Articles from the May 7, 2020 edition
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Balanced fiscal year 2021 budget passes
The borough assembly passed an ordinance adopting the borough's fiscal year 2021 operating budget...
Borough face mask mandate expires
The borough assembly on Monday failed to make a motion to extend public health mandate #4, the...
Hannah Balcom: A Mother's Day story
In 1914 President Woodrow Wilson declared May 10 Mother's Day as a national holiday. Hannah Balcom...
Assembly passes first reading of mail-in election ordinance
In the event that the Petersburg Borough can't hold an in-person municipal election this fall due...
Borough in talks with canneries over incoming workers
Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht told the borough assembly on Monday that the borough has been...
The Market's "Victory Garden"
One of the things Petersburg residents look forward to with the change of the season and the...
Borough to speak with top state medical staff
Borough officials will be having a work session with state medical professionals next Wednesday to...
Replacement date for SEAPA line unknown
Southeast Alaska Power Agency is still in the process of trying to replace a damaged submarine...
Organizers cancel SE State Fair, citing virus
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Organizers of the Southeast Alaska State Fair said Friday that the summer event in Haines has been canceled this year due to...
Alaska conservationists urge action on transboundary mining
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Federal lawmakers have been urged by tribes and local conservation groups to address transboundary mining, which some...
Alaska's largest newspaper wins Pulitzer Prize
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Alaska's largest newspaper won a Pulitzer Prize in public service Monday for...
Pandemic erases most of Alaska cruises, passenger bookings
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Nearly 70% of this summer’s Alaska cruise ship voyages have been canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with hundreds...
COVID-19 cuts values of Alaska salmon permits
The value of Alaska salmon permits is another casualty of the coronavirus with prices dropping for all fisheries across the state. There are a lot of...
Police report
April 29 — Authorities responded to a wildlife complaint on Hungry Point Trail near Sandy Beach Rd. A welfare check was conducted at a location on...
Yesterday's News
May 7, 1920 Fish handling facilities are to be installed on the Trading Union dock by that concern at once, according to the announcement of manager C...
An angry customer
Early Tuesday morning, Officer Andrew Ayriss was confronted by a beaver in the middle of the road...
Spring really is here
A skunk cabbage was seen in full bloom in the muskeg near the Nature Boardwalk T...
Off course
A salty-backed gull takes a rest in town Friday morning. The gulls are usually found farther north...
Mile-high lunch
On Sunday, a porcupine climbed to the top of a tree near Cabin Creek reservoir to nibble on tree...
Stork Report
Raiden Luis Hendrikus Wagemaker was born to Brandon and Maria Wagemaker on April 1, 2020. He...
Leters to the Editor
Ferry situation a disgrace To the Editor: The article on the AMHS receiving $10M in U.S. Virus...
Editorial: Cover your kisser
Before residents cheer the expiration of Petersburg's face masking mandate, they need to remember...
