Articles from the May 25, 2023 edition
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Legislature settles on $1,300 PFD, with bonus if oil prices climb
Alaska lawmakers reached a compromise on the state budget and adjourned after a one-day special session last week, approving a $1,300 Permanent Fund...
Petersburg Community Foundation awards $28,000 to local organizations
The Petersburg Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Alaska Community Foundation, presented...
Cumps springs for 2 regional titles 6 qualify for state track meet
After training all season on gravel and mud, the Petersburg High School track and field team proved...
The former Salmon Thirty Salmon gets an authentic Alaska redesign
This month, Alaska Airlines unveiled a new design that replaced the Salmon Thirty Salmon art known b... Full story
Vikings narrowly fall to Kayhi
The Petersburg High School baseball team played its final series of the regular season in Ketchikan last weekend. Though the Vikings boarded the...
Yesterday's News
May 25, 1923 – The performance put on by the Lacare Vaudeville Company last night at the Variety Theater was greatly enjoyed by the house full of pe...
Pending Gov. signature: Petersburg schools to receive $804 thousand in additional one-time state funding
The budget that legislators approved last week and will send to the governor for his signature into law or veto would provide around $804,000 in one-t...
Capitol Updates
Dear Friends and Neighbors: It has been an honor to serve as your representative for the first session of the 33rd Alaska State Legislature. Some...
Guest Editorial
The Alaska Legislature is no different than a typical American household — torn between spending every last dollar from their paycheck on immediate...
Police report
May 17 – Officers conducted extra foot patrols downtown. An officer responded to a report of suspicious activity at Libby Strait and determined it w...
Court report
April 25, 2023 Superior Court Judge Katherine Lybrand presided over the change of plea in State of Alaska (SOA) v Chadam Lopez. The defendant pleaded...
Obituary
Donald Reyes Kaansh'aawu E'esh was born on March 19, 1936 in Petersburg, Alaska, to Elias C. Reyes...
Class of 2023 prepares for new chapter of life
The 21 members of the Petersburg High School Class of 2023 are gearing up for graduation and...
Introducing the Class of 2023
Owen Anderson Who are your parents? Jay and Julie Anderson Number of years in Petersburg schools? 10 Please describe a moment you will fondly...