Petersburg’s Clausen Memorial Museum has a new director. Maureen Floyd was hired in November and started work immediately.
Maureen Floyd said it’s a dream come true to be the director of the Clausen Memorial Museum.
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Every year, Petersburg High School students vie for the chance to take an aquaculture class, where they learn about fish that sustain the local seafood economy — and they do that by raising and releasing salmon into the wild, themselves.
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A suspect is in custody after a month-long string of burglaries at Petersburg businesses. The Petersburg Police Department arrested 27-year-old Zachary Bray November 22 on several burglary and drug-related charges.
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The front doors of the Petersburg middle and high school will be locked each day after classes begin. The change was implemented Monday morning and is meant to increase security at the schools.
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Inclement weather in Southeast Alaska knocked out six U.S. Coast Guard Rescue VHF Towers on the night of November 20th. That means the Coast Guard may not be able to pick up calls for distress on VHF channel 16 in certain parts of Southern Southeast.
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Two wild animals caused mayhem in two different buildings in Petersburg last month — both, within 24 hours of each other. First, a grouse trespassed in Petersburg’s airport. Then a black bear cub broke into a grocery store downtown — and though neither people nor products were hurt in the chaos, things ended poorly for the young bear.
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Petersburg Police are recommending businesses increase their security measures after a series of burglaries in downtown Petersburg over the last month.
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Petersburg’s Tribe, the Petersburg Indian Association, is hoping to develop a subdivision for Tribal citizens and the general public. Petersburg Borough’s Planning Commission voted unanimously last week to recommend that the borough sell nearly eight acres of its land to the Tribe. The recommendation comes amid a housing shortage in Petersburg.
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