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Summer reading challenge kicks off

The Summer Reading Challenge at the Public Library kicks off today and will run through July 24th....

Petersburg escapee done with jail time

A local man who escaped from the Petersburg jail in February is finished serving his jail sentence. 23-year-old Jacob Sturgeon in May agreed to plead guilty to one charge of escape in the third degree for getting free of his captors at the Petersburg jail building February 12th.

Two plead guilty to Christmas eve burglary in Petersburg

Two of the men charged in a Christmas Eve burglary in Petersburg have pleaded guilty to the charges and one has been sentenced to nearly six years in jail.

Petersburg assembly to resume pot business opt-out discussion

Petersburg’s Borough Assembly Monday, June 6 will be resuming their discussion on possible ballot questions on marijuana sales in the community. The assembly last month heard from community members about whether to allow pot businesses to operate in the borough and whether the public should have a chance to vote on opting out of legal pot sales here. The mayor and assembly are hoping to hear more input on the issue as they weigh whether to put an opt-out question on the October 2016 borough ballot.

Stranding team asks for reports of entangled humpback in Southeast

A marine mammal stranding team in Southeast Alaska is asking for the public’s help in locating a humpback whale caught in an anchor line near Admiralty Island, south of Juneau. The 40-foot-long adult humpback was first reported on Wednesday morning, June 1st towing an anchor, line and buoys in Seymour Canal on the eastern side of Admiralty Island.