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Editorial: Education vs. PFDs
Education is too critical a part of our state's future to allow for reduced funding of that line...
PSD could lose $1,050 per student in Dunleavy's proposed budget
After Gov. Mike Dunleavy released his proposed budget earlier this month that looks to solve a $1.6 billion deficit through cuts in statewide...
Cybersafety lecturer warns parents on the negative side affects of smart devices
Author and lecturer Frederick Lane spoke at the Wright Auditorium on Thursday evening to discussion...
2018: Year in Review
January The borough assembly received a proposed update to its zoning code that would introduce a...
School board approves 6-year project priority list
With a total estimated cost of approximately $3.5 million, the Petersburg School Board approved its project priority list for the 2020 through 2025...
Wrangell magistrate judge retires after 30 years
WRANGELL - After 30 years on the bench, Wrangell's district magistrate will conclude her legal caree...
Alaska Legislature passes budgets, ends extended session
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska lawmakers ended the extended legislative session early Sunday after passing state spending plans and a flurry of other b...
'Displaced' teachers a lesser known story of budget moves
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The process of laying off teachers in what’s known as “pink slip season” — May 15 to the last day of school — attracts mo...
Big items remain as legislative session nears end
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – The Alaska Legislature is in its final week of a scheduled 90-day session, with budgets to complete and questions over what i...
The year in review: 2017
January The Borough assembly started approval of a program called Local Improvement Districts,...
Lutheran Church and PSG Rotary Club support school and projects in Tanzania
Ndesamburo Kwayu is the retired headmaster of the Sokoine Secondary School in Tanzania. His wife Ros...
Fish Factor: October is National Seafood Month recognizing one of America's oldest industries
October is National Seafood Month, a distinction bestowed by Congress 30 years ago to recognize one of America’s oldest industries. Alaska merits s...
Schools transition to toll-free one phone number system
The Petersburg School District wants to be clear to the public why it switched to a single phone system, and how a toll-free number will increase...
Rotary District Governor commends local club
District Governor Harry Kieling visited the Petersburg Rotary Club this week and commended the club...
Nationwide teacher shortage amplifies Alaska schools' woes
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A teacher shortage across the nation has added to Alaska’s ongoing problem of educators fleeing the state, leaving school dis...
Murkowski: Omnibus bill yields benefits for Alaska
Last week the United States Senate passed an omnibus bill to fund the government through the end of Fiscal Year 2017. A member of the Appropriations C...
Fish Factor: Research agencies may recieve massive budget cuts
Massive cuts could be in store for the agencies and people who provide the science and stewardship to preserve and protect our planet. The budget...
Rotary district governor visits local club
A busy year for the Petersburg Rotary Club continued last week with district representatives...
Yesterday's News
July 1, 1916 – Captain A. W. Thomas, general manager of the Alaska Herring and Sardine Company, at Port Walter, was a business visitor in town. He s...
Yesterday's News
Yesterday’s News May 20, 1916 – A request was received from the Petersburg Packing Company that water be turned on at the cannery June 1 and that the...
Petersburg resident to teach next year
Local Petersburg resident Eliza Warmack will be a new 5th grade teacher at Rae C. Stedman...
Forest Service finding ways to cooperate with maintenance
wrangell — A crowd-drawing discussion on recreation funding held by the Forest Service Tuesday evening made the council chambers at City Hall feel u...
School board upgrades software
The Petersburg School Board unanimously approved an $80,037 software program for the Petersburg School District’s finance office. PSD Finance D... Full story
To the Editor
We are in this together To the Editor: I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the School Board members and administration that worked for...
Yesterday's News
November 20, 1915 – The building of the board walk along the beach at Scow Bay was completed last Saturday, and Olaf Arness has notified J. C. H...
