Articles from the November 5, 2020 edition
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Landslide rattles residents Sunday night
Grace Wolf heard what sounded like a jet flying over her home near the six mile mark of Mitkof...
SB playground moves forward
The Petersburg Borough Assembly approved the Petersburg Rotary Club's request to begin construction...
Intrastate travelers asked to test for virus
Incident Commander Karl Hagerman encouraged residents at Friday's COVID-19 community update who...
Bears still on the hunt for food
As bears continue to search for food in town, Petersburg Area Biologist Frank Robbins, with the...
Borough releases $600,000 in aid
In the form of utility credit and business grants, the borough assembly approved $600,000 in...
PSD tightens travel protocols
The Petersburg School Board issued an administrative directive on Monday requesting school...
PMC running low on rapid test supplies
In his report to the Petersburg Medical Center Board of Directors last week, PMC CEO Phil...
What's up Stedman?
From the Daily Dozen Newsroom comes a monthly student-run newspaper dedicated to news Rae C....
PMC shows continued financial success
Petersburg Medical Center reported a total operating revenue for the month of September that balanced off the expenses and led to a positive bottom...
Tin Can Country receives accolades
Arlington, VA - Fifty-two museum publications have gained accolades in the 29th annual Museum...
Yesterday's News
November 5, 1920 The pupils of the 5th and 6th grades wrote original Halloween poems last week. The five best ones were put on exhibition. They were...
Editorial
We’re glad the borough assembly cut through drawn out discussions and approved the continuation of work on the Sandy Beach Park playground project....
Guest Commentary
Last week, the Alaska Marine Highway Reshaping Group released a report it had been working on for several months throughout the pandemic. Even though...
Police report
October 28— Robi Scaduto, 30, was issued a citation for driving with an expired license. Authorities responded to a call of a lost dog on Lumber St....
Alaska to require masks and COVID-19 screens at Capitol
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Legislative Council approved a measure that requires lawmakers, employees and reporters to be screened for the...
Obituary: Phillip Martin Odegaard, 67
Phillip Martin Odegaard, 67, died on Oct. 6, 2020 at Providence Hospital in Anchorage. He was born...
Alaska Fish Factor
After a salmon season that successfully fished its way through a pandemic and upturned markets, the value of Alaska salmon permits is ticking up in...
Artifact Archive
Castle Island Barium-Barite Mine was located in the Kupreanof Mining District from 1966 to 1980 and...
Coast Guard makes rescue south of Wrangell
WRANGELL - The Coast Guard pulled a man out of the water last Sunday evening, Nov. 1. The incident...
Plug-in Petersburg: advantages of electric vehicles (EVs) in small communities
Southeast Alaskan electrical vehicle owners are hosting a one-hour knowledge sharing session...
PMC employee tests positive for COVID-19
A staff member at Petersburg Medical Center has tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total... Full story