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The Petersburg Indian Association conference room was filled on Tuesday, Dec. 11 with tribal members to continue an ongoing debate with the board in regards to business, hiring practices and statements made at the last meeting of November 20. The... Full story

Bud Bergen stands for a trombone solo during Monday night’s PHS Winter Concert in Wright Auditorium. Bergen is one of PHS’ all-time most accomplished musicians. This year, on trombone, he was...

December 5 A vehicle was requested to be towed on Nordic Drive. An officer responded to threats from an individual. A vehicle was reported in a ditch on Sandy Beach Road. An officer responded to a call regarding a vehicle being hit while parked by a...

December 6 Jennifer L. Kadake, 26, appeared before Magistrate Desiree Burrell for an arraignment hearing for a petition to revoke parole. A public defender was assigned to the case and further proceedings were set for Jan. 15, 2013. Kadake was...

Don’t stomp on the process Letter to the Editor: Ahhh, Mr. Will Ware…ever the silver tongued speaker. My comments are in regards to last week’s letter to the Pilot. You’re certainly a born preacher…. but, someone I feel is qualified to...

Remember to fill-out your borough ballot and return it to election officials by next Tuesday, Dec. 18. The election for the Petersburg Borough will go down in history as the single most significant referendum to be decided for decades to come....

Vikings girls basketball started out the competition season with a weekend on the road against a perennial powerhouse, the Lady Braves of Mt. Edgecumbe. The Petersburg girls have a lot of fresh faces with eight out of the 13 girls traveling to Sitka...

The Vikings played their first basketball game of the season last weekend in Ketchikan. It was an endowment game, which means it won’t count toward either team’s season record. “The game started out a little rough for us,” said Vikings head...

The Southeast Alaska Power Agency Board of Directors voted on Tuesday, Dec. 11 to hold off on accepting an operations and management proposal from D. Hittle and Associates which recommends the streamlining of operations and management at the Tyee... Full story

The Sons of Norway Seafood contest had a huge turnout and all were able to enjoy Petersburg’s favorite food - seafood. Winners are: (from left) Kurt Kvernvik for the pickled seafood category with...

The Petersburg Hospital Board of Directors heard the overview of a survey completed this year in order to see how Petersburg rates with the rest of the state for physician recruitment during its regular meeting Thursday evening. A representative of... Full story

Ask an Alaskan what community is home to the most commercial fishermen and they will respond Kodiak or Dutch Harbor, or maybe Petersburg or Bristol Bay. Wrong Anchorage ranks #1 for total fishing participation, with 994 permit holders and another...

The 2013 preseason terminal run size forecast for large Stikine River king salmon has been set by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game at 22,400 fish. A preseason terminal run forecast of this size does not allow for an allowable catch for either...

Staying active during the winter months is the key to a healthy season. These cross-country skiers took advantage of heavy snows last week to get some exercise along Sing Lee Alley...

Ketchikan Public Utilities announced to customers on Monday that it would supplement hydro generation with diesel power, to conserve water in the KPU reservoirs. The utility reported that October electric usage in the City and Borough of Ketchikan...

Joe Viechnicki displayed more than a dozen oil paintings at Miele Gallery’s First Friday show last Friday evening. Viechnicki’s style continues to evolve as he produces landscapes depicting...

Lifelong Alaskan, Steven Edward Clausen, 61, died at home peacefully of liver cancer on December 4, 2012, surrounded by family.  Steve was born in Petersburg on September 9, 1951 to Phillip and... Full story

The Petersburg Rognarok Rollers Roller Derby team began practicing recently for competition that could still be a year away. “We have some girls that aren't quite comfortable on skates yet,”...