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Home and Garden Edition: Something new, something blue and built for the view
The couches and loveseats inside Donna Martinsen's new home all face outward, toward Hungry Point,...
Home and Garden Edition: Two of Petersburg character preservers The apartment and the net house
As a teenager in California, Wally McDonald watched the community he grew up in become...
Home and Garden Edition: Vicks build culturally diverse home next to their grandkids
The essence of Theresa and Dan Vick's new house is its inside diversity, between her culture with...
New Petersburg Medical Center CEO selected
A hospital administrator from Nome is slated to become CEO of the Petersburg Medical Center. Philip...
Local Samaritan tends to man who swam halfway across Wrangell Narrows
A Petersburg Samaritan was clipped by an oncoming car on Sunday as he was tending to a distressed man in the middle of the road, who had just swum...
Headed back to Michigan
I’ll keep this brief since a reporter shouldn’t be near an op-ed page. I wrote a few stories for the Pilot over an 11-month period and now I’m...
Borough land selection halts amid apparent miscommunication with DNR
For now, the Petersburg Borough won’t choose any state land it’s entitled to, coming after a string of emails that suggest a stunning...
Young Wrangell artist has first solo show
A 23-year-old artist from Wrangell had her first solo show in Petersburg on Friday, where she was...
PHS senior completes externship with AK Rep.
Alice Neidiffer, the student body president at Petersburg High School, recently spent a half week...
Meteorologists say more dry days likely to come
March in Petersburg was the fourth driest on record, and meteorologists are predicting the summer could be more of the same. There were 2.74 inches...
First Petersburg High School alumnus inducted into ASAA Hall of Fame
A Petersburg High School alumnus was selected to this year's Alaska School Activities Association Ha...
Petersburg police sergeant accepted into FBI National Academy, one of two Alaska officers
A police sergeant in Petersburg was notified on Wednesday that he has been accepted into the FBI...
Local police celebrate national dispatchers week
Currently the Petersburg Police Department is recognizing its dispatchers for National Telecommunica...
Man charged in heroin investigation
A Petersburg man is facing controlled substance charges after police intercepted a package shipped...
School staff to start administering alcohol tests
The Petersburg School District recently purchased a less invasive way than a breathalyzer to test...
PHS track young but talented, coach says
The Petersburg High School track team is gearing up for the season and hoping to offset losing six seniors by using speed, relay races and young addit...
Kake canoeing team preparing for Juneau voyage
A group in Kake is preparing for a canoe trip to Juneau in part to celebrate its Native culture, but a logistical setback has left them seeking help f...
Petersburg Ranger District considers guide permit until community pushes back
The forest service in Petersburg was hardset on waiting to decide on a recent controversial guide permit for moose hunting issue, saying on Wednesday...
Research biologist explains communication with humpbacks
Researchers at a lighthouse near Petersburg have been conducting behavioral studies of humpback...
Southeast power agency CEO updates Borough assembly on savings, water levels
The CEO of Southeast Alaska’s wholesale power provider stopped by an assembly meeting on Monday to update Petersburg on its projects and financial...
Herring fishery closes 8,330 tons short of guideline level
The Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery closed Tuesday for the remainder of the 2018 season after two days and about 8,300 tons short of guideline...
WAVE promotes 'Embrace Your Voice' for sexual violence month
A non-profit group's theme for sexual assault awareness month focuses on how to educate and talk...
About 10 applicants for police chief position so far
The Petersburg Borough is a month into recruiting for a police chief, and about 10 applications have been submitted as of Monday, the manager said....
Borough upgrades old response equipment
The Petersburg Borough recently installed two emergency sirens in the area while the EMS team is...
About 15 volunteers help repaint 'Our Town' mural
A 15-year-old, fading mural in Petersburg is getting about four coats of paint added by volunteers...
