Articles from the May 6, 2021 edition
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Frederick Point ballot question goes to final reading
The Borough Assembly approved an ordinance in its second reading that would let voters decide...
Faulty insulator cause of power outages
A cracked, porcelain insulator on a utility pole in the Scow Bay Turnaround area caused two power outages on May 1, which left parts of the community...
FY2022 budget amended in first reading
The Borough Assembly passed an ordinance in its first reading on Monday that would adopt the...
Yesterday's News
May 6, 1921 The power boat Pilot was on her last trip when while setting the gear outside of Cape Spencer, near the reefs a storm came up and the...
Borough assembly to weigh term limit ordinance
An ordinance that would ask the voters in the next municipal election whether term limits should be...
Guest Commentary: Release the brake on state motor fuel tax rate
The last time Alaska changed the state tax on motor fuel, gasoline cost about 36 cents a gallon at...
Editorial: Changes not needed
Changes to Service Area 1 boundaries proposed under Ordinance 2021-08 are unnecessary and ill...
PVFD clocked 987 hours in three months
The Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department donated a total of 987 person hours during the first...
Police report
April 28— Brandon Burrell, 41, was arrested on charges of violating conditions of release. Authorities responded to a possible domestic violence p...
Getting festive
Sam Caulum, with Petersburg Municipal Power & Light, hangs a banner on the lamp post at the corner...
Court report
April 29 – Brandon Burrell entered a not guilty plea to a charge of violating conditions of release. The defendant was released on $25,000 a...
The Little Norway Festival returns for 62nd year
After last year's festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 62nd annual Little...
Breakthrough COVID-19 cases found in Alaska
Between Feb. 1 and March 31, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services identified 152...
Three cases of virus identified
Three cases of COVID-19 were identified within a single household over the course of two days this...
Baseball team to focus on reducing errors
After traveling to Juneau last weekend to play against Juneau-Douglas High School in a series of...
Bear claw
A snow covered Bear Claw Mountain reflects into the Wrangell Narrows at 7 A.M. on April...
Budget for commercial fisheries division facing no cuts for upcoming fiscal year, assuming current numbers make it through Legislature
The budget for Alaska’s commercial fisheries division is facing no cuts for the upcoming fiscal year, assuming the current numbers make it through the...
Artifact Archive: Double Wolf Cuff
This man's copper Double Wolf Cuff was created by Mary Goddard, Tlingit artist from the Eagle Clan...
Pilot wins two Alaska Press Club honors
The Petersburg Pilot earned two awards presented by the Alaska Press Club this weekend. John...
AK Legislature sends COVID-19 response bill to governor
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska lawmakers have agreed to retroactively extend the state’s COVID-19 disaster emergency declaration as part of an effort to...
Alaska ends COVID-19 disaster status, says state in recovery
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Friday ended the state’s COVID-19 disaster declaration, saying the state is in such a good pos...
State court discovers cyber threat, disconnects from internet
JUNEAU (AP) - The Alaska Court System has temporarily disconnected most of its operations from the internet after a cybersecurity threat on Saturday,...
Tugboat deemed derelict sunk in waters off southeast Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A derelict tugboat that the U.S. Coast Guard says had been abandoned has been sunk in waters off southeast Alaska. The Coast G...
Group envisions tiny home community for homeless in Sitka
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An advocacy group is evaluating the use of tiny homes to provide housing for people who are homeless in the southeast A...
