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Wrangell officials concerned about ongoing population decline
Wrangell borough officials are concerned that Wrangell continues to lose population, while those who stay in town grow older and leave the workforce....
Yesterday's News News from 25-50-75-100 years ago
February 15, 1924 – Petersburg is a real home town. Home conditions are ideal. Lots for building can be bought from $50 up. There is just the right d...
Resource fair connects with people experiencing housing insecurity
The seventh annual Project Connect Resource Fair was held in Petersburg on Jan. 30. Organized under...
Yesterday's News: News from 25-50-75-100 years ago
January 11, 1924 – With $30,000 capital, subscribed by forty residents of Wrangell, a cold storage plant will be erected at Wrangell and be placed i...
Year in Review
In January The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously voted to award the construction contract for...
Higher oil revenues will enable more spending on public needs
With high oil prices driving up state revenues, Southeast legislators say to expect a larger capital budget next year for public works projects, more...
RAC funding at risk if South Tongass membership numbers are not met
The U.S. Forest Service is still seeking volunteers to fill out seats on the South Tongass Secure...
House puts together budget with one-time boost in school funding
The Petersburg School District would receive another injection of one-year additional state money under a budget headed toward approval in the Alaska...
Obituary: Paul Arnold Anderson Aug. 2, 1945 - Jan. 16, 2023
Paul Arnold Anderson, 77, passed away with family by his side at home in Petersburg, Alaska on Janua...
Yesterday's News News from 25-50-75-100 years ago
February 9, 1923 – The opening of the Million Dollar Club in Wrangell next Saturday night will without doubt be one of the greatest pleasure events i...
2022: Year in Review
January Petersburg experienced record snowfall on New Year's Day with 17.5 inches of new snow on...
School districts hope for more state funding next year
WRANGELL — School districts statewide be looking to the Legislature next year for an increase in state funding, but any boost in the state’s per...
Yesterday's News News from 25-50-75-100 years ago
November 17, 1922 – In what is said to be an attempt to influence election judges in Southeastern Alaska, a suit was filed in the District Court recen...
To the Editor
Thank You To the Editor: We would like to express a heartfelt THANK YOU to the community of Petersburg and all the volunteers that made November Rain...
Years of flat state funding create budget stress for schools across Alaska
The Anchorage School District, which is considering the closure of six elementary schools amid a projected $68 million budget shortfall, isn’t the o... Full story
Early voting open for midterm election
Early in-person voting for the 2022 state general election opened on Monday. Petersburg residents...
Worker shortage 'is real,' says state labor economist
WRANGELL — Anyone who wants to get a pizza midweek at the Marine Bar or a steak or burger at the Elks Lodge knows that worker shortages have forced e...
Yesterday's News News from 25-50-75-100 years ago
April 21, 1922 A reef of gold bearing ore several hundred feet in width and over five miles in length, which runs from four to twelve dollars in...
House budget would send extra $263,000 to Petersburg School District
The state budget plan adopted by the House earlier this month includes an additional $263,000 in...
Yesterday's News
March 10, 1922 The pupils of the first and second grades received a vacation on Friday owing to the illness of Miss Edna Miller, teacher in that...
School day face mask protest attracts 14 Wrangell students
WRANGELL – The kids gathered atop the sledding hill across from Evergreen Elementary, next to a s...
Petersburg recovers from heavy snow and rain
Southeast Alaska was covered in a fresh layer of snow last weekend followed by rainfall which caused... Full story
2021: Year in Review
January The assembly approved of a COVID-19 dashboard which tracked cases in the community. Local...
Surrendered moose meat goes to local causes
Beginning Friday, Alaska Wildlife Troopers, with the help of many organizations in Petersburg,...