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South Harbor dredging to begin this October
Following a successful bid opening, the South Harbor dredge project is gearing up toward an October...
PSD offers contract to new secondary school principal
The Petersburg School District has made a contract offer to a new secondary school principal which w...
FY23 budget passes first reading in close vote
The Petersburg Borough Assembly voted in a close 4-3 vote in favor of the borough's proposed FY23...
Trident will keep Wrangell plant closed another year
WRANGELL - Seattle-based Trident Seafoods will not open its Wrangell processing plant this summer,...
Pilot wins two Alaska Press Club awards
Petersburg Pilot reporter Chris Basinger won a second-place award for Best Public Safety Reporting...
One survivor's story: How art can help others
As part of the Working Against Violence for Everyone (WAVE) anniversary celebration at the end of...
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...
Tidal Network internet tower delivery delayed
WRANGELL — A pair of mobile towers on wheels that were anticipated to arrive this month in Wrangell for a pilot broadband network have been delayed...
Legislation would allow online raffle sales to continue
Unless the Legislature acts, Alaska nonprofits will have to stop selling raffle tickets online June 30. The state has allowed online sales by register...
Assembly votes in opposition of landless legislation
The Petersburg Borough Assembly voted to write a letter opposing proposed legislation that would...
Sandy Beach Road properties sell for combined $407,500
Two Sandy Beach Road properties owned by the Petersburg Borough were sold in a public outcry...
Alaskans for Better Elections prepares residents for ranked choice voting
Ballots for the special primary election were mailed to Alaska voters starting on April 27,...
PMC staff give a review of their new medical records system
Petersburg Medical Center staff are continuing to adjust to the new electronic medical record... Full story
Thompson steps back and two new women captains step up
When Kate Thompson was small, her father Harold made a perch in the wheelhouse of the St. Lazaria, s...
Lighthouse keeper couple returns to Five Finger
A husband and wife have come back to spend their summer taking care of the Five Finger Lighthouse....
Alaska weighs taking over part of federal permitting program
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska lawmakers are considering a request by Gov. Mike Dunleavy's administration that the state take over part of a federal e...
Walking the Circle of Life with Cindy Rodgers
A couple days leading up to the event, Cindy Rodgers began saying, with a hint of concern, "It...
PHS principal to leave after 13 years in Petersburg
Petersburg High School and Mitkof Middle School Principal Rick Dormer announced that he will be leav...
Two plead guilty to giving false information
Two Petersburg residents have pleaded guilty to providing false information with the intent of... Full story
Kennicott delayed out of shipyard; parts part of the problem
Global supply chain shortages and delays have extended past grocery stores, car dealers and electron...
$177,400 of drugs seized in Petersburg
The Southeast Alaska Cities Against Drugs Task Force (SEACAD) conducted an operation during the...
Borough to host ranked choice presentation
Alaskans for Better Elections will hold a presentation on Alaska’s new ranked choice voting system in the Petersburg Borough Assembly chambers on...
Alaska Supreme Court denies petition to return superior court judgeship to Wrangell, Petersburg, and Kake
A petition filed in the Alaska Supreme Court last month seeking the return of a superior court...