Articles from the January 6, 2022 edition
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New year, new snowfall record
2022 brought with it a new record snowfall on New Year's Day which has the National Weather Service...
Assembly allows emergency masking ordinance to expire
The emergency ordinance requiring masking inside public indoor spaces ended Monday night after the...
All-purpose vehicles legal in Petersburg, for now
Driving all-purpose vehicles on roads in Alaska became legal Saturday after regulation changes...
Yesterday's News
January 6, 1922 The largest Masquerade Ball ever given in Petersburg was pulled off last Saturday night, New Year’s Eve, by the Sons and Daughters...
Correction:
The article on the Christmas Bird Count in last week’s paper incorrectly stated that 2021 was the first year an Anna’s hummingbird was spotted...
Editorial: An introduction
I was nineteen when I first rode the M/V Columbia up to Petersburg, back in 2003, and I had no idea... Full story
Letters to the Editor
Why not involve the Petersburg Harbor Board? To the Editor: My short testimony to the January 3, 2022 Assembly meeting concerning the Scow Bay project...
Police report
December 29 — A warning was issued for headlight requirements near the South Boat Harbor. An officer spoke to a citizen about a civil issue near Mit...
PMC reports five active cases of COVID-19
The Petersburg Medical Center reported five active cases of COVID-19 Tuesday evening and is...
Assembly requests discussion and services from the USPS
The Petersburg Borough Assembly passed Resolution #2022-01 during Monday’s meeting which...
PMC anticipates more COVID-19 outbreaks
The Petersburg Medical Center Hospital Board heard an update from PMC leadership on how COVID-19 con...
Unofficial 2022 PIA election results:
The Petersburg Indian Association held its annual election Monday which saw four incumbents reelected and one former PIA Tribal Council member return...
School board work session delayed
A Petersburg School Board work session set for Tuesday was pushed to January 6 at 6 p.m. because of flight delays and snow conditions according to an...
Shorthanded Lady Vikings face off against non-conference opponents
The Petersburg High School girls basketball team competed in the Clarke Cochran Tournament in Ketchi...
Vikings battle toughest opponents of the season in Ketchikan
10 members of the Petersburg High School boys basketball team traveled to Ketchikan last week to battle some of the toughest non-conference opponents...
Alaska Fish Factor
Since 1991 the weekly Fish Factor column has highlighted Alaska’s seafood industry with its annual “Picks and Pans - a no holds barred look back...
State advertises for fill-in private ferry service;
With the Matanuska out of service longer than expected for more repair work, and the state uncertain whether it can bring an idled ferry out of a...
Obituary: Gilbert Gunderson
Gilbert Gunderson passed away on Dec. 22, 2021. He was born June 24, 1930, in Wrangell on Shakes... Full story