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Some skepticism as Gov. Mike Dunleavy proposes biggest use of executive power in decades
In an unusual use of executive powers, Gov. Mike Dunleavy this month issued 12 executive orders abolishing state boards and granting new powers to... Full story
Year in Review
In January The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously voted to award the construction contract for...
A review of Kinder Skog's first year under the PMC umbrella
During October's hospital board meeting, program facilitators presented a review of the PMC Youth Pr...
Here's what to know about new federal policies for repaying student loans
WASHINGTON — Following the Supreme Court’s summer ruling against 40 million federal student loan borrowers who would have qualified for debt rel...
Tlingit & Haida Head Start plans to cut 80 classroom spots
The Head Start program operated in 10 Southeast communities by the Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska wants to reduce its auth...
Alaska Department of Health moves to ease parts of child care licensing burden
The state government is taking aim at eliminating one of the most common barriers for people who want to open child care centers in remote...
Tlingit & Haida awarded $49 million grant to develop broadband infrastructure
The Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska announced last Thursday that it...
To the Editor
Ocean Rangers To the Editor: If you were disappointed in the Senate Resource Committee’s decision last week and want to stop SB 180 please speak up n...
COVID-19 weekly update:
Breakthrough COVID-19 cases found in Alaska April 30 Between Feb. 1 and March 31, Alaska Department... Full story
Medical experts layout local COVID-19 outbreak
State health officials held a town hall meeting via Zoom on Wednesday to give an overview of the...
Alaska Fish Factor: Edict by CDC says fishermen must wear masks while underway, even while sleeping; Coast Guard will enforce it
Fishermen must wear masks while they are underway, even while sleeping, and the Coast Guard intends to enforce it. That’s an edict issued as a p...
Yesterday's News
January 21, 1921 Bishop Crimont returned from a trip to Petersburg on the steamer Jefferson, which arrived in port Thursday. He said that business...
Seafood netted historic firsts in nation's new dietary guidelines
It got little attention from the mainstream media but seafood netted some historic firsts in the nation’s new dietary guidelines. The Dietary Guidelin...
Two more cases of virus confirmed locally
Two additional cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the community in the past week, bringing the...
One new case of COVID-19 locally
A traveler coming into town through the James A. Johnson Airport has tested positive for COVID-19,...
Test samples collected at Petersburg airport
On Tuesday, Petersburg Medical Center staff were ready to start collecting test samples from passeng...
Borough to screen incoming travelers
An updated version of Gov. Dunleavy's state health mandate #10 took effect early Saturday morning...
Interstate travel mandate to expire Saturday
With the upcoming expiration of the state's health mandate that requires anyone arriving in the...
Pandemic brings on depression among Alaskans
Petersburg Public Health Nurse Erin Michael warned the public that as people's lives change and...
Top Alaskan medical professionals speak on COVID-19
State health officials held a virtual work session with the borough on May 27 that updated the...
Alaska loosens intrastate travel limitations
On Monday, Gov. Mike Dunleavy released state health mandate #18, which eases previous restrictions...
Borough to speak with top state medical staff
Borough officials will be having a work session with state medical professionals next Wednesday to...
Testing numbers increase as third local case reported
Another case of COVID-19 was reported in Petersburg on Monday, bringing the local number of...
Assembly passes sheltering directive in a split vote
The borough assembly approved a public health emergency directive at a special meeting on Tuesday th...
COVID-19 testing machines to only be used to screen
Petersburg Medical Center has sent out a total of 71 samples to be tested for COVID-19 at state and...
