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Teacher contract negotiations near agreement, with strings attached
On May 7, negotiating teams for the Associated Teachers of Petersburg (ATP) and Petersburg School...
Seattle's Staxx bros set to perform in Petersburg
Feel like dancing during this week's festivities? Then you're in luck! High energy, multi-genre...
Ruptured pipe causes flooding on Fram Street
Fram Street flooded Tuesday evening when thousands of gallons of water poured out of the ground and...
Assembly considers transient room tax increase
Assembly members voted on the proposed FY25 borough budget for the first time on Monday, as well as two additional ordinances related to revenue — u...
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa decommissioned after 34 years
"I want to thank the crew serving today, and all who served aboard Anacapa over these many years,...
Forest Service wants to hear community priorities for Tongass management
The USDA Forest Service is starting the process of revising the Tongass National Forest Land... Full story
Blind Slough hydroelectric powerhouse turns 100
Petersburg Municipal Power and Light invites the public to celebrate 100 years of hydropower in...
Hospital site work
"Progress on the new facility site is steady and going well," PMC CEO Phil Hofstetter reported to...
Pole fire knocks out power in Petersburg, Wrangell and Ketchikan
A brief regionwide blackout across Ketchikan, Wrangell and Petersburg last week started with a...
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...
