Mental illness isn’t always an easy subject to talk about but one teenager in Petersburg wants to help change that. She’s telling her story of depression and anxiety in the hopes that it helps others.
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Petersburg High School’s wrestling team opened their season at home last weekend, hosting teams from around Southeast. Wrestlers paired off in a round-robin style competition Friday and Saturday. Joe Viechnicki spoke with coach Dan Van Swearingen about the first matches of the new season.
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The 2018 fall moose hunt in Unit 3 near Petersburg, Wrangell, and Kake picked up in the second half of the season. The hunt wrapped up Monday (Oct. 15) and 105 moose were reportedly killed.
Read MorePetersburg High School’s varsity volleyball team finished in fifth at the Juneau Jive tournament last weekend. The Vikings took second at the tournament a year ago, losing in the championship to Thunder Mountain. This year’s tournament had had some surprise upsets and tough competition among 2A, 3A and 4A schools from Southeast.
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A wide-ranging revision of Petersburg code on zoning, construction and subdivisions passed the first of its three readings by the borough assembly this week. Assembly members are seeking more comment on potential changes and don’t expect a final vote on the new code until December.
Read MoreEleven men, four women and six teams competed in a fall triathlon in Petersburg Saturday. Contestants swam 500 yards in the pool, biked 10 miles on Mitkof Highway and ran four miles.
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Petersburg High School swim teams took fifth place in a meet in Ketchikan last weekend behind larger schools from Juneau, Ketchikan, and Sitka. There were several top individual finishes for Petersburg.
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A Petersburg man is running as a Republican write-in candidate for the state house seat representing Petersburg, Sitka and other Southeast communities. He also ran for governor this year and as a write-in candidate for state senate two years ago.
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