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Alaska Legislature boosts allowable payments from fund that covers fishers' crew medical costs
Maximum payouts from a fund that covers medical costs of injured seafood harvesters would be boosted under a bill that won final passage in the... Full story
Ferry ridership still not back to pre-pandemic numbers
The state ferry system carried 181,000 passengers in 2023, still short of the pre-COVID numbers in 2019 and down substantially from almost 340,000 in...
Flat state funding complicates ongoing teacher negotiations
The Associated Teachers of Petersburg (ATP) and Petersburg School District are negotiating the next...
Haines loses appeal of Census which showed 500 resident drop
The U.S. Census Bureau rejected Haines' appeal over the 2020 population count, which showed Haines’ population dropping by around 500 residents. ...
Alaska's courts are mired in cases, with gradual progress on pandemic backlog
Alaska’s courts have had a backlog of cases since courts shut down for months during the COVID-19 pandemic. The backlog has persisted, in part because... Full story
Year in Review
In January The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously voted to award the construction contract for...
Petersburg's roller derby team Ragnarok Rollers returns to the rink
Roller derby took a knee when COVID-19 hit, and it's been slow to get back up to speed, not only in...
Alaska retirement board recommends closure of widely used plan after analysis finds flaws The 'managed accounts' program covers more than 10,000 of the 122,000-plus retirement accounts managed by the state
The board in charge of Alaska’s retirement system for public employees has recommended the closure of its commonly used managed accounts program a... Full story
Mitkof Mummers muster for upcoming play
The Mitkof Mummers are setting the stage for their upcoming play, "McQuadle: A Dragon's Tale." With...
Alaska flu cases increased last year, spiking in early winter, while vaccine rates lagged
After a period when COVID-19 restrictions halted the spread of other respiratory diseases, Alaska had a big increase in influenza cases, state data sh... Full story
AK Seaplanes will end service to Wrangell and Petersburg
Alaska Seaplanes has decided to shut down its Wrangell and Petersburg operations, citing poor econom...
State pauses cancellation of Medicaid due to missing paperwork
The Alaska Division of Public Assistance has temporarily stopped dropping people from Medicaid for paperwork-related reasons after thousands of...
Alaskans could see $500 bonus payment next year
High oil prices could provide an additional $500 for Alaskans a year from now. As part of the end-of-session budget deal put together by legislative...
Public forums conducted for assembly and hospital board candidates
Candidates for the hotly contested seats on Petersburg Borough Assembly came together last Thursday for a live candidate forum where they responded to...
Gus Pennington joins Stedman staff as 5th grade teacher
Gus Pennington will return to Stedman Elementary School this fall as the new fifth grade teacher....
Hospital Board approves FY24 operating budget
The Petersburg Medical Center Board unanimously approved the hospital’s operating budget for the next fiscal year at its June board meeting. PMC CFO J...
Alaska to use crowdsourcing website to distribute $2M in COVID-19 relief money for public school supplies
Alaska public school teachers short of supplies this year have a new source to turn to for funding, and it’s not the local school budget. Each t... Full story
Mountain View Food Services will begin hosting dining room meals again this week
Mountain View Food Services will begin holding in-person meals at Mountain View Manor's dining room...
New state child care task force faces bleak reality of Alaska's system
Alaskans are having a harder time accessing child care now than they were five years ago, an expert told a new task force charged by Gov. Mike... Full story
More visitors expected in Petersburg as Alaska tourism booms
The sun is shining, the days are longer, and bands of people wearing identical jackets are...
Assembly approves sewer utility rate hike
The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously passed an ordinance that will raise the amount that...
Forest Service reminds public of unguided Anan permits
WRANGELL — The U.S. Forest Service again this year is making available permits for unguided visits to the Anan Wildlife Observatory, limited to f...
Class of 2023 prepares for new chapter of life
The 21 members of the Petersburg High School Class of 2023 are gearing up for graduation and...
Assembly ups funding for Mountain View food service School continues advocating for $3 million
The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously approved the borough's FY24 budget in its second...
School board discusses funding uncertainties
With education funding undecided, Director of Finance Karen Morrison reported to the Petersburg...
