A fire damaged part of a Petersburg apartment complex just south of town today (Oct. 16). No occupants were in the building when firefighters arrived, but responders say a pet dog died in the incident.
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A Petersburg student biking to school was injured in a collision with a car on Oct. 15. The student is with their family and receiving care at the local hospital, according to Superintendent Robyn Taylor.
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The Petersburg Borough Assembly on Oct. 5 unanimously agreed to send a letter to the Alaska Board of Fisheries in support of managing invasive European green crab.
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The Petersburg Borough Assembly certified the official results a few days after the municipal election. Donna Marsh will return to the Assembly, and voters reelected Jeigh Stanton Gregor and Scott Newman. Propositions 1 & 3 passed, and Proposition 2 failed by a narrow margin.
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Lieutenant governor candidate Zac Johnson visited Petersburg on Oct. 1 as part of his campaign for office. Johnson is an independent, and is on the ticket with Democrat gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins.
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The Petersburg Medical Center has received a three-year grant from the state health department to offer free case management services to seniors in Petersburg and Wrangell.
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The team took home the title last Saturday, Oct. 3, in Anchorage. They were celebrated the following day with a noise parade in Petersburg.
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Petersburg’s municipal election was Oct. 6. When polls closed, 1,120 ballots had been cast and counted. Voters approved two of the three ballot propositions and elected Donna Marsh, and incumbents Jeigh Stanton Gregor and Scott Newman, to seats on the Petersburg Borough Assembly.
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