Articles from the September 7, 2023 edition
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Hagerman anticipates 'the largest wastewater project that we've ever seen'
Petersburg can expect the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enforce a higher standard fo...
Dave Ohmer retires after 44 years managing Petersburg processor
After serving 44 years as plant manager, Dave Ohmer retired last Friday. Dave's grandfather, Earl...
Library summer reading programs turned pages for prizes
The 2023 summer reading programs at the Petersburg Public Library ended in July after six weeks of...
APEI completes review of Petersburg Borough safety and human resources
The Alaska Public Entity Insurance (APEI) has completed its review of safety and human resources for the Petersburg Borough. Though it was prompted...
Yesterday's News News from 25-50-75-100 years ago
September 7, 1923 – The Petersburg schools, with the exception of the first and second grades, opened for the winter term on Tuesday. The two lower...
Funding our public schools
In the middle school where I teach, it’s now commonplace to have two or three classes report to the gym each day where they play basketball, read...
Police report
August 30 – Petersburg Police Department executed a search warrant. An officer responded to a report of suspicious activity on Hungerford Hill...
Ketchikan reinstates police chief after felony charge dismissed
Ketchikan’s police chief returned to the job last month after a felony assault charge against him stemming from an off-duty altercation at a...
PHS cross country starts off strong in Klawock
Petersburg High School's cross country team showed impressive performances across the board at...
PHS swim duo start their path to regionals
Petersburg High School's swim team started things off with a strong showing this year with their...
Alaska board of education votes to limit trans girls' participation in high school sports
The state’s governor-appointed board of education voted to limit transgender girls’ participation in school sports at a special meeting on...
State grants limited opening for kings; nine per troller
The Southeast king salmon troll fishery opened Friday, Sept. 1, for the third time this summer, though relatively few fish remain in this year’s...
SE red and blue king crab fishery closed for 2023-2024 season
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has closed the commercial red and blue king crab fishery for the 2023-2024 season, the sixth year in a row,...
Artifact Archive
In 1935 Dick Estelle’s parents worked in the Matanuska Colony, part of the New Deal resettlement...