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Assembly approves D.C. trip to lobby Petersburg priorities
The borough assembly on Monday approved a trip to Washington, D.C., where two Petersburg representatives will advocate for its federal priorities....
Belgian canoer missing on Stikine River
WRANGELL - Wrangell emergency responders took part in a search for a missing canoer on the Stikine...
Littleton not in need of rescue
On Aug. 1 at approximately 12:52 p.m., Alaska State Troopers received a report from the International Response Coordination Center (IRCC) regarding...
The World bypasses Petersburg
WRANGELL – Wrapping up a visit to Wrangell over the weekend, cruise ship The World was on its way...
Coast Guard cutter visits
One of the newest United States Coast Guard fast response cutters, the John McCormick, made a stop...
Yesterday's News
July 20, 1917 – Joseph Maddock, manager and A.G. Pritchard, president of the Glacier Fish Company expressed themselves as well pleased with the...
Northwest Passage sailer describes her 22,000-mile voyage
A 73-year-old woman from England who sailed the Northwest Passage was at the Petersburg Library Wedn...
Kake man found dead off Point Macartney
On July 2, at about 1:10 p.m., the Alaska State Troopers were notified that a boat had ran aground in Herring Bay on Admiralty Island and one of the...
Coast Guard: Fatal boating accidents double in Alaska
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) – A report by the U.S. Coast Guard shows that fatal recreational-boating accidents in Alaska have doubled over the last...
Petersburg Coast Guard changes command
The United States Coast Guard change of command ceremony was Thursday at Sandy Beach Park where...
Wrangell boat race to return after 30 years
WRANGELL – An updated schedule for next month's Independence Day festivities was put out this...
Petersburg budget approved, tax increase remains
The Petersburg Assembly unanimously approved its budget last week for the upcoming year that starts...
Letters to the Editor
Extremely proud To the Editor: It is not too often that we hear about the accomplishments of our PHS graduates. We are extremely proud of Joseph...
Class of 2017 graduates Tuesday evening
The Petersburg High School Class of 2017 ended their K through 12 tenures at a commencement...
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...
Tempers flare during constituency visit
Petersburg was paid a visit by longstanding United States Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) on Monday, part...
Petersburg news highlights for 2016
January Public Works rolled out the borough's highly anticipated blue cart recycling program. The...
Fish Factor
The United Kingdom’s recent exit from the European Union – dubbed Brexit — has turned seafood trading on its head. For 43 years the UK has been...
Yesterday's News
June 3, 1916 – The Border Line steamer Despatch was in port southbound yesterday afternoon, having made the trip north on the west coast. The...
Plane crashes on Admiralty; three dead, one survives
WRANGELL - A passenger plane based out of Wrangell crashed on Admiralty Island April 8, during a... Full story
Fish Factor: Few fishermen are hooking into the Coast Guard direct SOS lifeline
Alaska fishermen can send an SOS call directly to the Coast Guard, but many are not hooking up to the new lifeline. Digital Selective Calling (DSC)...
2015 Year in review July - December
July Paine & Partners, LLC of San Francisco entered into agreements with two different groups... Full story
2015 Year in review
January-June January Petersburg School Superintendent Lisa Stroh resigned from her position citing... Full story
Obituary, Fr. Thomas Lee Weise, Jr., 46
The Reverend Thomas Lee (Joseph) Weise, Jr., 46, a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Juneau,... Full story
Wrangell fisherman found dead; vessel still missing
WRANGELL - At 2:18 pm on Wednesday, following a search by the United States Coast Guard and Alaska...
