Articles from the April 11, 2019 edition
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Fire department names Jim Stolpe as fire chief
The Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department Association elected Jim Stolpe as its new fire chief on Thu...
Family fun day
At Saturday's annual Family Activity Day at the Petersburg Fire Department, Logan Canton, left,...
AMHS decommissions FVF Fairweather
The Alaska Marine Highway System removed the FVF Fairweather from service and transported the...
Check out the Pilot this week
This week we distribute the Petersburg Pilot to all post office boxholders. If you're not a regular...
Petersburg Medical Center hires new financial controller
Rocio Tejera-Elejabeitia will be taking over as financial controller at the Petersburg Medical...
Yesterday's News
April 11, 1919 Commercial Club starts agitation for dredging of Wrangell Narrows by taking steps to secure appropriation from the government. Nels...
Planning Commission to go over amendments next month
During Tuesday's Planning Commission meeting, residents gave testimony on the zoning of their proper...
Commentary: Walker, Legislature cut dividends, the responsible thing to do
Gov. Mike Dunleavy is right. The Legislature and governor the past three years appropriated money...
To the Editor
Fireworks To the Editor: If the borough loosens restrictions on fireworks, three things will...
Kanin Grant given 8 years for possession of child pornography
Judge William Carey sentenced Kanin Robert Grant, 32 to a sentence of 8 years on a consolidated...
Court report
March 19 — Stephen Waddle appeared in a change of plea hearing before Judge Carey on multiple charges. In three counts of petition to revoke p...
No Police report this week
No media information (used to compile the weekly police report) was received from the Petersburg Police Department prior to press time this...
Close-Up and personal
After nine months of fundraising, 23 enthusiastic students and four intrepid chaperones left...
Swim Club takes second place at SE Championships
The Viking Swim Club scored second place in Juneau this past weekend at the 2019 Southeast...
Petersburg High School grad looks to nuclear fusion for clean energy
Erik Trask, the son of Grant and Lila Trask, is currently working for TAE Technologies, where he...
Wrangell discusses changes to boat yard rates
WRANGELL — The Wrangell Port Commission met last Thursday, April 4, to discuss a plan to alter lease rates at the boat yard. According to C...
Alaska House poised to debate Dunleavy state budget
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska House is set to begin debating next week its version of the state operating budget, which spares areas such as...
Tempers flare in Alaska over governor's oil check plan
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Gov. Mike Dunleavy is proposing a fiscal plan that includes sweeping cuts and providing Alaska residents with a full payout f...
Friends of the Petersburg Libraries honor three residents
Over 35 people were in attendance at the Petersburg Public Library on Saturday where the Friends of...
Herring opener still on hold; Alaska fishermen could catch 85% more salmon
Alaska fishermen could catch 85 percent more salmon this year (nearly a hundred million more) if state forecasts hold true. That’s good news for f...
Alaska Coast Guard helicopter could not respond to fatal January plane crash
SITKA, Alaska (AP) — A mechanical problem prevented a rescue helicopter from responding quickly to the scene of a fatal January air ambulance plane c...
Terry McEldowney, 66
Terry Ervin McEldowney, 66, passed away on March 31, 2019 at Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay, Oregon. He was born to Eugene and Georgena (Geegee)... Full story
