Articles from the March 31, 2016 edition
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Proposed Senate bill burdens small communities, leaders say
The Senate Finance Committee introduced a bill, SB 209, that would raise local government and school retirement contributions from 22 percent to 26.5... Full story
The Leggings Movement: PHS students want to change policy, not clothes
A group of Petersburg High School students organized a protest last Friday and started a petition... Full story
Yesterday's News
March 25, 1916 – A circular letter mailed to numerous residents this week, was apparently grounds for a rumor that, for lack of funds, the public s...
Children's Center teacher wins regional award
Petersburg Children's Center (PCC) teacher Theressa Phillips received the Southeast Alaska Infant... Full story
Guest Editorial: Engaging with Alaska's budget crisis
Alaskans appear to be engaged about the fiscal precariousness of our state unlike in past financial meltdowns. Perhaps it's because of the massive...
Police reports
March 23 An officer gave a verbal warning for headlight out. A caller reported a small fire on the beach with no supervision. A caller spoke with an...
Courts
March 29 Paul Jacobsen appeared before Magistrate Judge Burrell for two counts of violating a protective order. The court entered a not guilty plea...
Petersburg student competes in state poetry recitation contest
Petersburg High School senior Kylie Wallace won a top spot in the region and went on to place in...
Borough releases 2015 building report, decrease in public projects
Petersburg building overall project valuation decreased slightly in 2015 compared to 2104. However residential and commercial building construction...
Wrong part delivered to the Pilot
For the third week in a row, editions of the Petersburg Pilot and Wrangell Sentinel have been delayed. The replacement part to repair the Pilot’s p...
Petersburg quilters show appreciation for veterans
The motivation for making quilts to give to local veterans came to Carol Kandoll while watching a vi... Full story
Two Petersburg youngsters compete in state spelling bee
Two Petersburg students participated in this year's Scripps Spelling Bee at the performing arts...
Fish Factor: 2016 salmon forecast down 40 percent from last year
Alaska’s 2016 salmon harvest will be down by 40 percent from last year’s catch, if the fish show up as predicted. The preliminary numbers rel...
PHS Cheer makes its presence known at State
The last time a Petersburg High School cheer team went to the state competition was eight years...
