Articles from the March 17, 2022 edition
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Vikings clinch second spot for state tournament
The Petersburg High School boys basketball team booked its ticket to Anchorage last weekend after...
Murkowski speaks on funding for PMC facility, other Alaska projects
During a conference call with reporters on Monday, Sen. Lisa Murkowski spoke on the recent passage o...
Aerial herring surveys begin
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game started performing aerial herring surveys in the Sitka Sound...
Yesterday's News
March 17, 1922 Workmen for the Petersburg cannery are expected here about the 1st of April to start the work of making cans and preparing the nets...
Vakker Sted apartments near completion
Vakker Sted, the income-based apartment building across the street from the Petersburg Medical...
Guest Editorial
Many Alaskans will be hurting under $5-a-gallon gasoline, and rural residents who pay even higher prices will hurt even more. The state treasury,...
The Small Glories look to bring folk melodies to Alaska
Folk duo The Small Glories will be coming to Petersburg next week to perform at the Wright...
Police report
March 8 – Jay Rayborn, 40, was cited for excessive speed on Mitkof Highway. An officer responded to a report of unauthorized parking, but it was u...
Celebrating St. Patty's without alcohol
St. Patty's Day used to be the perfect excuse for Nicole McMurren to get "bombed," almost as if her...
Lady Vikings end season at regionals
Though the Petersburg High School girls basketball team's season ended at the hands of Haines last...
Lori Roberts retires from OBI
Lori Roberts celebrated her last day of work at OBI Seafoods on December 10 after a 42 year career...
Applications open for mortgage assistance program
Applications are now being accepted for a federally funded financial assistance program for Alaska...
Winning plan for Malaspina would operate it as a maritime museum
The state has started negotiations to sell the Malaspina to a company owned by a business that operates a new multimillion-dollar cruise ship...
Alaska Fish Factor: Alaska task force investigating fisheries bycatch has a big, complicated task ahead
Gotta give the Dunleavy Administration credit for being the first to try and get to the bottom of one of Alaska’s most troubling fishing issues: bycat...
Owner accepts Wrangell Borough offer for sawmill property
WRANGELL — The owner of the former sawmill property at 6-Mile Zimovia Highway has accepted the borough’s offer of about $2.5 million to buy the 38....
Stork report
Stasia Maybelle Shirley Wagemaker was born to Maria and Brandon Wagemaker on February 25, 2022 at...
New Southeast Alaska Power Agency rate increases expected
Assembly Member Bob Lynn and Utility Director Karl Hagerman provided a report on SEAPA activities during the Petersburg Borough Assembly meeting on...
Western Mariner runs aground in Neva Strait
The tugboat Western Mariner ran aground Monday morning while towing the Chichagof Provider through t... Full story