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Silver Bay CEO says OBI transition is 'fully up and running'

Petersburg, Alaska · Petersburg

Silver Bay CEO says OBI transition is 'fully up and running'

Silver Bay Seafoods President and CEO Cora Campbell returned to her Southeast Alaska hometown of Petersburg recently to meet with the fleet. Local fishermen, processing plant staff and community members who gathered for a Silver Bay social hour in Petersburg's Sons of Norway Hall directed their attention to Campbell at front of the room. "If you find a member of the Silver Bay...Read Article

For the first time in program history, Devil's Thumb Shooters bring home the state title

Petersburg, Alaska · Petersburg

For the first time in program history, Devil's Thumb Shooters bring home the state title

Petersburg's Devil's Thumb Shooters wrapped up their season this past weekend at the AK YESS State Tournament to huge results. For the first time, DTS won the High Over All Grand Champion Team. For long-tenured seniors such as Cayden Turland, who has been in this program since the spring of third grade and Trent Kittams, who has been with the team since fall of fourth grade, this...Read Article

PIA disposed of ten junk vehicles for the community last month and is tackling electronic waste recycling

Petersburg, Alaska · Petersburg

PIA disposed of ten junk vehicles for the community last month and is tackling electronic waste recycling

Petersburg Indian Association disposed of ten junk vehicles from around the community last month. "Ten junk vehicles for people who couldn't get them up to the dump," said Brandon Thynes who oversees the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (IGAP) for PIA. "It went really well, people were really up for it and it helped the community," said Thynes. "We...Read Article

Klas Stolpe wins ASAA's annual Gold Lifetime Pass award Honor recognizes "significant service to high school students of Alaska" for at least 20 years

Klas Stolpe, a sports reporter since the mid-1990s, was honored last month as this year's Region V winner of the ASAA Gold Lifetime Pass, presented by the Alaska School Activities Association for "extraordinary contribution to high school activities in Alaska and/or at the national level." The qualifications specified by ASAA are: "Significant service to high school students...Petersburg, Alaska · Petersburg Read Article

Petersburg Mayor Mark Jensen says he won't seek reelection this fall

Petersburg Mayor Mark Jensen announced during Monday's borough assembly meeting that he will not run for reelection in October, ending what will be an 18-year tenure as an elected official in Petersburg. "I thought it was time to announce that I don't intend to run for mayor in October," Jensen said during the meeting. "That's four months from now. That gives people...Petersburg, Alaska · Petersburg Read Article

Petersburg Assembly urges Alaska Delegation to push for cleanup of abandoned Canadian mine

The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously approved a letter to Alaska’s congressional delegation urging cleanup of an abandoned mine that has been polluting a major salmon river for nearly seven decades. The Tulsequah Chief mine in British Columbia has discharged toxic wastewater into the headwaters of the Taku River since its abandonment in 1957, according to the letter signed by Mayor Mark Jen...Petersburg, Alaska · Petersburg Read Article

Wrangell's Alder Top subdivision development costs climb to $4.1 million

WRANGELL — The Wrangell Borough Assembly has approved a $2.296 million contract to construct gravel streets and install buried utility lines at the Alder Top Village (Keishangita.’aan) subdivision near Shoemaker Bay, almost $400,000 more than the engineers estimate of $1.9 million. The contract with Petersburg-based Rock-N-Road Construction, which was the only bidder on the job, will push total de...Petersburg, Alaska · Petersburg Read Article

Borough budget accounts for potential cruise dock project

Petersburg's borough assembly passed its overall budget for the next fiscal year on June 2. But the option to allocate a million dollars from the harbor reserves for a potential cruise dock project caused friction for the final vote. The Petersburg Borough's general fund was nearly $400,000 in the red for the last fiscal year, but that's not the case this time. The borough's...Petersburg, Alaska · Petersburg Read Article

Track and field finish season strong at State Championships

The Petersburg High School track and field team had a strong finish to a successful season during the ASAA Division 2 State Championships in Anchorage. One of the reasons why this team had a successful season is due to their togetherness. "I think the best part about this season has been the team that we have has been very close, great energy, positive attitudes, excited about working hard...Track and Field · Petersburg Read Article

May brought record-breaking rain to parts of Southeast Alaska

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Story by Taylor Heckart, KFSK Petersburg Heavy rain pours over South Harbor in Petersburg as blue skies peak through storm clouds in the distance on May 25, 2025. The town received record-breaking rainfall in both April and May this year. (Olivia Rose/KFSK) Petersburg, Ketchikan, Haines, and Skagway all received record amounts of rainfall in May. Across the panhandle, many communities saw double or triple the amount of rainfall they normally get…Petersburg, Alaska · Petersburg Read Article

Kayhi baseball travels to Petersburg

The only other Kayhi team in action this week is the Kings’ baseball team, which is playing three varsity games at Petersburg.Baseball · Petersburg Read Article

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