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Bringing the pink shrimp back to Petersburg
Petersburg once was host to sound enterprise of commercial shrimp fisheries and processing plants,... Full story
Senior sales tax changes dominate borough ballot
Petersburg voters will head to the polls Oct. 7 to weigh in on seven propositions, the majority of which would impose stricter limitations on the... Full story
Making sisters out of strangers:
Long-time Petersburg residents Joey Doyle and Beth Richards were small-town strangers before an... Full story
Yesterday's News
September 19, 1914 – Anthon Eckern, president of the Bank of Petersburg, is in Juneau attending to the incorporation of his bank under the laws of t...
To the Editor
Study finds youth who have used e-cigarettes are likely to smoke conventional cigarettes To the Editor: More than a quarter of a million youth who had...
Police reports
Sept. 17 Caller reported suspicious individuals going through a donation bin. Officers made contact with an individual on the matter on Haugen Drive....
Death of local man brings two communities together
Petersburg resident Dennis D. Moore, 32, was found dead by an apparent gunshot wound in his Second...
Viking volleyball readying to face Sitka for home conference; Girls finished with close loss against Thunder Mountain
While Petersburg's varsity volleyball team didn't bring home a win from their Friday and Saturday...
Vikings lead region in Swim and Dive
Petersburg's Vikings returned triumphant from their watery battles over the Sept. 19 and 20 weekend...
Viking girls lead Cross Country runners heading into Ketchikan regionals
Petersburg cross country runners will be pacing themselves this week as they prepare to run in Ketchikan this weekend for the regional competition,...
PIA's E-waste program recycles 15,000 pounds of local electronics
Petersburg Indian Association’s first-ever e-waste program sent 15,000 pounds – a full 40-foot shipping container – of electronics to Seattle to be...
New ferries to be built in Ketchikan shipyard
Alaska Governor Sean Parnell announced Saturday that Ketchikan-based Vigor Alaska will construct two new day ferries for the Alaska Marine Highway...
Forest Service still seeks Anan comments
WRANGELL — Though the comment period officially ended Sept. 15, the Wrangell Ranger District of the United States Forestry Service is still seeking p...
TAC members look at social impact of old-growth transition
The Tongass Advisory Committee (TAC) heard presentations from Forest Service and Department of Natural Resources (DNR) officials and discussed the cha...
Steller sea lion decline: Pinniped expert presents recent research
Marine mammal expert Kate Wynne presented at Rainforest Festival in Petersburg Sept. 6 on a topic...
Bowhunter Certification Course
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) will be conducting a Bowhunter Education Course if enough individuals are interested in taking the...
Early moose season numbers higher than average
Twenty-six moose were reported taken in the first week of the season that opened on Sept. 15. The numbers from the first week are higher than...
Home and Garden Edition, 2014
This year Scott and Rachel Kandoll and their three children moved into their dream home-a custom...
Home and Garden Edition, 2014
Just behind Rae C. Stedman Elementary School a large garden teeming with life offers students and...
Home and Garden Edition, 2014
The School + Community Garden that thrives behind the Rae C. Stedman Elementary School does so this...
Home and Garden Edition, 2014
The weeks between harvest and the first hard freeze are crucial for preparing your garden for the next growing season. The following checklist helps...