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Editorial: Third time won't be a charm
For the third time in recent history voters will be asked to make changes to the sales tax ordinance. Be it exemptions for senior citizens’ p...
PPD makes arrests; seize meth & money
Petersburg Police Chief Kelly Swihart executed a search warrant at 5 p.m. Wednesday evening, made...
Optimism showing for this year's fishing season
From record high opening prices in March for halibut and black cod to robust projections of...
Alaska Airlines to expand cargo service in June
Alaska Airlines will provide weekly air freighter service to Petersburg and across Alaska in June wh...
Guard cleaning out Petersburg Armory
The Army National Guard is clearing out its Petersburg Armory. On Friday, April 21, CW2 Drew...
Six students prepare for CNA tests on June 2
The Petersburg Medical Center is embarking on a program to "grow their own" future staff members...
Supreme President and Marshal visit local Emblem Club
The Petersburg Emblem Club received a visit from The Supreme Emblem Club of the United States of...
Police respond to disturbance at school
Police made contact with a man shouting vulgarities and making offensive hand gestures in front of the Rae C. Stedman Elementary School on Monday...
PHS science team places 8th in competition
Petersburg's National Ocean Science Bowl Team traveled to Seward in February to compete with 16 scho...
Net pen grounded for repairs near Sandy Beach
Early Tuesday morning the Southern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association's floating net pens...
Editorial: Take the land
We find the Borough Assembly’s opposition to H.R. 232 to transfer up to 2-million acres of the Tongass National Forest to the State of Alaska very s...
Assembly upholds land assessor valuations
The Petersburg Borough Assembly meeting as the Board of Equalization (BOA), on Monday, upheld the As...
Drips and Leaks
For the second time since a new roof was installed on the borough downtown building, a leak has...
Drips and Leaks
The Petersburg Medical Center Board approved a budget of up to $250,000 plus design costs of...
Recycling participation is high; waste stream reduction is too low
Despite a high participation rate in the Petersburg Borough’s recycling program there is still too much recyclable material going to the baler facilit...
Editorial: Keep work local
The thought of hiring an out of town contractor to complete capital project work for the local utility is not fiscally sound and does less to benefit...
Power & Light pushes to have own crews complete capital improvement work
Petersburg Power and Light is seeking to fill a vacant journeyman lineman position to enable the local crews to complete improvements and upgrades to...
Harbor Board against zoning change
The Port and Harbor Advisory Board recommended against changing the zoning on waterfront parcels...
Sea Lions not a problem for harbor - in winter
While not a line item on the harbor advisory board agenda, sea lion activity in the harbors was a bo...
Court hears oral arguments accusing Borough of illegal search of home
The Petersburg Borough is responding to accusations that it made an illegal search of Karen...
PMC growth: Renovate or rebuild facility
The final chapter of Petersburg Medical Center's strategic plan is likely the most daunting. The...
Glenn Cooke: We all speak the language of seafood
Glenn Cooke, CEO of Cooke Inc. was the keynote speaker at the Chamber of Commerce annual meeting and...
Petersburg Medical Center strategic plan monitors financial strength
Oversight and communication by the Chief Financial Officer are a key component of PMC's strategic...
State Senator Stedman talks ferries, budget and oil tax credits
State Senator Bert Stedman predicts the legislature will be in session for a full 120 days with an additional 30 day session if they are to complete...
Petersburg Rotarian travels to India to build dam; give polio vaccines
Petersburg Rotarian Rick Braun traveled to India recently to administer polio vaccines and help...
