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Two positive Covid-19 cases in one week
Following the Little Norway Festival, Petersburg has reported two new cases of COVID-19, according...
Local youth receive Pfizer vaccine
Petersburg Medical Center CEO Phil Hofstetter said at the COVID-19 community update on May 14 that...
Assembly term limits fall flat
An ordinance that would have asked voters if they wanted to impose term limits on Borough Assembly m...
DMV meets needs with two day work week
Although the Petersburg Division of Motor Vehicles location is only opened two days each week, and t...
Pilots fly over LNF to remember Butch Williams
Just before the start of the Little Norway Festival parade at 4 P.M. on May 14, four pilots flew...
63rd Little Norway Festival
The winners The top Chamber of Commerce raffle winner of $1,500 was Sandy Volk. The second place...
Graduation returns to a level of normality
Petersburg High School seniors will again be sitting in the back of trucks and hanging out of car...
PHS senior accepted to Ivy League university
When Lydia Martin got her admission letter from Columbia University, she didn't open it right away....
A quiet class of 28 to graduate on Monday
The Petersburg High School Class of 2021 will be receiving their diplomas in a ceremony similar to...
PMC seeks assembly support of new facility
The Borough Assembly and Petersburg Medical Center Board of Directors held a work session on May 5...
Local mail now processed in Juneau
Due to faulty postmark equipment at the Petersburg Post Office, local mail is now being processed...
Community at 4 cases of virus ahead of Mayfest
One new positive case COVID-19 was identified by the Petersburg Medical Center on Tuesday, bringing...
Some residents catch stomach bug
A local resident anonymously reported to the Pilot on Wednesday having experienced a...
Vaccine required to work at Trident, optional at Tonka
Cannery workers at Trident Seafoods are asked to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to work this...
SB OKs raise for classified staff
The Petersburg School Board approved a two percent salary increase over the 2020-2021 school year...
PHS baseball wins first game of the year
The Petersburg High School baseball team saw their first win ever against Sitka High School, and...
Track team claims top four spots at meet
The Petersburg High School track and field team competed in their second meet of the season in...
Bakos' films to air on KTOO 360TV
"Ephemeral," an award winning documentary by local filmmaker Kelly Bakos, will be making its televis...
Stockton family replaces memorial bench
Walkers, runners and bikers now have a new bench to stop and catch their breath on as they make...
Frederick Point ballot question goes to final reading
The Borough Assembly approved an ordinance in its second reading that would let voters decide...
Faulty insulator cause of power outages
A cracked, porcelain insulator on a utility pole in the Scow Bay Turnaround area caused two power outages on May 1, which left parts of the community...
FY2022 budget amended in first reading
The Borough Assembly passed an ordinance in its first reading on Monday that would adopt the...
Borough assembly to weigh term limit ordinance
An ordinance that would ask the voters in the next municipal election whether term limits should be...
PVFD clocked 987 hours in three months
The Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department donated a total of 987 person hours during the first...