Articles from the April 25, 2019 edition
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Assembly sends timber contract letter to USFS
The borough assembly approved a second follow-up letter at last week's assembly meeting regarding a letter sent to Forest Service Chief Vicki Christia...
AML to expand service area due to reduced fish transports
Those at Alaska Marine Lines, including President Kevin Anderson, always closely watch salmon foreca...
Yesterday's News
April 25, 1919 US Department of the Interior: Notice is hereby given that Olaf Arness of Petersburg, Alaska has filed notice of his intention to...
SEAPA postpones $841,000 payment to Wrangell and Petersburg
The Southeast Alaska Power Agency, representing the communities of Wrangell, Petersburg, and Ketchikan, decided to postpone a reimbursement plan to...
Plastic art and education
Elizabeth Roberts, center, teaches Mrs. Brock's first grade class about the harmful effects of...
Letters to the Editor
Redirect $32 million to "legitimate" transportation need To the Editor: Only 15 seconds into my Apri...
Ex-Alaska teacher, pastor sentenced for sex abuse of teen
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — A former high school teacher and pastor in southeast Alaska will be going to prison for sexually abusing a teenage girl at a...
PHS introduces three new classes to its curriculum
The Petersburg School Board held a work session on Thursday with district staff in which board...
Sandy Beach kiosk
Parks and Rec groundkeeper Jesse O'Connor dumps a load of rock underneath a newly built kiosk at...
Police report
April 17 — A power outage occurred at a location on Mitkof Highway. A bear was reported going through trash at a location on S. 6th St. Bear tracks we...
SE Alaska spends $1.9 million in student travel
At a school board meeting last week, Petersburg School District Director of Activities Jaime Cabral...
Track and field team take top places in individual events
Despite competing against 4A schools in their first meet of the season over the weekend in...
PHS baseball team loses first three games of the season
The Petersburg High School baseball team traveled to Ketchikan over the weekend to play their first...
AK city and regional group agree to hospital purchase
SITKA, Alaska (AP) — A city government in Alaska has approved agreements allowing a regional health consortium to take over operation of its c...
Major issues unresolved in Alaska session's final weeks
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The biggest issues heading into this year’s legislative session remain unresolved in the session’s final weeks, with Gov. Mike...
SE drift permit prices up; demand also up for southeast seine permits
Nearly all Alaska salmon permits have gone up in value since last fall and buying/selling/trading action is brisk. “We’re as busy as we’ve ever been i...
Alaska city faces shortage of police officers
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska city is facing a shortage of police officers that is raising concerns about the department’s operations. The Fai...
Sentencing for ex-Alaska bank employee
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A former Alaska bank employee who stole $4.3 million in cash and fled to Mexico is set to be sentenced. Gerardo Cazarez V...
Easter Sunday fun
Bushes and water didn't stop Gunner Washke from hunting down Easter eggs on Sund...
Tick, tick, tick: Alaska braces for invading parasites
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Health and wildlife officials are taking steps to prepare for potentially dangerous parasites that could gain a foothold b...
Thank You
Our little community of Petersburg is so amazing! Dan and I were born and raised here, on this island, as were our parents, as were our children, and... Full story
