Articles from the September 12, 2019 edition
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$62,000 in heroin, meth seized by police
The Petersburg Police Department served search warrants at 410 Mitkof Highway at approximately 3:50... Full story
Cause of Public Works fire still unknown
Following the Public Works fire last month that caused a storage shed to go up in flames,...
Five days left in Tongass project comment period
Members of the United States Forest Service met with the public last week to receive feedback and...
Week long diesel generator campaign ends Monday
The borough shut off their diesel generators Monday after running them for a week while Southeast...
Correction
In last week’s issue of the Pilot, a story about two Norwegians visiting Petersburg incorrectly identified Gerda Olsen. She was Karl Rasmus Dahle a...
Salmon Beyond Borders and SEITC working to create united front against transboundary mining
WRANGELL - For many people in Southeast Alaska, mining operations in nearby British Columbia is a...
State troopers teach difference between legal and illegal moose
WRANGELL - State Wildlife Troopers Kyle Freeberg, of Wrangell, and Cody Litster, of Petersburg, set...
Alaska Permanent Fund grew by $1.4B in last fiscal year
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Despite a large transfer of funds to the state treasury, the Alaska...
New Alaska oil tax credit group introduces "the Fair Share Act" ballot initiative
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A new Alaska group hopes to overhaul the state’s oil and gas tax credit system through a ballot initiative called the Fai...
Drug dealer gets time served
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - A Petersburg man received 21 months in federal prison and five years of...
Alaska ferry system to stop winter service to Kodiak Island
KODIAK, Alaska (AP) - An Alaska ferry system has released a new schedule that stops service to and...
High school athlete disqualified over swimsuit modesty rule
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A race judge at an Alaska high school swim meet disqualified a state champion swimmer after concluding that that her t...
Group submits signatures in early phase of recall effort
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Supporters of an effort to recall Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy submitted...
Sarah Palin's husband appears to be seeking a divorce
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Sarah Palin’s husband, commonly referred to as “Alaska’s first dude” when she was governor, appears to be seeking a divorce...
Starbucks clashes with small Alaska company over trademark
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A small Alaska apparel company is clashing with Starbucks over a trademark term the Seattle-based coffee giant says is too c...
Grizzly with cubs mauls Alaska hunter; partner shoots sow
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska hunter is recovering from a mauling by a grizzly. Alaska State Troopers spokesman Tim DeSpain says the injured h...
Alaska lawmakers, Native group join dispute over Pebble mine
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska lawmakers and a Native corporation have joined the dispute over a Canadian company’s potential investment in a lar...
Russian adventurer retraces historic route Irkutsk from to Sitka
SITKA, Alaska (AP) — Russian adventurer Anatoly Kazakevich sailed into town on a double-hulled inflatable sailboat Monday morning, completing the l...
Vikings place first in boys, girls 100 yard freestyle
Two Petersburg High School seniors took first place in the 100 yard freestyle event over the...
Nine runners break personal records at home meet
Half of 18 Petersburg High School runners that competed in the home cross country meet on Saturday...
Yesterday's News
September 12, 1919 The sportsmen of Petersburg are mostly men with families who go after a deer for the purpose of supplying their larder with food....
Letters to the Editor
Market winds down To the Editor: As another season comes to an end, we wanted to take a moment to th...
Police report
September 4 — A runaway puppy was returned to its owner. September 5 — Authorities responded to a disturbance at a location on Hungerford Hill Rd....
Cruisin' the Fossil Coastline
Ray Troll was in Petersburg last week for the annual Rainforest Festival and gave a presentation on...
