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Yesterday's News
April 8, 1921 The biggest social affair ever pulled off in Petersburg was held last Saturday night by the Petersburg Lodge No 702, L.O.O. Moose as a benefit for the Petersburg Hospital. The affair took the form of a masquerade dance, luncheon being s...
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COVID-19 weekly update:
Local COVID-19 travel mandate still in place April 2 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released guidance on Friday that recommends Americans who are fully vaccinated can travel freely... Full story
User fees reset at P&R
The Borough Assembly approved an ordinance in its third reading on Monday that reinstates user fees at the Parks and Recreation Center and makes changes to the fee structure. Ordinance #2021-03...
PHS to test athletes for COVID-19 weekly
Petersburg High School will test students involved in interscholastic, in-person sports that involve competition and travel on a weekly basis as the Petersburg School District looks for ways to get st...
Yesterday's News
February 18, 1921 Last Saturday night a big dance and benefit for the Petersburg Hospital was given by the Sons and Daughters of Norway in the S. of N. Hall. All expenses of the entertainment were paid by the Lodge, the music and all were donated...
SPED preschool to open at elementary school
Rae C. Stedman Elementary School will begin offering special education preschool beginning in the 2021-2022 school year, Superintendent Erica Kludt-Painter told the Petersburg School Board at their me...
Obituary: Barbara Martin Short, 89
Barbara Martin Short, 89 died of natural causes, while eating her favorite ice cream with Wayne's help on January 17, 2021 in their apartment at Mountain View Manor in Petersburg, Alaska. She was... Full story
PSB passes traditional school calendar
The Petersburg School Board approved the academic calendar for the 2021-2022 school year at their meeting on Tuesday that takes a more traditional approach to the school year. Under the approved calen...
Lady Vikings win first games of season
The Lady Vikings racked up two wins against Metlakatla on Feb. 5 and 6 at home in their first games of the basketball season. Right out of the gate, Petersburg scored 22 points in the first quarter....
Vikings win, lose first seeding games
The Petersburg High School boys basketball team split their wins against Metlakatla at home last weekend in the first two seeding games of the season. The games were held on Feb. 5 and 6. The Vikings...
School board considers calendar changes
The Petersburg School Board began discussing the 2021-2022 school year calendar at their meeting on Jan. 12 and looked at three possible calendars. All three scenarios had the school year start on...
PSD budget revision reflects low student count
The Petersburg School Board approved a winter revision to the fiscal year 2021 budget that addresses changes in funding and needs mainly due to a decrease in enrollment and the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
New P&R director sets facility priorities
In her first Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting since becoming the new Parks and Recreation director, Stephanie Payne laid out the goals she'd like to accomplish in the coming weeks and month...
School board approves sex ed. curriculum
The Petersburg School Board approved the sex education curriculum for Petersburg High School at their regular meeting on Tuesday to comply with HB 156. The house bill requires that the sex education i...
2020: Year in Review
January The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration proposed establishing critical habitat areas for humpback whales in three distinct population segments located off Mexico, Central American...
Red Kettles bring in $19,879.50
Bell ringers raised $19,879.50 in donations for the Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign this holiday season, said Salvation Army Major Loni Upshaw. The donations will fund the Salvation Army's social...
PSD students show growth in reading, math
Petersburg School District students took a Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) assessment test this fall that gauged reading fluency and math and reading growth among students, which found those...
PHS basketball, cheer get start date
Activities at Petersburg High School are set to resume later this winter and spring with basketball and cheer starting Jan. 11. The decision comes after an Alaska School Activities Association Board o...
To the Editor
PIA met need To the Editor: Mt. View Food Services would like to generously thank Petersburg Indian Association for applying for the CDC Grant which was geared to keeping senior citizens fed a...
The first Christmas tree
Students gathered outside of Rae C. Stedman Elementary School on Dec. 3 to watch staff light up the school's Christmas tree for the first time this season. "It's so nice to drive up the hill and...
Town's tree lighter survived 1946 ship wreck
In February 1946, the S.S. Yukon ran aground near Seward. The passengers on board were thrown into cold, oily water as they waited to be rescued. One of those passengers was Art Hammer, this year's Ch...
Five candidates eye P&R director position
Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht will be narrowing down the list of finalists for the Parks and Recreation Department director position from five candidates to two or three candidates this week, with...
Vessel screening mandate extended until Feb.
The Borough Assembly extended the borough's health mandate that places COVID-19 protocols on vessels docking and disembarking at borough harbor facilities for the fourth time at their meeting on...
Elementary school hires six new teachers
Rae C. Stedman Elementary School brought on board six new teachers this year as the school looks to create smaller class sizes to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 within the building. One of the new te...
Pool likely to remain closed until summer
Superintendent Erica Kludt-Painter had the unfortunate job of delivering bad news to the Petersburg School Board at their regular meeting on Tuesday; the Parks and Recreation Center's pool will...
