A Petersburg crabber was fined this week for using other permit holders’ crab pot tags and fishing more pots than he’s allowed. 54-year-old Andy Knight was originally facing six misdemeanor charges. He was fishing for Dungeness crab in his vessel the Kathy K in Gambier Bay on southern Admiralty Island north of Petersburg just after the start of the summer season June 17th.
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Petersburg Lutheran Church this month in December hosted two more visitors from Monduli, Tanzania. Ndesamburo Kwayu retired this year after working as headmaster and assistant headmaster at that school since 1991. His wife Rose retired in 2014 after 37-years teaching elementary school age children at a different school.
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The Petersburg borough will be moving forward with three of the remaining six people seeking the job of electrical department superintendent but may re-advertise the position.
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Petersburg High School’s varsity basketball teams both lost a pair of games at home to open the season against Metlakatla. For the boys, it was a re-match of the state championship game last March but the defending state champion Vikings lost to the Chiefs this time around.
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A panel of local and state officials answered questions and heard input on the opioid drug crisis in Petersburg Thursday, December 14. They outlined efforts that are underway to address the problem along with some of the ongoing hurdles for treatment and support for people who are addicted.
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