Articles from the January 19, 2023 edition
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Assembly approves housing needs assessment
During Tuesday's meeting, the Petersburg Borough Assembly voted 4-2 in favor of conducting a...
Matanuska out of service; Columbia coming back; no ferry until Feb. 17
The state ferry Matanuska will not return to service from its winter overhaul as scheduled next month and will require millions of dollars more of...
Fire, EMS, and SAR volunteers save borough over $700,000 annually
The Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department released its year end report last week, which shed light...
Yesterday's News News from 25-50-75-100 years ago
January 19, 1923 – Neil C. MacGregor, who has just returned from a trip to Morningside with insane patients, reports that Captain George Torrey, w...
Borough seeks "cost sharing arrangement" for Papke's Landing
The Petersburg Borough is pursuing the possibility of constructing a new float and dock at Papke's...
Local Emergency Planning Committee back in business
The Local Emergency Planning Committee held its first meeting since April 2020 last Thursday where...
Guest Editorial: Alaskans heading south, which is not good
For the 10th year in a row, more Alaskans moved out last year than new residents moved in. That’s a draining fact, with no real plan to plug the l...
Police report
January 11 – A subpoena was served. An officer conducted a welfare check on South Nordic Drive. Officers assisted the Petersburg Volunteer Fire D...
Court report
December 27, 2022 In the Petersburg District Court, Magistrate Judge Rachel Newport presided over a minor offense trial for Maxwell Charles Peeler....
Vikings take two over Craig Panthers
The Petersburg High School boys basketball team earned back-to-back wins on the road against Craig l...
Lady Vikings stumble in Craig
The Petersburg High School girls basketball team lost twice on the road last week to the Craig Lady...
Obituary: Tasha Lee Prus, 57
Tasha Lee Prus, age 57, passed to her eternal life peacefully surrounded by loving family on January... Full story
Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor Training in Petersburg
The Alaska Marine Safety Education Association (AMSEA) will offer a Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor...
