Articles from the January 28, 2021 edition
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Submarine cable gets early delivery date
The Southeast Alaska Power Agency could replace a damaged submarine cable that is used as a backup...
Colorful reflections
The pink and purple sky over LeConte Bay on Saturday morning reflects onto the ice and...
Next COVID-19 vaccine clinic expected on Feb. 5
Petersburg Medical Center is setting Feb. 5 as a tentative date to hold another COVID-19 vaccination...
Active cases of COVID-19 drop to zero
At the COVID community update on Jan. 22, Incident Commander Karl Hagerman told the public that the...
Yesterday's News
January 28, 1921 A search of the records of births and deaths in the office of Commissioner Perkins shows that during the year of 1920 there were 25...
Borough assembly member only resident to receive mask warning
Since the Borough Assembly passed the masking mandate at their Nov. 16 meeting, the Petersburg...
Giant Snowman
The Willis family built a giant snowman at their residence on Sandy Beach Rd. over the weekend....
Mayor Jensen speaks on local monetary concerns
Mayor Mark Jensen participated in a phone call with Gov. Mike Dunleavy's office and other mayors in...
PHS students play in virtual concert
Seven Petersburg High School band and choir students performed in the 2020 Region V Honor Music...
To the Editor
Petersburg comes through To the Editor: When we learned that our 13 year old son Joseph Tagaban was...
Police report
January 20— Suspicious activity was reported at locations on Cornelius Rd. and on Sandy Beach Rd. A vehicle was abandoned at a location on Lumber S...
Dressed for the weather
Rachel Newport used the weekend's snowfall to build a bikini-clad, mask-wearing...
PVFD donates 4,153 hours in 2020
Despite facing complications as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Petersburg Volunteer Fire Dep...
School board considers calendar changes
The Petersburg School Board began discussing the 2021-2022 school year calendar at their meeting on...
DOT taking comments on AMHS schedule
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities has begun taking comments on the 2021...
February Borough assembly meetings postponed
The Borough Assembly meetings in February will be postponed to allow contractors to upgrade the...
New fund will help jump-start ocean businesses
New ocean-related jobs, investments and opportunities will be seeded by an ambitious Blue Pipeline Venture Studio that connects marine business...
Chilly colony gathering
Hundreds of waterfowl gather in the Wrangell Narrows on Monday near the mouth of Petersburg...
School News
Erin Pfundt and Joshua Thynes were named to the Provost’s Honor Roll at Whitworth University for the fall 2020 semester....
Artifact Archive
These glass float "divers" were used in place of wood barrel floats in longlining for halibut and...
Daily roundtrip flights to Juneau coming in spring
Alaska Seaplanes will begin offering two daily roundtrip flights between Petersburg and Juneau...
Elks Lodge makes $8,000 donation
Jerod Cook, president of the Petersburg Elks Lodge #1615, presented checks totaling $8,000 on...
