School district prepares for Reads Act implementation
Alaska school districts are scrambling to prepare for the new programs and policies outlined under...
Summer ferry schedule finally open for bookings
Just eight weeks before the start of the summer timetable on May 1, the Alaska Marine Highway System has released its schedule and opened its online...
Stedman: proposed spending cap that excludes PFD is 'nonsensical'
Bills under consideration in the Legislature to cap state spending are not addressing the main challenges Alaska is facing, said Sitka Sen. Bert...
Alaskans continue pressing for U.S. intervention on B.C. mines
After meeting with representatives of the British Columbia mining and environmental ministries in Juneau last week, state legislators, Alaska Native...
Couples give country swing dance class a whirl
Mary Clemens and Bill Moulton have teamed up for the fourth time to share their love of country...
Master weaver offers class at library
Ketchikan artist and master basket weaver Kathryn Rousso is coming to the Petersburg Public Library...
New anti-discrimination bill proposes housing protections for more Alaskans
Anchorage Democratic Rep. Jennie Armstrong, one of three newly elected LGBTQ members of the Alaska Legislature, has introduced a new proposal to ban... Full story
Forest Service cabin at Anan destroyed by fallen tree
WRANGELL — One of the U.S. Forest Service’s most popular recreational cabins in the area has met an untimely demise. The cabin at Anan Bay was...
PFD hearing brings out widely differing viewpoints
When Jan Kanitz of Juneau and Antonia Lenard of Eagle River testified before a legislative committee last Saturday about personal responsibility and...
PHS cheer wins regional championship
The Petersburg High School cheer squad took center stage last weekend, winning the 2A Region V...
Vikings heading to state tournament
The Petersburg High School boys basketball team competed in the regional tournament last week,...
Lady Vikings wrap up season at regions
The Petersburg High School girls basketball team ended its season at the regional tournament in...
Yesterday's News from 25-50-75-100 years ago
March 16, 1923 – The Petersburg Post of the American Legion is starting a small menagerie for the benefit of the tourists. At present a large bald...
Herring surveyors take to the sky in Sitka
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has begun its herring surveys in the Sitka Sound this week...
Police report
March 8 – An officer responded to a request for a welfare check on South 3rd Street and found all okay. An officer responded to a report of a...