Silver Bay Seafoods agrees to acquire Trident's Ketchikan plant; Petersburg deal entering final stages with yet unnamed buyer

Trident Seafoods reported last Friday it was “entering the final stages of closing deals for three of its Alaska shoreside plants,” including...

Assembly considers potential code change for firearm discharge at Frederick Point East Subdivision

Shots fired by a person other than an officer may soon be allowed in the Frederick Point East...

Leading Alaska legislators propose task force to help rescue a seafood industry 'in a tailspin'

Russian fish flooding global markets and other economic forces beyond the state’s border have created dire conditions for Alaska’s seafood... Full story

New forecast bumps Alaska oil price estimates slightly

A new state revenue forecast that includes modestly higher oil prices promises to give Alaskans a slightly larger Permanent Fund dividend and the... Full story

USFS plans to revise Forest Plan

Gears are in motion for the Forest Service to revise its Land and Resource Management Plan - a...

Fire! Bistro opens for business in downtown Petersburg

The customer line was out the door on opening day at Fire! Bistro - Petersburg's newest restaurant...

Forest Service snow surveys show summer stream forecasts and more

A field of snow near the Petersburg Reservoir glistened in the morning sunshine where, at 550 feet...

Sitka Land Trust to get $2.17M for 4-Plex

The Sitka Community Land Trust announced today it has secured $2.17 million in federal funding to build a four-unit apartment building on the...

Legislative budgeters say Dunleavy's proposed 2024 Permanent Fund dividend is a no-go

Leading Alaska legislators said last week that there’s little appetite for spending from savings to pay a super-sized Permanent Fund dividend this...

Juneau will loan school district $4.1 million to help cover deficit

A $9.7 million bailout package to ensure that the Juneau School District can cover a nearly $8 million deficit this year and help toward resolving a...

Alaska newspaper publishers worry about bill ending some public notice requirements

The Alaska Senate voted without dissent Monday to allow the Department of Natural Resources to stop publishing some public notices in local...

Vikings are the 2A Region V Champs

The Petersburg Vikings had a hard-fought weekend at the 2A Region V Championships in Sitka, playing...

PHS Cheer take second consecutive regional win

Petersburg High School's cheer squad had a big week during the 2A Region V Championships in Sitka,...

Lady Vikings get stopped by Metlakatla at regionals

The Petersburg Lady Vikings closed out their season last week during the 2A Region V Championships...

Guest Editorial

Even in winter, there are hot opportunities. And since the state’s prospects for economic well-being are in short supply these days — like being...

To the Editor

Love thy neighbor as thyself To the Editor: Dear Borough Assembly: My name is Almont Lindsey. I own lot 6 block 2 in the Frederick Point East...

Commentary: Seeking a new model of education

In 1986, two linguists, Ron and Suzie Scollon, drafted a proposal for the Sealaska Heritage Foundation to inaugurate a new kind of education, which...

Capitol Updates

­Dear Friends and Neighbors: It feels like everyone in the Capitol is holding their breath as we count down the days until March 14, the deadline...

Yesterday's News

March 14, 1924 – The people of Petersburg got up a last minute dance Saturday evening for the townspeople and the passengers on the Admiral Evans....

Wedding announcement

Kassandra Klose, the daughter of Pam and Kurtis Klose, of Ketchikan, was married to Stuart Meeks,...

Guideline harvest level for Sitka Sound Herring Sac Roe Fishery at record high, amidst declining market conditions

Herring roe ripens as the fish get ready to spawn; their small, white, hard eggs become golden,...

Obituary

Per Kruger Sather was born in Petersburg, Alaska, on October 5, 1945 to Per (Pete) and Lovise...

Obituary

Andrew C. Greinier of Petersburg, Alaska, passed away in his home of natural causes on February 04,... Full story

Police report

March 6 – Papers were served for a protective order. Officers did a bar check on North Nordic Drive and on Chief John Lott St. March 7 ...

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