Polynesian voyagers left Juneau last week to embark on a four-year journey. They plan to circumnavigate the Pacific Rim in the Hōkūle‘a, a twinned-hulled canoe, which Petersburg welcomed on June 25th.
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In 2021, Petersburg residents debated the future of health care and mitigation measures for this island community with the ongoing backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Third through ninth graders in Alaska will no longer take PEAK tests as part of their yearly learning assessments starting this year.
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Petersburg’s school board and administrators are still hashing out the details of COVID-19 mitigation measures for the upcoming school year.
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Fourth of July is 2 weeks away, and plans are coming together for a celebration in Petersburg, with controls for coronavirus as a top priority. Organizers say the holiday will be different, but want to honor the community tradition. The two-day celebration will include a day of virtual 4th of July events, a running race, a car parade, and a fireworks show.
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