ribich read selected writings, alongside readings by around a dozen community members in Council Chambers on Saturday during the library’s Annual Holiday...

The key to unity is listening To the Editor: I’m glad that Petersburg has a new asset in its toolbox, called “Let’s Talk”. Half of communication is listening, and since so many of us, myself included, want to talk about just what’s...

The road improvement project was not completed before winter shutdown and Petersburg City Manager Steve Giesbrecht is asking business owners to not use ice-melt on the newly poured sidewalks along N. Nordic Drive and Dolphin Streets. “We have... Full story

United States Coast Guard Fishing Vessel Safety Examiner, Scott Wilwert, addressed several Petersburg vessel owners and fishermen to explain the criteria for the mandatory dockside examinations Nov....

Halibut catches could be cut by 33 percent next year if proposed numbers get the nod by the International Pacific Halibut Commission next month. That would mean a coast wide harvest of just 22.7 million pounds for fisheries in California, Washington,...

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has notified the Forest Service of an investigation into allegations of misrepresented and omitted pertinent information from its application for...

Leeila (Lee) Louise Jones, 78, passed away peacefully on November 11, 2012. She was born in Colorado, October 24, 1934 to Alda and Farrell Bennett. Some of her high school years were in Wrangell;... Full story

William Howard Pawuk, 70, went to be with his Lord and Savior on November 25, 2012. Bill was born February 20, 1942 in Idamar, Penn. to John and Verba (Work) Pawuk: the second of four children. His... Full story

The Federal Subsistence Board has closed Federal public lands within Unit 3 on Kuiu Island to the trapping of marten for the December 1, 2012 to February 15, 2013 season. This action is in response to conservation concerns raised by the Alaska...

Petersburg City School District's Junior class put forth a night of talent Thursday evening. The Masters of Ceremonies Skipper Erickson and Diane Murph announced act after act with one being just as... Full story

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