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Ellia Stewart wins Stedman Elementary's 2024 Spelling Bee
Last Friday morning Stedman Elementary school students, their teachers, family and friends gathered...
Developer wants to build housing on former Wrangell hospital property
WRANGELL — A Georgia-based developer who has taken a liking to Wrangell has offered the borough $200,000 for the former hospital property, with plans...
Dunleavy threatens to veto public education funding bill unless legislators act on his priorities
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued an ultimatum to state legislators on Tuesday, saying he will veto a multipart education funding bill unless... Full story
Rocky's Marine awarded Business of the Year Chrystine Lynn named Young Leader
Just before the winter storm rolled into Petersburg Saturday night, business owners and members of...
PHS Play opens tonight!
Tonight at the Sid and Vera Wright Auditorium, Petersburg High School's theater program will debut i...
Harbor board seeks protection from lost tidelands lease revenue
When the Petersburg Borough Assembly approved the landmark property sale of borough-owned tidelands to Wikan Enterprises last year, it was said that...
Beyond the limits of Service Area One
Petersburg became the 19th organized borough in Alaska on Jan. 3, 2013 after the town’s borough vote was certified. In the early 2000s, the City of P...
Proposal to define a fetus as a person in Alaska's criminal code faces pushback
An Alaska House member has proposed a bill that seeks to establish definitions of “life” and “person” in criminal law, prompting dozens of Alaskan... Full story
Alaska's mariculture industry expands, with big production increases in recent years, report says
While Alaska’s mariculture industry is small by global standards, production of farmed shellfish and seaweed in the state has increased s... Full story
Wrangell loses three cruise ship stops to Klawock
Wrangell has lost three cruise ship stopovers this summer to Klawock, where a partnership of three Native corporations is developing a tourist destina...
State, tribe and borough wait on federal disaster funding
WRANGELL — The borough is waiting on a federal disaster declaration to cover the expense of power line repairs and other immediate and near-term c...
Assembly decides mandatory boat insurance ordinance needs more work
Assembly members agreed that a port commission proposal to require boat owners to carry marine insurance — or pay a monthly fee in addition to t...
Flat state funding complicates ongoing teacher negotiations
The Associated Teachers of Petersburg (ATP) and Petersburg School District are negotiating the next...
Blind Slough closed to king salmon sport fishing this summer
The fresh waters of Blind Slough will be closed to sport fishing for king salmon this summer, from June 1 through July 31, according to the sport...
Ordinance would allow sale of borough property below assessed value for public benefit
An ordinance amending Petersburg municipal code to allow borough land to be disposed of for less than assessed or appraised value when deemed for a...
Permanent Fund leaders propose to borrow up to $4 billion for investments
The leaders of the $76 billion Alaska Permanent Fund voted unanimously on Friday to adopt a strategic plan that calls for borrowing up to $4 billion... Full story
Dunleavy proposes crackdown on unpermitted public protests
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration introduced legislation on Wednesday that would criminalize unpermitted street protests and other activities that b... Full story
USDA commits to big purchase of Alaska salmon and pollock for national food programs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will purchase about 50 million pounds of Alaska seafood to use in national food and nutrition-assistance programs,... Full story
Haines loses appeal of Census which showed 500 resident drop
The U.S. Census Bureau rejected Haines' appeal over the 2020 population count, which showed Haines’ population dropping by around 500 residents. ...
Wrangell officials concerned about ongoing population decline
Wrangell borough officials are concerned that Wrangell continues to lose population, while those who stay in town grow older and leave the workforce....
Independent Grocery Alliance Retailers of the Year
IGA President John Ross presents Hammer & Wikan General Manager and CEO Jim Floyd with the USA...
Alaska House rejects per-student school funding increase
The Alaska House of Representatives voted on Wednesday against increasing the amount written into law saying how much the state should spend per stude... Full story
Seafood industry expects 'another bad year' of weak markets
“I’ve never seen market conditions as bad as they are now,” Doug Vincent-Lang, commissioner of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, told a confe...
State ferry system in 3rd year of crew shortages
Crew shortages continue to plague the Alaska Marine Highway, the ferry system’s director told a gathering of Southeast officials last week. “Our big...
Assembly considers raising the value of borough property that can be sold without a vote of the public
An ordinance amending Petersburg municipal code was passed in its first reading by the Petersburg Borough Assembly last week. At its second reading du...
