Articles from the April 21, 2022 edition
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Assembly votes to increase water utility rates
The Petersburg Borough Assembly voted unanimously in favor of two ordinances in their first readings...
House approves budget with $2,600 payment for Alaskans
The Alaska House of Representatives voted last week to turn an oil-price surge into money for...
PMC warns of increase in local COVID-19 cases
The Petersburg Medical Center is reporting a "significant increase" of COVID-19 cases in both the...
Yesterday's News News from 25-50-75-100 years ago
April 21, 1922 A reef of gold bearing ore several hundred feet in width and over five miles in length, which runs from four to twelve dollars in...
Conceptual design includes new dock and ramp at Papke's Landing
The Harbor and Ports Advisory Board reviewed a conceptual design document last week for...
Small cruise ships to visit Petersburg in greater numbers
Petersburg is expecting a 35% increase in passenger berths from last year as the cruise ship...
Police report
April 13 – A vehicle was reported as abandoned, but was not. April 14 – An officer investigated a report of a verbal argument causing a disturbanc...
PMC health fair 'getting back on track'
The Petersburg Medical Center is bringing back its Health and Safety Fair after a four-year hiatus...
House budget would send extra $263,000 to Petersburg School District
The state budget plan adopted by the House earlier this month includes an additional $263,000 in...
Petersburg's Rainforest Festival expands to celebrate all seasons
This Friday, April 22, is Earth Day and the Rainforest Festival is celebrating the day by inviting e...
Alaska Seaplanes will start Sitka- Petersburg-Wrangell service next month
Juneau-based Alaska Seaplanes will add Wrangell to its route map starting May 26. The company,...
State all-stars hoop it up
Grace Christian in Anchorage hosted the 1A/2A Senior All-Star Games on Saturday. Four Petersburg...
Extra ferry sailing will pick up waitlist travelers in Bellingham
With more than 260 would-be ferry passengers stuck on a waitlist for travel out of Bellingham, Washington, and sailings full until late July, the...
Artifact Archive: New Floating Dairy Thermometer
Dairy operations require careful temperature control to protect from unwanted bacterial growth in...
Vikings go 2-3 at Sitka Invitational last weekend
The Petersburg High School baseball team got their first taste of competition last weekend at the...