Articles from the February 8, 2024 edition
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Hammer & Wikan grocers named USA Retailers of the Year
The Independent Grocers Alliance (IGA) named Hammer and Wikan Grocery - represented by CEO General...
Resource fair connects with people experiencing housing insecurity
The seventh annual Project Connect Resource Fair was held in Petersburg on Jan. 30. Organized under...
Celebrated concert pianist and teacher Tony Lu comes to Petersburg
Concert pianist Tony Lu, 26, arrived in Petersburg on Tuesday for a week of piano performances and...
Learning Lefse at Sons of Norway Hall
Hours before the annual lefse and lutefisk dinner took place at Sons of Norway Hall on Feb. 4,...
Yesterday's News from 25-50-75-100 years ago
February 8, 1924 – An interesting discussion took place before the meeting of the Petersburg Men’s Club last Saturday evening when Thos. Elsemore, at...
Alaska must face food stamp litigation after a year of stays, court says
In January of last year, 10 Alaskans sued the state because they said the Department of Health failed to provide food stamps within the time frames... Full story
Editorial: Local news. Local jobs. Local accountability
Today, Feb. 8, 2024, the Petersburg Pilot turns 50 years old, and the occasion calls for some reflection on what it takes for a newspaper like ours to...
Guest Editorial: National group works with Forest Service for new cabins
Alaskans often like to complain — a lot, and loudly — about national groups sticking their noses and opinions into the workings of the 49th sta...
Police report
January 31 – An officer observed an unsecured entry on Mitkof Highway and notified the responsible party. Officers responded to an alarm on Haugen D...
Ketchikan police, troopers report seizure of fentanyl, meth with street value of nearly $1.7 million
The Ketchikan Police Department and Alaska State Troopers have announced the seizure of fentanyl and methamphetamine with a total street value of...
Court report
January 17, 2024 At arraignment, Magistrate Judge Rachel Newport presided as Kelly Wilbur Brown of Kake entered a not guilty plea to charges of...
Open house presents hospital project updates
At a joint work session last week, the Hospital Board and Petersburg Borough Assembly discussed the...
Family learns homeowner's insurance does not cover landslides
WRANGELL — John Florschutz was surprised to learn that his parents’ homeowner’s insurance policy did not cover the loss from the Nov. 20 lands...
Landslide families could receive state parcels under disaster program
WRANGELL — The borough assembly has declared as “hazardous” and assigned a property value of zero to the two lots owned by victims of the deadl...
Proposed ordinance takes aim at illegal dumping in harbor dumpsters
The dumpsters at Wrangell’s public harbors are for boat owners only and for their household trash only — but that hasn’t stopped people from tossing i...
Gov. Dunleavy bans big new contracts with companies that boycott Israel
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a far-reaching administrative order on Monday that calls for public agencies to stop doing business with companies... Full story
