Articles from the February 16, 2023 edition
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Sing Lee Alley Books named 2023 Business of the Year
Community members and guests attended the annual Petersburg Chamber of Commerce Banquet at the Sons...
Energy-relief share of last year's PFD not subject to income tax
The IRS announced last Friday that most temporary relief checks issued by states in 2022 are not subject to federal income taxes, including the $662 e...
Harbor Board recommends live-aboard cap, stronger wake violation fines
The Harbor and Ports Advisory Board held its first meeting of the year last Thursday where members...
Yesterday's News: News from 25-50-75-100 years ago
February 16, 1923 – Forty Petersburg Elks and friends made a trip to Wrangell last Saturday to attend the opening of the Million Dollar Club by the E...
Elizabeth Peratrovich Awareness activities in Petersburg
Elizabeth Peratrovich Day Awareness activities are taking place this week at the Stedman Elementary School cafeteria. Students are invited to learn...
Assembly prioritizes new PMC facility, Scow Bay projects
The Petersburg Borough Assembly prioritized its top three projects to seek federal funding for...
Borough Manager earns mostly positive performance evaluation
Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht received mostly positive marks as part of his 2022 Performance Eval...
To the Editor
Reads Act funding and PFD taxation To the Editor: I met with Representative Himschoot on Super Bowl Sunday to chat about the Alaska Reads Act. I...
Guest Editorial: Stop calling it a dividend, maybe stop paying taxes
There might be a way to avoid federal income taxes on the Alaska Permanent Fund dividend. But it would mean admitting that the annual payment to Alask...
Capitol Updates
Dear Friends and Neighbors: On February 8, 2023, the Committee on Committees met and I was placed on the House Special Committee on Fisheries,...
Police report
February 8 – An officer responded to and resolved a noise complaint on Haugen Drive. Officers spoke with the owner of a dog at large on Lumber S...
House Joint Resolution supporting Southeast Alaska's troll fishery moves forward
Juneau, AK — On Tuesday, the Alaska State Legislature’s House Special Committee on Fisheries received testimony and passed a resolution (HJR 5) tha...
Celebrating civil rights advocate Elizabeth Peratrovich
On Thursday, Alaskans will celebrate Elizabeth Peratrovich Day to honor the Tlingit civil rights advocate who pushed for the nation’s first a...
Metlakatla Chiefs take down Vikings on the road
The Petersburg High School boys basketball team took their first conference losses of the season at...
Lady Vikings suffer two losses to Miss Chiefs
The Petersburg High School girls basketball team traveled down to Metlakatla last weekend but left...
Jack Duane "Jake" Phillips, 91
Jack Duane "Jake" Phillips, a well respected Southeast Alaska fisherman, died February 9, 2023 at...
Obituary: Darlene Elaine Brewer Anderson Oct. 13, 1944 - Dec. 21, 2022
Darlene Elaine Brewer Anderson, 78, who loved her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and...
Obituary: Paul Arnold Anderson Aug. 2, 1945 - Jan. 16, 2023
Paul Arnold Anderson, 77, passed away with family by his side at home in Petersburg, Alaska on Janua...
Petersburg deer hunt lengthened by two months
The Alaska Board of Game approved a proposal to extend the deer hunt in the Petersburg Management...
