Articles from the December 17, 2020 edition
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Erosion causes landslide at Public Works
Water from this month's heavy rainfall ripped at deformities in a culvert that runs underneath the...
Petersburg bow hunter sets world record
After an anxious three months, the rocky mountain goat Kaleb Baird shot with a bow and arrow on the...
Yesterday's News
December 17, 1920 The Petersburg city council met in postponed regular session last Monday night and transacted routine business. The report of the...
Pathologist: PCR tests set bar in COVID testing
Dr. John Hoyt, medical director at Northwest Pathology in Bellingham, explained the science behind...
Cases at zero week before Christmas
As of Wednesday, Petersburg Medical Center had collected 6,359 test samples to be tested for...
To the Editor
Cite reports and references To the Editor: After reading Marc's letter, I have some questions. First...
Stephanie Payne chosen as next P&R director
Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht has recommended Facilities Supervisor Stephanie Payne to fill the...
Police report
December 9— Authorities responded to a report of theft at the Petersburg School District. A parking complaint at a location on Mitkof Highway b...
PHS basketball, cheer get start date
Activities at Petersburg High School are set to resume later this winter and spring with basketball...
Alaska Fish Factor: Homer based Wild Alaskan Company takes seafood e-commerce to a whole new level
The Wild Alaskan Company based in Homer has taken “mission based” seafood e-commerce to a whole new level. While many Alaska fishermen and groups sell...
Damage control
Streets Foreman Martin Odegaard uses an excavator to assist Petersburg Municipal Power & Light with...
Twisted Antlers, live
It's that time of the year when the Luncheonettes don Christmas apparel and become the Twisted...
Art displays SE photography, watercolors
Photos capturing the beauty of Southeast Alaska and watercolor paintings concealing hidden details...
Saltwater charter operators and guides in SE AK required to use electronic logbook in 2021
Sport fishing guide businesses operating in Southeast Alaska salt waters will be required to use eLogBook to report their sport fish guiding activity...
Winter Wonderland
Wade Hatfield waves at a passing car as he holds on to his grandmother Stephanie Payne's...
Rainbow from Outlook Park
A rainbow as seen from Outlook Park stretches over Point Agassiz on Sunday....
Dancing at Wonderland
Glo, left, and Sigrid Wollen dance along to a performance of Winter Wonderland by Nicole and Alec...
Artifact Archive
The History of Petersburg The Museum has a collection of essays from 1947 written by students of...
Rainbow over Point Agassiz
Point Agassiz shines yellow beneath a rainbow over the mainland on Dec. 13....
Alaska receives first COVID-19 vaccine doses
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska has begun receiving its initial doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, state officials announced Monday. Some hospitals had r...
Alaska front-line health care workers get first vaccinations
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Coronavirus vaccinations reached the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage as the rollout spread across the state. F...
AK submits fewer college aid requests than other states
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An analysis of federal data shows Alaska’s high school seniors applied for college financial aid at a lower rate than stu...
Alaska governor proposes cash payouts, infrastructure plan
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) _ Gov. Mike Dunleavy proposed an “extraordinary response” to revive Alaska’s pandemic-stunted economy Friday, including about...
Congress authorizes new Arctic icebreakers for Coast Guard
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Congress has passed a bill authorizing the addition of Coast Guard Polar Security Cutters for use as icebreakers, and an A...
