January 2025 The Petersburg Borough Assembly agreed to transfer seven parcels of borough-owned land in the Airport Addition Subdivision to Tlingit Haida Regional Housing Authority (THRHA) in exchange for the developing road and utilities for 11 residential lots. The snowpack at the Raven's Ridge snow survey site at 1,650 ft elevation measured zero inches. One of only two years on record without snowpack in January. Rock-N-Road Construction was awarded the contract for the borough's Pump Station...
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January 1, 1926 – The freighter LaTouche was in port Tuesday the 29th and delivered 25 tons of coal at Ohmer’s dock, 100 tons of coal at the Trading Union and 100 tons at Hoge & Tvetens dock. Also Tuesday, the Alameda arrived with mail from the south. Tuesday night, the Laddie took a large party to Green Rocks and despite the rain everyone expressed themselves as having a dandy time. December 29, 1950 – Kayler-Dahl cold storage workers voted unanimously on Tuesday to affiliate with the American Federation of Labor. They gave as their...
Just before the holiday break, Viking Swim Club competed in the Ketchikan Invitational, along with teams from Ketchikan, Sitka, Juneau-Douglas and Craig. As the team has done all season, Petersburg swimmers continued to shed more time compared to their previous meets. "We have been training these kids fairly hard. They've been doing a lot of different training," head coach Derek Gibb said. "I've already told them Christmas training is probably going to be hard, so they kinda know what to...
To all Hammer & Wikan employees and staff To the Editor: Thank you for the many years of your generous 10 per cent discount for seniors on Tuesdays. You have made life in Petersburg a little nicer for seniors. John Murgas Don’t Accept This New Normal To the Editor: As we head into a new year, I urge people to not allow insults, cruelty, hatred, and bullying to be the New Normal. We cannot normalize or tolerate these behaviors in our nation. Our country is better than that. We are better than that. We cannot allow a handful of billionaires...
December 24 - A caller reported an animal on her property on Sandy Beach Road. An officer responded to a parking complaint on N. Nordic Drive. A lockout service was provided on N. Nordic Drive. A lost wallet was reported. Two escaped dogs were reported on 8th Street. They later returned home. An officer issued a warning for taillight requirements on Mitkof Hwy. December 25 - An officer provided courtesy transport. An officer picked up trash in the roadway of S. Nordic Drive. A caller reported that her neighbor’s music was very loud on S....
