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Archbishop Andrew Bellisario came to Petersburg to join the leadership and congregation of Petersburg's Saint Catherine of Siena Catholic Church and their many friends in the community on Sunday July 19 for the dedication mass of the newly completed, beautiful rebuilt church which had been lost to a fire in the summer of 2023....
Tidal Network’s application for a minor subdivision at 1200 Haugen Drive, near the Fire Hall, was halted at last week’s Petersburg Planning Commission meeting on July 14 when no commissioner seconded the motion to consider the application. Last month, the Petersburg Borough Assembly approved the sale of the land — a 10,036-square-foot lot carved out of a much larger borough-owned property next to the fire hall, where Tidal Network plans to build a communication tower. The contract was signe...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly voted unanimously Monday to authorize the borough manager to apply for and execute two state revolving fund loans, each of up to $150,000, to pay for a pair of wastewater studies the borough is required to complete under its federal discharge permit by Nov. 1. Both loans would come through the Alaska Clean Water Fund. The first would fund a wastewater disinfection study to evaluate disinfection alternatives, develop preliminary engineering recommendations and identify improvements needed to meet current and futur...
Alaska U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski announced last week that her bill allowing five Alaska Native communities in Southeast Alaska to receive land entitlements passed out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The legislation, called the Alaska Native Landless Equity Act, would allow Haines, Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, and Tenakee to form Alaska Native corporations and receive 23,040 acres each — or one township — of federal land. Those communities were excluded from the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, or ANCSA, when it... Full story
The Petersburg Borough Assembly gave unanimous first-reading approval Monday to an ordinance that would establish nepotism standards for the borough’s elected officials, filling a gap the mayor said has sat in the borough charter without implementing code. Mayor Bob Lynn said he and Borough Clerk Becky Regula reviewed the borough’s existing provisions earlier this year and concluded they were not sufficient. “We looked at three or four different other ordinances that other boroughs here in Alaska had, and we turned it over after some thought to...
Update on Girl Scouts in Petersburg To the Editor: This is an update to the community on the status of the Girl Scout Organization in Petersburg. I have been a Girl Scout volunteer in Petersburg for over 25 years and truthfully, I have loved every minute of it. For the past 20 years, I’ve served as Service Unit Manager for the Petersburg Service Unit, working with Girl Scouts of Alaska to support all Girl Scouts in Petersburg. Over the past several years, the number of volunteers we’ve been able to recruit has steadily decreased to the poi...
State primary elections are happening and the midterm general elections are fast approaching. Lacking evidence of widespread voter fraud claims, it seems our POTUS is escalating his efforts to get the US Senate to pass the SAVE (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility) Act, already passed in the House. (Question: what, or who rather, is this act really looking to safeguard?) The pretense is election security, the intended effect is disenfranchisement of millions of eligible citizen voters, and consequently, the Republicans stay in power, and...
July 8 – Additional patrols were conducted on Dolphin Street. On Skylark Way, Jose Mendoza was arrested on a warrant. Officers conducted additional foot patrols on South Nordic Dr. July 11 – A theft of a vehicle part was reported on Lumber Street. An investigation is ongoing. An individual was reported for operating a vehicle while is a license revoked status. Jason Miller was arrested for alleged Felony Assault in the 2nd and 3rd degree. Theft was reported on Mitkof Highway. An investigation is ongoing. A report of theft at South 3rd Str...
The Coast Guard Cutter Elderberry has a new officer in charge, following a change-of-command ceremony held July 15 at the Sons of Norway Hall. Senior Chief Petty Officer Jacob Pegoda, officer-in-charge of the 65-foot buoy tender for the past three years, turned over command to Senior Chief Petty Officer Craig Campomizzi. The new commander of Coast Guard Sector Southeast Alaska, Captain Ginny Naldony, traveled to Petersburg for the ceremony. Pegoda received a commendation for his years at the...
WRANGELL - The consultant that put together a feasibility study for a major shipbuilding and repair operation at the former 6-Mile Mill site released its cost estimates last week for a full build-out of the shipyard at $605 million to $726 million. Design, permitting and construction could take at least five years, dependent on assembling enough funding to pay for the ambitious project that could, at full development, create several hundred jobs with the shipyard operating at capacity. The...
A free course in Petersburg taught entry-level disaster response skills from July 10-12. Graduates of the training can join Petersburg's Community Emergency Response Team - a different group from Petersburg's existing volunteer EMS force. The Community Emergency Response Team, or CERT, is a supplemental group that gets called in when emergency responders need more hands. CERT is a national program through the Federal Emergency Management Agency that trains community members in basic disaster... Full story
Bergen Kludt-Painter grew up in Petersburg, graduating high school in 2022. She went to college at the University of Idaho, where she just graduated with a degree in political science. Now she is back in town on a 10-week internship with Alaska Sea Grant. She brings her background to a program called "Sea Grant Community-Engaged Fellowship." Kludt-Painter works alongside Marine Advisory Program Agent Sunny Rice. "Bergen's job is to create a project over the course of the summer that matches both...
Lights, Camera, Action! On July 17 Petersburg's Kinder Skog nature program put on two theater performances. The elementary age group began with a Saturday Night Live-style skit show, then the audience followed the yellow brick road to the middle school-aged kids' performance of The Wizard of Oz. The plays were directed by theater extraordinaire Brad Younts, who has been putting the program on since 2023. Younts has a Master of Fine Arts in Theater Arts, and 30 years of experience in the field....
Petersburg Parks and Rec will host an approximate 24-mile bike race on Saturday, July 25. The race will both begin and end at Blind Slough, at 9 a.m., with check-in beginning at 8 a.m. Racers can either register as a relay team (up to 5 members) and split the race up, or register individually and do the entire race solo. "There's some areas with significant elevation gain, but if you break it up on a team, it makes it more doable or palatable," said Scott Burt, a Parks and Rec employee who...
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish, is opening the entirety of Blind Slough to king salmon retention and increasing harvest opportunity. The following regulations will be in effect for the Blind Slough/Wrangell Narrows Terminal Harvest Area from 12:01 a.m. Saturday, July 18, through 11:59 p.m. Saturday, August 15, 2026: Resident Anglers: 3 king salmon per day, 3 in possession, any size, no annual limit; Nonresident Anglers: 2 king salmon per day, 2 in possession, any size, no annual limit; the area upstream of a...
Petersburg’s hospital launched a subscription-based healthcare program on July 1. The Direct Primary Care program gives members access to primary care services for a monthly fee — $125 for adults, and $80 for kids. “It’s a flat monthly rate,” explained Joy Janssen Clinic Director Kelly Zweifel. “It provides services like routine checkups, chronic care management, basic labs, and so it’s access to primary care.” Members can come in as many times as they need for almost all included services, which include sports physicals, simple stitches... Full story
Lauren Barbour enjoys a Saturday evening on Crystal Mountain ridge. Moments after taking in the serene views, the hikers were startled by a territorial mama moose with calf who, it turns out, has been a frequent presence summer atop the ridge overlooking Crystal Lake....
