Petersburg schools will start with part in-school and part out-of-school instruction on August 31. The district’s school board Tuesday night voted on a local plan to hold school during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as schedules for all of the schools.
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Several black bears have been poking around homes in Petersburg this summer seeking an easy meal.
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The latest COVID-19 positive case announced for Petersburg is actually a local resident who is no longer in the community.
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Nearby vessels and the U.S. Coast Guard helped a fishing boat taking on water near the northern end of Prince of Wales Island Tuesday.
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A Petersburg-based whale watching and charter company has documented a rare white orca swimming the waters of the Inside Passage of Southeast Alaska this summer. The young killer whale has been sighted frequently in British Columbia and Washington state as well.
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The cost of garbage and recycling service in Petersburg may need annual increases of between one and five percent a year. That’s based on a review by a consulting firm hired by the Petersburg borough, which has been pondering the future of curbside recycling collection. But the size of rate increases depends on whether elected officials decide to continue with the existing program or make changes.
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Petersburg school board postponed their vote last week on a plan for starting school August 31st under a medium risk status. At the Thursday night meeting, the board talked for four hours and heard comments and questions from the public and school administrators.
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With a renewed sense of urgency since the pandemic, an online Tlingit class works on the frontlines of language revitalization in Alaska. The class seeks to strengthen a community of language speakers and students who continue to reclaim their Alaska Native heritage.
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