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...

Jan 9, 2025 · January 1 – An officer responded to a disturbance on Wrangell Avenue. An officer responding to a report of an aggressive dog on Sandy Beach Road was unable to locate the described canine. January 2 – The Petersburg Police Department (PPD) received a power pole complaint from Birch Street. Petersburg Power and Light (PP&L) was notified and respo...

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...

February 6, 2025 edition of Petersburg Pilot, a weekly newspaper. Outdoor recreation: Alaska's 'underappreciated economic giant' Orin Pierson, Pilot Writer While many economic indicators in Alaska draw concern, outdoor recreation stands as a bright spot, generating $3.1 billion in economic output in 2023.

Oct 31, 2024 · A century-old technology has been added to Petersburg's fire hall for emergency communication when all else fails. Amateur radio —or ham radio— is a form of two-way radio communication that allows specially licensed operators to communicate over long distances using radio frequencies reserved for non-commercial use. Think walkie-talkie, but muc...

Jan 9, 2025 · The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously passed a resolution on Monday to transfer seven parcels of borough-owned land in the Airport Addition Subdivision to Tlingit Haida Regional Housing Authority (THRHA) in exchange for the development of 11 residential lots, a project that builds on a successful 1996 partnership between the organizations. "A...

Jan 9, 2025 · Petersburg started the year nearly snowless, even at high elevations - and that's rare, according to long-term data records. Snowpack data is collected at hundreds of sites in Alaska every winter month for the National Resource Conservation Service's snow survey program, which monitors snow depth and water content measurements to use for environmen...

6 days ago · Information about Petersburg students and school staff may have been compromised after hackers got into a software system on December 28. The company behind the system, PowerSchool, said the data breach was worldwide. Robyn Taylor is superintendent of the Petersburg School District. She said the system keeps school information organized. "If you th...

Nov 7, 2024 · Wally Swanson was born on March 22, 1928, in Everett, Washington, to Lloyd and Lillian Swanson. He was baptized on May 6, 1928, at the Swedish Covenant Church. His early years were spent at Silver Lake near Snohomish, Washington. Wally's official name was Lewellyn Swanson, but, as many of us know, he didn't care much for that name. His little broth...

Aug 22, 2024 · Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola received more than half of the votes in primary results released Tuesday night, well ahead of Republican challengers, businessman Nick Begich III and Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom. With 387 of 403 precincts reporting through 1 a.m. on Wednesday, the incumbent Peltola had received 50.4% of the votes counted. She was runn...