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Scott Newman has returned to his seat at the dais as the seventh member of the Petersburg Borough Assembly. When voters in the October municipal election chose Bob Lynn as Petersburg's new mayor, the move opened up his seat on the borough assembly. Bob Martin and Jeff Meucci were sworn in last month as newly-elected assembly members. Their seats were previously filled by Newman and Donna Marsh. Marsh ran for reelection to the assembly this fall as the sole incumbent in the race for the two... Full story
Petersburg is feeling the impact of the federal government shutdown leaving families without their November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. But local organizations are responding quickly to ramp up food distribution efforts. "It's already hitting our community hard," said Veronica Ware, the Johnson O'Malley and Social Services Director at the Petersburg Indian Association. "I've already had calls from citizens in tears because they don't have any food and they don't have any...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear one of the first major cases of President Donald Trump’s second term Wednesday, when the administration defends the president’s emergency tariffs that American small business owners say are upending their livelihoods. The question at the heart of the case is whether Trump can authorize sweeping tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA — the first time a president has used the statute to impose taxes on imports. The suit, which challenges the bounds of... Full story
Twelve Petersburg High School musicians traveled to Wrangell last week to participate in the Southeast Alaska Honor Music Festival. The students spent three intensive days rehearsing and performing alongside the region's top young musicians under the direction of guest conductors from Oregon and Southern California. The festival, held October 26-29, brings together students selected through a competitive audition process. Students record their auditions locally, which are then evaluated by...
When 16-year-old Jakob Preisler signed up for his international exchange program, he didn't expect to come to Alaska. "It was a really big surprise," Jakob said. "I choose USA, and then after a few weeks, I got the information: you go to Alaska." Since the early 1990s, Petersburg's Rotary Club has participated in international exchange programs. Each year, a student from Petersburg spends time in another country, and the community welcomes an international student for the school year. This... Full story
Every morning, Alaska’s court system publishes an updated list of new civil lawsuits filed across the state during the past week. And every morning, that list is dominated by debt collection cases, newly filed by credit card companies, debt collection firms or businesses seeking repayment. On Tuesday, of the 115 listed cases, 84 were for debt collections. In the first nine months of 2022, the court system saw 1,869 debt collection cases filed. Every year since then, the number has risen. Through the first nine months of this year, there... Full story
When a young Sealaska intern walking a beach in July 2022 found the first evidence of European green crab presence in Alaska – a discarded shell on a beach on Annette Island in the state's far southeast corner – it was an ominous sign about the invasive species' northward spread. Since then, the Metlakatla Indian Community, the tribe based on Annette Island, and its partners, which include Alaska Sea Grant, have found not just more shells, but live invasive crabs. Discoveries numbered just... Full story
Another year, another strong performance for the Petersburg High School Swim and Dive team during the Region V Championships, with Petersburg senior swimmer Logan Tow bringing home multiple Region V titles. Tow finished claiming his pair of regional titles in the boys 200 yard freestyle, with a time of 1 minute and 46 seconds and the boys 100 freestyle, with a time of 47.69. "I've continued to work hard and trust the process. I've had some good swims this year," Tow said. The 100 race went...
Coming off of consecutive conference games during the North Seeding and home tournaments, the Petersburg High School Varsity Volleyball team played their first non-conference games since the beginning of the season against the Ketchikan Kings. "A very different style of volleyball. It was really good to play that style of ball. The style that they played was way faster," head coach Jaime Cabral said. [The Kings] served extremely well – and so we had to make some adjustments on our blockers...
Antifa To the Editor: In the United States, only Congress can enact laws. Executive orders are presidential directives that direct and manage agencies and officials of the executive branch. In Trump’s case, EO’s are more like royal decrees often targeting specific sectors of American society (hence the “NO KINGS” protests). On 22 September 2025, Donald Trump issued an executive order designating ANTIFA as a “domestic terrorist organization.” From what I see, Trump and Republicans believe anyone who opposes them and their...
Andrew Dean Massey was born on July 18, 1957, in Petersburg, Alaska, to Mildred and Clarence (Jack) Massey. Raised in a commercial fishing community, his love of being on the water started with his little row boat on Hammer Slough. After graduating from Petersburg High Andy tried his hand at logging and even attempted to find his fortune by gold mining in Nome, but Petersburg was always home and he soon made commercial fishing his lifelong career. Andy fished from the waters of Southeast... Full story
October 29 - A high water alarm was reported. Wastewater was notified and responded. A report was taken of lost headphones at South Harbor. An unwanted dog was reported at a residence on Sandy Beach Road. The owner was notified. October 30 - Papers were served on Dolphin Street. A vehicle verses deer collision was reported on Sandy Beach Road. The meat was salvageable and a charity picked it up. An officer assisted Emergency Medical Services (EMS). It was reported that a tree had fallen onto a home on Skylark Way. There were no injuries or...
