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Borough Assembly approves budget changes, to address marijuana ordinance
Various streets and road patches will soon be paved after the Petersburg Borough Assembly approved a resolution providing $532,085 in funding for and...
State budget crisis community meeting at the Sons
In nearly every conversation related to borough government, capital projects or borough services, you can’t help but hear a borough employee or s... Full story
A slice of the pie:
Some Petersburg officials and civic leaders are against using annual raw fish tax revenues to help... Full story
Local land committee moves ahead with selection process
The Petersburg Land Selection Committee approved proposed language to request additional land allocation from the state legislature. “If we’re goi...
Local men arrested for heroin and meth
The Petersburg Police Department issued a press release stating the Southeast Alaska Cities Against Drugs Task Force (SEACAD), with assistance from...
Local trooper busts out of state fisherman illegally harvesting crab
Oregon resident William Wahl, 41, pled guilty Tuesday in Petersburg court to a misdemeanor count of Prohibited Conduct after State Wildlife Trooper...
New ranger to takeover Petersburg district
The U.S. Forest Service announced Dave Zimmerman as the new Tongass National Forest Petersburg...
Municipal remodel project goes to bid
The Petersburg Borough Assembly advanced a funding plan for the $9.9 million police and municipal... Full story
Community steps up to grow Children's Center
Work on the Petersburg Children's Center expansion is continuing smoothly as volunteers from around... Full story
Petersburg behind the curve on marijuana policy
Petersburg’s Local Marijuana Regulation Advisory Committee was disbanded earlier this week. P...
Singer songwriter to perform on Thursday
Brooklyn based singer-songwriter Lijie will perform in the Wright Auditorium Thursday, January 7...
Local and national poets to share work at library
Local poet Lee Ribich and visiting poet Anna DeWitt will be reading their work Monday, January 11...
Fire near Muddy River seen from Petersburg
A fire blazed in a blacksmith shop near Muddy River on the mainland Tuesday evening. Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department spokesperson Dave Berg said... Full story
Man confesses to Christmas Eve thefts
Petersburg Police are charging a man with multiple counts of burglary and theft after a Christmas... Full story
When is 'Star Wars' coming to town?
It's a question Petersburg's Northern Nights Theater manager Anne Tate fields every now and then....
2015 marks second rainiest year on record so far
Petersburg rubber boots sloshed through 135.22 inches of rain so far this year, putting 2015 on...
Need for Salvation Army financial assistance increases in 2015
The Salvation Army’s largest fundraiser the ‘Red Kettle’ campaign provides assistance to those in need throughout the year in the form of utili...
Icicle vessel runs aground
Icicle Seafoods' The Gordon Jensen struck rocks on Saturday and the U.S. Coast Guard had to escort... Full story
Final round of public review of com. development plans
The public has a final opportunity to review and comment on Petersburg Borough long-term planning objectives after the Borough Assembly approved a hea... Full story
Local Rep. petitions for voter registration changes
Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins is visiting Petersburg over the next few days and is petitioning for... Full story
Assembly receives positive audit report
An external auditing firm representative reported positive financial health for Petersburg Borough finances. The Petersburg Borough Assembly heard...
No pot shops will be permitted downtown
Marijuana dispensaries can't set up shop in downtown Peterburg based on Alaska's Alcohol Beverage... Full story
Petersburg man pleads guilty to illegal fishing practices
Andy Kittams, 43, plead guilty in October to driving salmon from closed waters while commercial seining. According to Alaska State Troopers, Kittams...
Divers harvest 1.4 million cucs from SE waters
Commercial sea cucumber divers harvested more than 1.4 million pounds of sea cucumbers this fall,...
Municipal remodel funding vote delayed
The Petersburg Borough Assembly will delay voting for funding the municipal building remodel project, after construction costs came in higher than... Full story