Articles from the June 22, 2023 edition
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In "major victory" for SE Alaska trollers, federal appeals panel reverses king fishery closure
A federal appeals panel issued a last-second ruling Wednesday that will allow this summer’s Southeast Alaska troll Chinook salmon fishery to open...
Assembly approves rezoning for future hospital in first reading
The Petersburg Borough Assembly approved an ordinance in its first reading that would rezone 43...
Yesterday's News News from 25-50-75-100 years ago
June 22, 1923 – Newt Casperson, well known business man of Ketchikan and Cordova, was shot three times by a prohibition officer at Ketchikan...
School Board adopts 'solid' budget for next year
The Petersburg School Board approved the district's FY24 budget at its last meeting of the school...
Guest Commentary
I congratulate the Permanent Fund trustees for adopting Resolution 23-01 at their April 12 meeting to limit additional investment in the in-state inve...
Correction:
In the article titled “‘Let Freedom Ring’ named July 4 parade theme” in the June 15, 2023 edition of the Petersburg Pilot, it was reported...
Search effort conducted for missing Kake fisherman
A Kake resident was reported missing Friday night after failing to return from a fishing trip, promp...
Police report
June 14 – A driver at the South Boat Harbor was issued a warning for failure to maintain lanes and failure to signal a turn. An officer assisted...
Columbia cancels sailings for at least a week due to repairs
The Columbia state ferry has cancelled its sailings for at least a week due to a mechanical issue, a...
Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoes half of proposed funding increase for K-12 public schools
Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed Alaska’s $6 billion state budget into law Monday after vetoing more than $200 million from the document approved in...
Warmack, 12, rocks lead guitar in New York City benefit concerts
The day after Petersburg Middle School let out for summer, 7th grader Ari Warmack boarded a plane...
American Legion retires over 150 unserviceable flags
Petersburg's American Legion Edward Locken Post 14 held a ceremony at Sandy Beach on June 14 to...
Concert pianist to perform at Petersburg Lutheran Church
For many, classical music evokes images of evening gowns, baroque concert halls and impassioned,...
Petersburg to welcome Hōkūle'a crew this week
Community members are preparing to welcome the crew of the Hōkūle'a when it visits Petersburg...
Grant could help create Southeast squid market
Which came first, the magister squid fishery or the magister squid market? A Juneau charter fishing operator was just awarded a $230,000 grant from...