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PIA works on City Creek Trail and Eagle's Roost staircase replacement
The Petersburg Indian Association is looking to complete two projects next year which would increase...
School Board updates science curriculum, add classes
The Petersburg School Board voted this month to update the district's science curriculum and add...
Assembly votes to increase water utility rates
The Petersburg Borough Assembly voted unanimously in favor of two ordinances in their first readings...
House approves budget with $2,600 payment for Alaskans
The Alaska House of Representatives voted last week to turn an oil-price surge into money for...
PMC warns of increase in local COVID-19 cases
The Petersburg Medical Center is reporting a "significant increase" of COVID-19 cases in both the...
Conceptual design includes new dock and ramp at Papke's Landing
The Harbor and Ports Advisory Board reviewed a conceptual design document last week for...
Small cruise ships to visit Petersburg in greater numbers
Petersburg is expecting a 35% increase in passenger berths from last year as the cruise ship...
PMC health fair 'getting back on track'
The Petersburg Medical Center is bringing back its Health and Safety Fair after a four-year hiatus...
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...
Alaska Seaplanes will start Sitka- Petersburg-Wrangell service next month
Juneau-based Alaska Seaplanes will add Wrangell to its route map starting May 26. The company,...
Extra ferry sailing will pick up waitlist travelers in Bellingham
With more than 260 would-be ferry passengers stuck on a waitlist for travel out of Bellingham, Washington, and sailings full until late July, the...
Herring fishery largest on record
The Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery closed Sunday with a final tally of approximately 26,350...
State ferry system silent on summer plans for Columbia
The Alaska Marine Highway System has been hoping since last August to bring back the Columbia to...
State moves shrimp fishery to spring; no harvest this year
The state Board of Fisheries' decision last month to move the Southeast commercial shrimp pot...
PMC continues to battle COVID-19 as second booster becomes available
Second COVID-19 vaccine booster doses are available in Petersburg and are primarily being...
Their names bear repeating
WRANGELL-If visitors read the bear-sighting sheet at Anan Wildlife Observatory, which the workers...
WAVE turns 40 this month
Forty years ago, Marlene Cushing was working as the community public health nurse when she attended...
PHS band performs at Musicfest last week
The Petersburg High School jazz and concert bands attended Musicfest in Juneau last week which allow...
Volunteers give Sandy Beach Park a spring cleaning
As the weather gets better and people begin to spend more time outdoors, those traveling to Sandy...
Wrangell police jet boat could be put up for auction
WRANGELL—A lightly used 32-foot-long police jet boat moored at Heritage Harbor may be sold to save money. The borough assembly at a work session Mar...
Assembly opposes elimination of Ocean Ranger program
The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously voted to approve Resolution #2022-05 during Monday's...
Legislators scale back governor's heavy reliance on federal money for ferries
The House Finance Committee has rejected the governor's proposal to rely almost entirely on federal...
Sitka Sound herring fishery continues with daily openings
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced Tuesday that the sac roe herring fishery in the...
Anan observatory refurb on track for summer viewing season
WRANGELL–When contractor Jesse West said, "we destroyed everything," it sounds pretty bad, out...
Assembly establishes Early Childhood Education Task Force
The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously voted to create a task force focused on addressing...
