Three Petersburg High School wrestlers competed at the state championship in Anchorage last weekend, Dec. 19-20. Head coach James Valentine said they wrestled hard against tough competition. Reflecting on the season, Valentine shared about his vision for the wrestling program moving forward.
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Petersburg lost power Tuesday night for almost two hours after a tree fell into a major powerline five miles south of town. Petersburg Municipal Power & Light crew cut the tree out, freed the line and restored power for all of town around 9:20.
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People who have been shoveling snow in central Southeast Alaska might feel a bit like Sisyphus, rolling his boulder uphill. But the heavy snowfall that buried many panhandle communities this past week is no myth.
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Over 40 inches of snow has fallen in Petersburg in the past week. The town got 16 inches of snow on Sunday, and a couple more inches on Monday, according to the National Weather Service. The heavy snow led to a number of closures and cancellations in town, including at the school district and the borough.
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Winter has arrived in Southeast Alaska, bringing freezing temperatures and enough snow to break daily records for some communities. Earlier this week, over 15 inches of snow fell in Petersburg and 18 inches fell in Wrangell.
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