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Assembly to consider ending local disaster declaration
The Borough Assembly will convene at a special meeting on Tuesday, June 1 to discuss whether or not...
Two positive Covid-19 cases in one week
Following the Little Norway Festival, Petersburg has reported two new cases of COVID-19, according...
Interstate travelers not required to test for COVID
The Borough Assembly approved an amendment to the interstate and international travel mandate on...
Intrastate travel mandate now a health alert
Anyone arriving in Petersburg from another Alaskan community are no longer mandated to test for...
Start of cruise ship season pushed to June
The Petersburg Borough will have to wait until June 2 to see its first cruise ship of the season...
Changes to health mandates to go before assembly
The local Emergency Operations Center will be presenting the Borough Assembly with recommendations t...
Case count at lowest point since February
A case of COVID-19 was identified through testing at the James A. Johnson Airport on April 1 and rep...
COVID-19 case count down to 10
Petersburg's COVID-19 case count remained at 10 on Wednesday, as no new cases of the virus were...
Alaska Fish Factor: March 6 is opening for Pacific halibut fishery; more interest seen in buying shares of popular fish
The Pacific halibut fishery opens on March 6 and increased catch limits combined with a cautiously optimistic outlook for the near future have fanned...
Petersburg at red status for COVID-19
Seven more residents tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing Petersburg's total active...
Borough assembly updates health mandates
The Borough Assembly updated several local health mandates and an emergency directive at an...
Airport testing extended to June 30
Greeting, screening and testing services at James A. Johnson Airport will remain in place until...
Few local health mandates stay intact
Alaska's disaster declaration, which was used to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, expired on...
Community moves to red risk level for COVID-19
The Emergency Operations Center has increased the local risk of COVID-19 spread to red, following... Full story
Mask mandate stays in place
A motion to terminate the local face masking mandate failed at an assembly meeting on Monday after...
Two cases of COVID-19 identified within three days
Two active cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in town this week, according to the Emergency...
COVID-19 vaccine given to 350 residents
Petersburg Medical Center vaccinated about 350 residents ages 65 and older during the COVID-19 vacci...
2020: Year in Review
January The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration proposed establishing critical habitat...
Asymptomatic testing at MVM nixed
The Borough Assembly failed to pass a memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the borough and Petersbu...
Assembly passes mask mandate
Borough residents are now required to wear a face covering in public buildings, work settings and...
Editorial: Mask use protects us all
Petersburg joined Wrangell and other Alaskan communities by imposing a mask mandate. As Covid-19...
Intrastate travelers now have to test for Covid-19
The Borough Assembly approved a health mandate on Monday that requires intrastate travelers arriving...
Vessel screening mandate extended until Feb.
The Borough Assembly extended the borough's health mandate that places COVID-19 protocols on...
EOC releases health alert aimed at fighting pandemic fatigue
With the hopes of encouraging residents to resist pandemic fatigue as Alaska approaches the eight...
PSD tightens travel protocols
The Petersburg School Board issued an administrative directive on Monday requesting school...