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School district drafts budget; teachers' union contract still in negotiations
There were more attendees than usual at the Petersburg School District Board meeting last week as... Full story
A rezoning ordinance could help develop 'desperately' needed child care facility
To free up preschool classroom space, Petersburg Children's Center (PCC) hopes to build a parking lo...
Assembly approves tidelands sale to Island Refrigeration for $360,000
The Petersburg Borough Assembly approved the sale of a property on borough-owned tidelands to...
Winter troll fishery: 'amazing catch rates at good prices'
Days are long and arduous in January and February for trollers fishing Chinook salmon in rough...
School Board votes to join coalition likely to sue state
The Petersburg School District Board unanimously agreed to join the Coalition for Education Equity...
Catholic Church update
Last July, Petersburg was covered in smoke when the St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church caught fi...
Petersburg sends proposals to Board of Fish to change the Blind Slough King Salmon management plan
The Petersburg Fish and Game Advisory Committee(AC) met on April 8 to generate proposals to the...
Mental Health Trust Land Office might move on from subdivision plan
The Mental Health Trust Land Office (TLO) informed the Petersburg Borough that it will look into a feasibility study for constructing a road in the...
New 3D mammography machine at PMC
Last month, a new 3D mammography machine —expected to be up to 60% more effective at detecting tumors— began serving patients in the radiology departm...
PVFD responds to fake airplane crash scenario in practice drill
"Scenario, scenario, scenario. This is only a drill. There has been an airplane crash at the end of...
2024 Golden King Crab fishery 'did extremely well'
The 2024 golden king crab fishery for the East Central management area -which includes the waters...
Island Refrigeration's request to purchase tidelands moves forward
The Petersburg Borough Assembly decided to move forward with Island Refrigeration's application to...
Petersburg expects 104 visits in upcoming cruise ship season
The cruise ship summer season is just weeks away - and for Alaska's Little Norway, the harbor is...
Project at Scow Bay to receive $4.1 million from Congress
Petersburg is closer than ever to developing the infrastructure at Scow Bay. Congress passed an...
Community discusses fishing future in Blind Slough and salt waters
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG) preseason forecast estimates 1,400 adult Chinook...
Assembly amends and passes both land disposal ordinances
The Petersburg Borough Assembly passed two ordinances in their final readings on March 18. The ordinances amended two different sections under...
Phil Hofstetter places third in 2024 Iditarod Trail Invitational
Most of the racers in the Iditarod Trail Invitational reach the finish line in McGrath, Alaska and...
State proposes clear cutting old growth acres on Mitkof Island
Over the next five years, the Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DOF) is proposing to harvest...
Mazzella buys Ocean Beauty property
Fierce Allegiance officially bought the Ocean Beauty bunkhouse at 18 Harbor Way on Friday, March...
Trident names E.C. Phillips & Son as buyer of Petersburg plant
E.C. Phillips & Son Inc. is taking ownership of Trident Seafood's plant in Petersburg. The sale...
Health Fair events happening this weekend, and more
Hosted every other year to promote health and wellness in the community, the Petersburg Medical Cent...
Guideline harvest level for Sitka Sound Herring Sac Roe Fishery at record high, amidst declining market conditions
Herring roe ripens as the fish get ready to spawn; their small, white, hard eggs become golden,...
Assembly considers potential code change for firearm discharge at Frederick Point East Subdivision
Shots fired by a person other than an officer may soon be allowed in the Frederick Point East...
USFS plans to revise Forest Plan
Gears are in motion for the Forest Service to revise its Land and Resource Management Plan - a...
Fire! Bistro opens for business in downtown Petersburg
The customer line was out the door on opening day at Fire! Bistro - Petersburg's newest restaurant...
