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Introducing the not-so-new Med Center Providers
There are three not-so-new medical providers seeing patients at Petersburg Medical Center. Dr.... Full story
Stedman students learn fire safety
Stedman Elementary School students got an education in fire safety last week from members of the...
Community meeting addresses impacts of child care crisis
Saturday morning a group of concerned Petersburg residents met at the Wright Auditorium to... Full story
Borough Assembly candidate forum roundup
The five candidates running for the two seats on the Petersburg Borough Assembly participated in a...
Supply chain issues, high demand keeping hunters scrambling to reload
WRANGELL – Issues with lingering supply chain disruptions that started with the COVID-19 pandemic have put hunters and gun enthusiasts in a bind. T...
Massive preseason turnout for Lady Vikings volleyball
The Petersburg High School gym has been packed for the last two weeks with students eager to play volleyball this season. Though their practice...
Lighthouse Keepers Corner
Goodbyes are hard. I suppose that is evidenced by my need to write one more time after already signing off for the season. One thing COVID taught us...
Assembly Candidates Survey
Jeigh Stanton Gregor What is your age? 45 What experience do you have? I have 20 years of...
Vikings hosts first home cross country meet in three years
The Petersburg High School cross country team hosted over 150 students from 14 schools last...
Mitkof Mummers plan return to the limelight
The Mitkof Mummers will be holding a casting call on Tuesday as they mount a return to the stage...
Ordinance increasing spending limits for borough officials passes
The Petersburg Borough Assembly voted unanimously to pass Ordinance #2022-11 in its third and final reading during Tuesday’s meeting, allowing for i...
CDC endorses updated COVID-19 vaccine boosters for this fall
WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Thursday signed off on the approval from the agency’s independent vaccine advisers th...
Artifacts returned by Portland museum belong to the entire clan
WRANGELL - Twenty years ago, the Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes asked the...
Work session discusses housing needs and possible solutions
The Petersburg Borough Assembly hosted a work session Monday evening to get a better understanding...
Sharing Our Knowledge conference opens next week in Wrangell
WRANGELL – Beginning Sept. 7, the annual Sharing Our Knowledge conference of Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian tribes and clans will be held in Wrangell f...
Biden to wipe out $10,000 in student loan debt for many borrowers
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he will cancel up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt for Pell Grant borrowers and up t... Full story
School board sets relaxed COVID-19 guidelines
The Petersburg School Board updated its COVID-19 mitigation plan for the upcoming school year...
Tens of thousands of Alaskans will see reduced food stamp benefits starting in September
Tens of thousands of Alaskans will lose access to expanded food stamp benefits in September after the state ended its public health emergency in...
Young PHS swim team gets fit for fall season
Students on the Petersburg High School swim team are spending their afternoons training in the aquatic center for the fast approaching fall season....
Applications open for second round of pandemic relief aid for fisheries
Applications are due by Oct. 31 for more than $39 million in the second round of federal relief funds for those in Alaska’s fishing industry who i...
Somerville and Sekiguchi wedding announcement
David and Tanya Somerville, the parents of Cole Michael Somerville, are happy to announce the...
Assembly sets capital project priorities for FY24
The Petersburg Borough Assembly voted 5-0 to approve a list ranking its top capital projects for FY24 during Monday’s meeting. Mayor Mark Jensen a...
Two COVID-19 cases at Long Term Care
The Petersburg Medical Center has reported two positive cases of COVID-19 among Long Term Care residents over the past week. The first case was...
Spring black bear popular with nonresidents
Hunting guide Logan Canton has been working all over the state since 2008, including conducting...
Dixson retires from the Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department
After leading the Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department for 14 years, Fire/EMS Director Sandy Dixson...
