by Olivia Rose | Feb 5, 2026

Petersburg will receive $8 million in federal funding to complete plans for upgrading the town’s wastewater treatment facility. The Borough must upgrade its wastewater treatment system to meet tighter water quality standards. Officials anticipate it will be an expensive project. Alaska’s U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski secured the funds for Petersburg in an appropriations bill that President Trump signed on Jan. 23.

Petersburg’s Vikings remain undefeated after intense home basketball games against Haines

by Taylor Heckart | Feb 4, 2026

Both the Petersburg Vikings and the Haines Glacier Bears basketball teams were both undefeated coming into their games last week. Although Haines put up a fight, the Vikings won both games on Jan. 29 and 30, scoring 57–38 on Thursday and 59–46 on Friday.

Petersburg’s varsity Lady Vikings take first basketball wins of the season during home games

by Taylor Heckart | Feb 3, 2026

Petersburg’s Lady Vikings had their first home basketball games of the season last week (Jan. 29-Feb. 1). The high schoolers faced off against Haines and Craig, and took home their first wins of the season.

Petersburg Borough Assembly approves $431K transfer for Aquatic Center, Assisted Living funds

by Olivia Rose | Feb 2, 2026

Petersburg’s Borough Assembly has agreed to transfer money left over from last year’s budget into funds for the town’s aquatic center and assisted living facility. The Assembly also approved ordinances that would respectively raise harbor fees, zone a tidelands parcel, and combine some land in town to create a sellable lot for residential development; each of those ordinances will be considered by the Assembly again at a future meeting.