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Obituary: Peter O. Ellert, 62
Peter O. Ellert, longtime resident of Petersburg, Alaska passed away on September 22, 2022. Pete was... Full story
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Damage assessments begin in flooded remote Alaska villages
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Authorities in Alaska were making contact Monday with some of the most...
Yesterday's News
September 15, 1922 Probably Mrs. John Vanderbilt, who is a guest at the Goddard Hot Springs, is the only woman who ever entertained a big brown bear i...
Home Edition: Raising a young family while floating
If you're down on Dock St. and happen to notice a float house moored on the left, before the United...
Decades of Viking shenanigans
Forty-five years ago, Kathi Hammer was helping Carol Hall at a concession booth downtown, during... Full story
Yesterday's News
April 7, 1922 The gas boat Progress, in charge of ‘Spanish Joe’ was captured recently at Ketchikan with the entire crew aboardt. When taken into...
Vietnam War commemoration welcomes home veterans
The Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs hosted a ceremony Tuesday in the Petersburg...
Petersburg likely to receive USCGC Elderberry replacement
During the February 21 Petersburg Borough Assembly meeting, Assembly Member Dave Kensinger gave a...
Assembly passes second reading of liens ordinance
The Borough Assembly voted in support of Ordinance #2021-16 Monday during its second reading. The or...
Petersburg commemorates 20th anniversary of 9/11
First responders, veterans, and members of the community memorialized the 20th anniversary of the...
A visit from the Blue Shark
Lt. Michael Gagen stands before the United States Coast Cutter Blue Shark on Saturday, June 19. The...
Vessel collides with boat fishing for herring
A local Boston Whaler vessel crashed into a Hewescraft belonging to Island Point Lodge in the Wrange... Full story
The Little Norway Festival returns for 62nd year
After last year's festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 62nd annual Little...
Navy rolls out new strategy for expanding Arctic operations
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Department of the Navy released details of a new strategy for operations in the Arctic as competition for resources...
USCG airlifts injured fisherman from Bering Sea
The United States Coast Guard medevaced an injured fisherman on board the F/V Magnus Martens 80...
Elementary school hires six new teachers
Rae C. Stedman Elementary School brought on board six new teachers this year as the school looks to...
Man overboard in Kah Sheets Bay
The United States Coast Guard transported two people, and two dogs, to Petersburg after their skiff...
PPD officers describe their television appearance
On February 13, Petersburg and its law enforcement officers appeared in the season finale of Alaska...
Five Finger Lighthouse group talks future plans
The Five Finger Lighthouse Society went into detail on their plans for the future of the Five...
Petersburg Coast Guard flotilla to remain intact
Petersburg's Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla has been saved from disbandment thanks to the efforts...
AMHS vessel M/V Matanuska in Ketchikan to complete repairs
JUNEAU – The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) vessel M/V Matanuska has arrived at the...
Five Finger Lighthouse to be remodeled
The Juneau Lighthouse Association, which operates and maintains the Five Finger Lighthouse, has chan...
Fire department finds its EMS coordinator
The Petersburg Fire Department has filled its vacant EMS coordinator position about two months...
2019: Year in Review
January Following the shutdown of the U.S. government on Dec. 22, 2018, the U.S. Coast Guard stated...
Local Coast Guard Auxiliary faces disbandment
Petersburg's Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla is down to zero members, and if at least five members...
