Petersburg’s high school girls’ basketball teams competed in Craig on Jan. 23-24. Craig beat the varsity girls 45-20 on Friday, and won again 39-23 on Saturday.
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Fans packed into the bleachers of the high school gym on Jan. 23-24 to cheer on the Petersburg Vikings as they played against the Craig Panthers. It was the boys’ first home varsity games of the season, and Craig fought hard as the teams raced up and down the court. Petersburg took both wins over the weekend, scoring 58-25 on Friday, and 56-27 on Saturday.
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The Petersburg Medical Center’s Home Health office has moved from the Petersburg Indian Association building back to the hospital’s main campus. Home Health is now in the old Petersburg Public Health offices, next to the hospital’s specialty clinic.
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Petersburg’s first MRI machine is almost ready to begin operating. The medical imaging device has been built, but the hospital must first complete a state certification process before scanning its first patients.
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The Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska’s broadband venture, Tidal Network, is building three communications towers in Petersburg with money from a large federal grant. The project has received some community pushback, with some residents questioning the process.
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Petersburg’s varsity Lady Vikings competed in Wrangell’s homecoming basketball games on Jan. 16-17. The girls lost 42–28 on Friday, and 53–40 on Saturday.
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Petersburg’s high school varsity boys basketball team won both of their weekend games at Wrangell’s homecoming on Jan. 16-17. The Vikings won 51–25 against the Wolves on Friday, and 65–36 on Saturday.
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The Petersburg Borough Assembly will continue considering a few changes to the current budget at tonight’s meeting. There will be a public hearing. The Assembly will also consider increasing various harbor fees, per the recommendation by the harbor department and local harbor and ports advisory board. Harbor fees were last raised in 2022.
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