Jan 16, 2025 · Part of Petersburg's downtown was closed for nearly an hour on Jan. 9. Just after 7 p.m., George Marlow was waiting for a ride home from work at the IGA grocery store when he witnessed a black truck make a U-turn at the north end of Main Street. That's when, he said, the truck rammed into a trash can on the sidewalk. "Nearly got me right there," Ma...

Dec 12, 2024 · This is the final week of operations for Papa Bear's Pizza - downtown Petersburg's iconic pizza shop which has been family operated for the past twenty-two years. The business and the building have been purchased by Tom Westoff, owner and operator of Coastal Cold Storage - a custom seafood processor and popular breakfast and lunch restaurant which...

Feb 6, 2025 · Jake Slaven, president of the Petersburg Rod and Gun Club, presented a report to the Petersburg Borough Assembly on Feb. 3 to provide updates on the activities of the club and improvements at the Petersburg Shooting range. The club has installed new security cameras at the range through $8,000 in funding contributed by club members and a matching g...

Dec 26, 2024 · December 18 – An officer provided lockout assistance on Howkan Street. An officer assisted a citizen. December 19 – An officer assisted the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) with a fall. The Petersburg Police Department received a report of a missing dog. An officer assisted an individual who had fallen on Ira II Street. December 20 – PPD recei...

Feb 6, 2025 · A proposal to establish a Petersburg police K9 unit was rejected by the borough assembly Monday in a 4-2 vote, with members citing budget uncertainties despite strong support for the program's anti-drug objectives. The Petersburg Police Department had requested approval for a dual-purpose police service dog that would be trained in both patrol work...

5 days ago · When Ravenstail and Chilkat weaving nearly disappeared, it was saved by a small handful of dedicated artisans. Now, a Petersburg weaver has won a $20,000 business grant to help revive this traditional artform. Dzijúksuk (Debra O'Gara), a raven frog from the cedar bark house of the Teeyhittaan clan, was selected as one of two winners in Spruce Root...

Feb 6, 2025 · The chilly weather didn't stop this snow cave building team last Friday. The Skoggies utilized Kinder Skog mentor Jake Clemens' snow skills to build a snow cave near the alderwoods.

February 6, 1925 – The eight ton seiner Hilda, of the Hetta Packing Company, located on the west coast of Prince of Wales Island, drifted at sea for thirty-one days then made Pillar Bay on January 15th, where she became stranded. Of the three men on board when she left Ketchikan on the night of December 14th, two remain alive, although in weakene...

5 days ago · Petersburg's local DMV office has moved into the historic Thompson Building on South Second Street, which is something local residents may need to know as the federal deadline to obtain a REAL ID quickly approaches. Starting on May 7, 2025, to fly within the United States every traveler 18 and older will be required to have a state-issued REAL ID o...

Jan 16, 2025 · Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s transition report to the Trump administration accuses the Biden administration of carrying out a four-year assault on Alaska’s economy and that the Trump administration needs to repair the damage. Somehow in the equation for what constitutes creating economic opportunity and being pro-Alaska, the massive Willow project does...