Petersburg’s former mayor Mark Jensen resigned this month following a disagreement over a proposed re-organization of department heads at the borough assembly’s last meeting. Jensen says he doesn’t have the energy to continue on as mayor with that proposal still a possibility.
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The first hospital in Petersburg was a large house that was purchased for $3,500 in 1917. It was run privately for a little while until the town took it over in 1922.
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There’s a good weather forecast and more prize money for Petersburg’s 36th annual salmon derby, which opens Friday, May 26 and runs through the Memorial Day weekend.
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The spring season for commercial salmon trolling in Southeast Alaska is shutting down Monday, May 29 except for a few areas near hatchery salmon release sites. The spring season began in May and was to run through the end of June. However, poor returns of king salmon are prompting the closure.
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Petersburg High School track teams took second place at the regional meet at Thunder Mountain High School in Juneau over the weekend. The Sitka Wolves took the team titles for both the boys and girls. Next up it’s the state championships this weekend.
Read MoreRepresentatives from the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, SEARHC, are holding discussions in Petersburg and Wrangell this week on drug and alcohol addiction and resources that are available in the two communities.
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While most of the surrounding country is covered in thick forested mountains, the muskeg is flat and boggy. Visitors to Petersburg’s Little Norway Festival learned about the unique nature of the local muskeg.
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Part way through Wrangell’s salmon derby and just before the start of Petersburg’s derby, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is closing sport fishing around the mouth of the Stikine River because of low returns of king salmon.
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