Category: Syndicated

Petersburg School District sees strong results in Alaska STAR standardized testing

by Taylor Heckart | Sep 22, 2026 | Featured News, Local News, News, Syndicated | 0

Every tested grade level arrived above the state’s median score in English language arts and math.

Petersburg Borough Assembly to consider data center moratorium recommendation tonight

by Taylor Heckart | Sep 21, 2026 | Featured News, Local News, News, Syndicated | 0

The recommendation comes from Petersburg’s Planning Commission, which asked the assembly to temporarily pause land use applications and building permits for data centers for one year.

Petersburg Mini Bear Fair teaches residents how to live with bears

by Baiz Hoen | Sep 18, 2026 | Featured News, Local News, News, Syndicated | 0

Residents learned the key differences between black and brown bears, how to correctly set up a safe bear camp, and how to spray bear spray the right way.

Petersburg Borough Assembly accepts $8.8M federal grant for Scow Bay haul-out project

by Taylor Heckart | Sep 17, 2026 | Featured News, Local News, News, Syndicated | 0

The grant pays for a large portion of the fully funded $14.3 million project. The project is expected to go out to bid by the end of the month, with a contract to be awarded in November.

‘She is lonely no longer:’ Petersburg tribe holds ceremony for repatriated ancestor

by Baiz Hoen | Sep 16, 2026 | Featured News, Local News, News, Syndicated | 0

Over 50 people gathered outside the Petersburg airport’s chain-link fencing to welcome the repatriated ancestor, a 6-month-old girl of Tlingit descent. Her remains had been at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture in Seattle for almost 100 years.