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Another year, another strong performance for the Petersburg High School Swim and Dive team during the Region V Championships, with Petersburg senior swimmer Logan Tow bringing home multiple Region V titles. Tow finished claiming his pair of regional titles in the boys 200 yard freestyle, with a time of 1 minute and 46 seconds and the boys 100 freestyle, with a time of 47.69. "I've continued to work hard and trust the process. I've had some good swims this year," Tow said. The 100 race went down...
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Scott Newman has returned to his seat at the dais as the seventh member of the Petersburg Borough Assembly. When voters in the October municipal election chose Bob Lynn as Petersburg's new mayor, the move opened up his seat on the borough assembly. Bob Martin and Jeff Meucci were sworn in last month as newly-elected assembly members. Their seats were previously filled by Newman and Donna Marsh. Marsh ran for reelection to the assembly this fall as the sole incumbent in the race for the two... Full story
November 6, 1925 – The motor-ship Boxer was in Port Wednesday with four hundred reindeer carcasses on board, some of which were sold to the local markets. The Boxer, with its Eskimo crew, is on its way south from the Point Barrow district. It has a 300-HP Atlas diesel and is commanded by Captain Whitlan. The passengers on board were Mr. and Mrs. C.L. Andrews and six school teachers from Wainwright, in the Arctic Circle. November 3, 1950 – Despite the fact that digging started when the season was almost over, about 1,000 pounds of false hel...
Petersburg is feeling the impact of the federal government shutdown leaving families without their November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. But local organizations are responding quickly to ramp up food distribution efforts. "It's already hitting our community hard," said Veronica Ware, the Johnson O'Malley and Social Services Director at the Petersburg Indian Association. "I've already had calls from citizens in tears because they don't have any food and they don't have any...
Just nine days after a successful spinal surgery, Brynnleigh Hudson joined with Rachel Hudson and Joshua Schmeling to transform into an adorable trio of Halloween pirates last Friday, complete with a rolling pirate ship to help haul their heaps of trick-or-treating candy....
Antifa To the Editor: In the United States, only Congress can enact laws. Executive orders are presidential directives that direct and manage agencies and officials of the executive branch. In Trump’s case, EO’s are more like royal decrees often targeting specific sectors of American society (hence the “NO KINGS” protests). On 22 September 2025, Donald Trump issued an executive order designating ANTIFA as a “domestic terrorist organization.” From what I see, Trump and Republicans believe anyone who opposes them and their Authoritari...
October 29 - A high water alarm was reported. Wastewater was notified and responded. A report was taken of lost headphones at South Harbor. An unwanted dog was reported at a residence on Sandy Beach Road. The owner was notified. October 30 - Papers were served on Dolphin Street. A vehicle verses deer collision was reported on Sandy Beach Road. The meat was salvageable and a charity picked it up. An officer assisted Emergency Medical Services (EMS). It was reported that a tree had fallen onto a home on Skylark Way. There were no injuries or...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear one of the first major cases of President Donald Trump’s second term Wednesday, when the administration defends the president’s emergency tariffs that American small business owners say are upending their livelihoods. The question at the heart of the case is whether Trump can authorize sweeping tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA — the first time a president has used the statute to impose taxes on imports. The suit, which challenges the bounds of Trump’s... Full story
Twelve Petersburg High School musicians traveled to Wrangell last week to participate in the Southeast Alaska Honor Music Festival. The students spent three intensive days rehearsing and performing alongside the region's top young musicians under the direction of guest conductors from Oregon and Southern California. The festival, held October 26-29, brings together students selected through a competitive audition process. Students record their auditions locally, which are then evaluated by...
When 16-year-old Jakob Preisler signed up for his international exchange program, he didn't expect to come to Alaska. "It was a really big surprise," Jakob said. "I choose USA, and then after a few weeks, I got the information: you go to Alaska." Since the early 1990s, Petersburg's Rotary Club has participated in international exchange programs. Each year, a student from Petersburg spends time in another country, and the community welcomes an international student for the school year. This... Full story
Coming off of consecutive conference games during the North Seeding and home tournaments, the Petersburg High School Varsity Volleyball team played their first non-conference games since the beginning of the season against the Ketchikan Kings. "A very different style of volleyball. It was really good to play that style of ball. The style that they played was way faster," head coach Jaime Cabral said. [The Kings] served extremely well – and so we had to make some adjustments on our blockers a...
Every morning, Alaska’s court system publishes an updated list of new civil lawsuits filed across the state during the past week. And every morning, that list is dominated by debt collection cases, newly filed by credit card companies, debt collection firms or businesses seeking repayment. On Tuesday, of the 115 listed cases, 84 were for debt collections. In the first nine months of 2022, the court system saw 1,869 debt collection cases filed. Every year since then, the number has risen. Through the first nine months of this year, there were 3,... Full story
Andrew Dean Massey was born on July 18, 1957, in Petersburg, Alaska, to Mildred and Clarence (Jack) Massey. Raised in a commercial fishing community, his love of being on the water started with his little row boat on Hammer Slough. After graduating from Petersburg High Andy tried his hand at logging and even attempted to find his fortune by gold mining in Nome, but Petersburg was always home and he soon made commercial fishing his lifelong career. Andy fished from the waters of Southeast Alaska... Full story
When a young Sealaska intern walking a beach in July 2022 found the first evidence of European green crab presence in Alaska – a discarded shell on a beach on Annette Island in the state's far southeast corner – it was an ominous sign about the invasive species' northward spread. Since then, the Metlakatla Indian Community, the tribe based on Annette Island, and its partners, which include Alaska Sea Grant, have found not just more shells, but live invasive crabs. Discoveries numbered just a h... Full story
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Back in May, National Marine Fisheries Enforcement Officer Jerod Cook responded to a call from Petersburg's police department about a stranded baby seal at the Libby Straits south of town. "He was just hanging on to the beach there," Cook said. "We never did see a mother for it." He moved the seal to a safer location, then came back to check on it the next day. "It was obvious that something, a decision, needed to be made," Cook said. After several months of treatment at the Alaska SeaLife... Full story
The Petersburg Borough Assembly voted 6-0 last week to sell seven parcels of borough-owned land to Skylark Park LLC at half their appraised value. The reduced price reflects the project's public benefit purpose: creating at least 20 new residential lots in a community facing a dire housing shortage. The assembly authorized the sale of the lots for $55,500 - 50% of their $111,000 appraised value and well below their $188,300 assessed value. The sale includes Lots 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 in Block A of...
To the Editor: The Viking Swim Club extends our sincere gratitude to the community for your generous support in making our Annual Auction a tremendous success. We are deeply appreciative of our generous donors, our dedicated volunteers and of course those who came out, bid, laughed, dressed up, and celebrated with us - you all made the night unforgettable. Events like this remind us how strong and supportive our Petersburg community truly is. Since 1973, Viking Swim Club has been proud to serve Petersburg’s youth, and this continued success w...
To the Editor: I am concerned about the near-term effects of the passage of Proposition 1 on low to middle income seniors in Petersburg. Proposition 1 limits the Petersburg senior sales tax exemption to seniors who qualify for the State Senior Benefits Program, effective January 1, 2026. It’s been said that approximately 60 seniors will qualify for the exemption because they are already enrolled in the state’s senior benefits program. However, some seniors in our community who may not yet be enrolled (for example, those who recently turned 65)...
Two men arrested for scamming a Petersburg resident this summer have pleaded guilty to federal theft charges. One man has been released from jail and the other man awaits a sentencing hearing scheduled for November. On June 9, the FBI and Petersburg police arrested Shubaum Patel, 24, and Harshilkumar Patel, who was 22 at the time, as suspects connected to an elaborate phone scam that defrauded an elderly resident of over $100,000. The victim, who has asked not to be named, told investigators... Full story
October 22 - An officer responded to a noise complaint on S 2nd Street. Prisoners were transported. An officer assisted the Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department (PVFD) when an alarm was activated due to testing on 12th Street. Meat was salvaged when a vehicle hit a deer in the area of Libby Straight. An officer responded to a report of suspicious behavior on Unimak Street. It was determined to be unfounded. October 23 - An officer provided a courtesy transport to Petersburg Medical Center (PMC). Extra patrols were requested on 3rd Street. A...
After years of planning and development, Petersburg's Scow Bay Boat Haulout project is nearly ready for construction. PND Engineer Dick Somerville presented a progress report on the 65% design completion at a joint work session with harbor board, assembly and economic development officials on Wednesday morning. Somerville highlighted that all the necessary funding has been secured for the $15.07 million project, the permitting is in progress, and as long as the federal government eventually...
SITKA — Dozens of hunters turned out to hear details and best practices meant to deter, defuse and survive bear encounters while in the field, at a presentation last week hosted by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. In a wide-ranging discussion that touched on self-protection in active bear encounters, first aid, electric fences and communications equipment, ADF&G wildlife biologist Steve Bethune and wildlife education and outreach specialist Abby McAllister said their goal is to make sure hunters are safe when they go afield. “We wan...
