Articles from the April 6, 2023 edition
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School District appeals to assembly for funding as it reaches "breaking point"
The Petersburg School District has requested the borough increase its local contribution to the...
Visiting raptors draw rapt audience
It was standing room only at the Helmi Jenson community room of the public library last Wednesday,...
Petersburg Ranger District plans for new hires and new projects
The U.S. Forest Service is seeing a nationwide push for new employees as they expand their...
Car crash causes damage to memorial park
At approximately 2:30 a.m. on March 31, a truck collided with a parked vehicle on South Nordic...
Borough officials talk new hospital, marine projects during D.C. meetings
During Monday's Petersburg Borough Assembly meeting, Mayor Mark Jensen and Borough Manager Steve...
Alaska House votes for temporary boost to public school funding
The Alaska House of Representatives voted Monday to increase the amount of money the state pays K-12 schools per student in the 2023-2024 school... Full story
Yesterday's News
April 6, 1923 – The city council has ordered a new street constructed from the top of the hill in front of Martin Kildall’s house for a distance of...
PMC Board member resigns
Former Petersburg Medical Center Board Member Kathi Riemer, who was last reelected in 2021,...
State sales tax, envisioned as part of long-term plan, gets first hearing in Alaska Capitol
A 2% statewide sales tax proposed by Rep. Ben Carpenter, R-Nikiski, received its first legislative hearing last Wednesday night, with its sponsor sayi... Full story
To the Editor
Thanks for going above and beyond To the Editor: I want to take a moment to recognize someone who went above and beyond for the youth of our...
Guest Editorial:
Three-term Nikiski Rep. Ben Carpenter is right, the state needs a sustainable, long-term fiscal plan. Give him credit for raising the issue. Talk of a...
Capitol Updates
Dear Friends and Neighbors: Things in Juneau have slowed in some ways and accelerated in others. There are fewer stakeholder meetings at the...
Police report
March 29 – An officer provided an individual with a courtesy transport. An officer assisted Emergency Medical Services (EMS) with a citizen who fell o...
Court report
March 21, 2023 Magistrate Judge Rachel Newport presided over the arraignment in State of Alaska v Jason Lapeyri. The defendant entered a not guilty...
School News
On March 22, 2023 Petersburg High School graduate Airman Basic Orrin H. A. Mergenthal successfully completed basic training for honorable service in...
Petersburg places first at 2023 Traditional Games
Over 200 people from across Alaska, the Lower 48, and Canada converged on Thunder Mountain High...
Track and field picks up the pace
Petersburg High School students are spending their afternoons running, jumping, and throwing in the...
Legislation could help boost legal services for low-income Alaskans
A state senator wants to direct a larger share of filing fees paid to the court system toward a nonprofit legal aid organization that helps several...
Petersburg Dental remodels to expand services
Petersburg Dental has expanded into the entire first floor of 806 South Nordic Dr, remodeling and ad...
PHS seniors named to all-state teams
The Petersburg High School boys basketball team racked up two more individual accolades following...
Artifact Archive
Aubrey Shaquanie, left, and Frank Gordon were step-brothers and teammates on the Petersburg High...
Southeast Chinook harvest limit cut 23% for all gear groups
˛ Alaska Department of Fish and Game has reduced this year’s non-hatchery Chinook catch limit for Southeast commercial trollers by 44,000 fish — abou...
The big problem for endangered orcas? Inbreeding
SEATTLE (AP) — People have taken many steps in recent decades to help the Pacific Northwest’s endangered killer whales, which have long suffered fro...
