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Removing lots and lots of snow
Leaving his warm house and family behind at 2:30 a.m., during winter months in order to plow snow...
LID approved by assembly in its first reading
The Petersburg Borough Assembly held the first reading of an ordinance designed to amend municipal code regarding the local improvement district (LID)...
Petersburg Indian Association board election results delayed due to candidate challenge
The Petersburg Indian Association held board elections earlier this month, but it took until Tuesday for the results to be certified because of a...
Trading the Mexican border for Mitkof Island
David Plagens worked as a police officer in west Texas on the border of New Mexico and Mexico prior...
Navy veteran joins police department
After spending four years with the U.S. Navy working military police, Luis Waechter is looking...
Mitkof Island warm and dry in 2016:
The average temperature for Petersburg last year was 46 degrees, the warmest on record, and it also...
Whooping cough confirmed in community
The Petersburg has one confirmed case of Pertussis or whooping cough, according to a notice sent out by Superintendent Erica Kludt-Painter on Tuesday...
Petersburg Medical Health executive director awarded sabbatical
Susan Ohmer was raised to work. She learned what it meant to work hard early in life, so the idea...
Floathouse removal still at standstill
The state has so far not received any applications from a number of floathouse owners contacted last autumn. Since October, the Department of Natural...
School district could lose rural funding
The Petersburg school board met Tuesday night to discuss the loss of federal secure rural school funding due to the program seemingly ending in 2017....
Chum release in Thomas Bay given green light
An application for an Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) permit alteration to release 40 million chum salmon in Thomas Bay brought forth by...
Black and white image is a winner
Brian Lynch didn't have to hike up Petersburg Mountain or go aboard a vessel in search of his photo...
Lady Vikings start conference play 2-0
The Lady Vikings basketball team traveled to Haines last weekend and ended up playing postponed...
Vikings take two from Haines
The PHS boys' basketball team opened up conference play in Haines this week with two victories. The...
Paving proposal unanimously approved
Paving proposal unanimously The Petersburg Borough Assembly passed a resolution Tuesday to approve a program known as a local improvement district or...
Petersburg news highlights for 2016
January Public Works rolled out the borough's highly anticipated blue cart recycling program. The...
Raw fish tax figure from state finalized
Borough finance director Jody Tow recently had a small scare concerning the annual fish tax the borough receives from the state. The original figure...
Assembly deals with dangerous Lumber St. structure
The borough assembly held its first meeting of 2017 on Tuesday, and had a somewhat full slate on the agenda including a noncompliance hearing of an...
Lady Vikings win three, lose one
The Lady Vikings’ basketball team traveled to Anchorage for the Rally of The Regions Tourney and ended up going 3-1. Head coach Dino Brock said the...
Viking boys 4-0 at Rally of The Regions
Head coach Rick Brock liked playing four games against unfamiliar teams with different styles last weekend in Anchorage, and the Vikings won all their...
Assembly to hear paving resolution
The borough assembly will see a resolution at its next meeting to approve a program known as local improvement district or LID. Approval of the resolu...
Death of North Harbor resident confirmed
Earlier this month, PPD responded to a request from the harbormaster to conduct a welfare check of a harbor resident. On Dec. 16, Edward Bottani was...
Municipal building remodel on time for New Year
The municipal building might have been a quiet construction site over Christmas, but prior to the...
Assembly continues dock discussion
The borough has until the end of the year to accept the Alaska Department of Transportation (ADOT) proposal to take over three float facilities...
WAVE has new location
Working Against Violence for Everyone or WAVE moved from the Sing Lee Alley location last month and...
