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Petersburg hatchery equipped with better technology for raising salmon

The new equipment helps control the incubation environment which, in turn, controls how fast the fish grow.

Six PHS wrestlers take 10th at Ketchikan tourney

Petersburg High School wrestlers took 10th place at the Bill Weiss Invitational tournament in Ketchikan last weekend. The host Kayhi Kings took top spot at the tournament, followed by the Craig Panthers and the Mt. Edgecumbe Braves.

Petersburg to start downtown fire sprinkler loan program

Petersburg is starting a new program that could make it easier for downtown businesses to install fire suppression sprinklers. The borough assembly Monday approved changes to the current year’s budget. Among the changes was a commitment of up to 200-thousand dollars from the borough’s economic fund. Some of that money could be deposited in a bank in Petersburg to guarantee low-interest loans for downtown building owners to put in sprinkler systems.

Ith and Higgins heading to state swim meet

Coach Andy Carlisle says the team is young and will finish out the season only losing one senior.

Zoning issues advance in front of Petersburg assembly

A zoning change along Haugen Drive in Petersburg is one step closer to passing. Petersburg’s borough assembly Monday approved the second reading of an ordinance to change one piece of borough land to commercial property. The assembly, however, decided to keep one of the parcels undeveloped, at least for the time being.