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Southeast pink salmon price low, harvest low
Of an estimated 58 million pink salmon harvest for 2015, so far seiners have netted less than half... Full story
16 candidates declared to fill 21 board vacancies
Sixteen local residents have declared candidacy for local boards and commissions. Six seats remain... Full story
Southeast longliners benefit from healthy halibut stocks
While the pink salmon harvest is coming in below expectations for price and quantity, the commercial halibut fishery is going strong for Area 2C,...
Weaver sentenced to 5 years probation, fine in explosives case
Longtime Petersburg resident Mark Weaver, 60, was sentenced to five years probation and given a... Full story
Fifteen public positions remain without candidates as filing deadline approaches
Just six residents have filed paperwork with the Borough clerk to run as candidates in the October municipal election. There are 21 vacancies on... Full story
Former PFI worker faces felony charge for alleged death threat
Police arrested Mark Diega, 50, of Chula Vista, Calif., on a Class C felony charge of Terroristic Threatening in the 2nd Degree on Friday after he... Full story
It takes a village:
The Petersburg Children’s Center (PCC) is one step closer to adding an additional classroom, and capacity for a dozen more students, after a variance... Full story
Base student allocation increased by $50 per student
The School Board met again after a one-month summer break on Tuesday evening, but they picked back up where they left off in June, talking about the... Full story
School board approves capital projects list, discusses building savings to self-fund
The Petersburg School Board unanimously approved a list of capital projects for the district at their Tuesday evening meeting. Maintenance Director...
School Board approves teacher evaluation system
While students have been enjoying a summer away from school, Superintendent Erica Kludt-Painter and other staff have been working behind the scenes...
Local response to transboundary mines ramps up
Vice Mayor Cindi Lagoudakis attended an invitation-only meeting in Juneau to discuss transboundary m...
Low participation leads to cancellation of Humpy 500
The Humpy 500 go-cart race, a 20-year Petersburg tradition that saw local kids and families teaming up to build and decorate carts for racing down... Full story
Financial disclosure exemption ordinance advances
An ordinance to allow voters to determine whether or not local public officials should be exempt from state financial disclosure requirements was... Full story
Municipal remodel design plans progressing; Borough staff brainstorms funding options
Corey Wall from MRV Architects in Juneau presented the latest plans for the municipal building remodel to Borough staff in late July. The plans are... Full story
Public safety on a shoe string:
The Assembly and Borough staff discussed public safety issues at Monday’s Assembly meeting. While Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht delivered the n...
Study of harbor financials yields 11 percent rate increase recommendation
A public comment period is currently underway for two draft documents released as part of the... Full story
PPD gets new officers and scheduling model
Staffing changes at the Petersburg Police Department (PPD) have led to a new scheduling model that will have police officers filling in on dispatch... Full story
Raven Trail revamp in progress until Oct.
The US Forest Service and Korpela Construction crews have broken ground on a new half-mile portion... Full story
Hospital pilot program to help streamline school enrollment
School enrollment will be a little bit easier for parents and staff this year as the Petersburg Medical Center (PMC) was selected to pilot a program...
Erickson earns Eagle Scout rank
Eighteen-year-old Skipper Erickson was the most recent in the Petersburg troop to join the rank of...
Show me the money:
The Borough Assembly is working to put a proposition on the Oct. 6 municipal ballot that exempts candidates running for local public offices from a... Full story
Court fee increases take effect in August
Users of services in the Alaska Court System (ACS) will be seeing new fees for some services and fee increases for other services beginning August 1.... Full story
Candidates sought for 20 vacancies
Residents wishing to serve or continue serving as local officials can file for candidacy for 20...
Assembly voices concerns about winter ferry schedule
The Assembly agreed to send a letter to the Alaska Department of Transportation (ADOT) as part of the public comment period on the winter schedule...
Wastewater infrastructure repairs more costly than anticipated
Additional needed repairs to the wastewater infrastructure have been discovered by crews working on the sewer project in conjunction with the...
