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St. George News at 5: Affordable Housing, 'No Kings' Protestors Attend Weekend Rally and Inclusive Hiking

Protestors · Petersburg

St. George News at 5: Affordable Housing, 'No Kings' Protestors Attend Weekend Rally and Inclusive Hiking

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Commentary: Medicaid cuts will put Alaska hospitals and Alaskans' health care at risk. Our senators need to step up

Health Care · Petersburg

Commentary: Medicaid cuts will put Alaska hospitals and Alaskans' health care at risk. Our senators need to step up

by Philip Hofstetter There is no question: the federal budget reconciliation now under Senate review would severely harm Alaskans, especially in rural communities. As CEO of one of Alaska’s last three community-owned critical access hospitals, I see the consequences firsthand when people lose healthcare coverage. This bill adds layers of bureaucracy and new Medicaid restrictions that threaten to c...Read Article

Petersburg School District enhances safety with summer construction

Petersburg, Alaska · Petersburg

Petersburg School District enhances safety with summer construction

Construction will be happening all summer long at the Petersburg School District. Two major projects are underway to increase safety at the schools, inside and out. The first project is a complete remodel of the high school office. The office has been entirely gutted, and will be rebuilt for visibility and safety. "The office area was such that the folks working in the office really...Read Article

Middle School Robotics reaches national competition

For the first time in their program history, the Mitkof Middle School Robotics team qualified and competed in the national competition on June 13 – 15 in Boston. Forty-eight states and 28 countries across the world such as Japan, China, Korea and more were represented at this meet. In the weeks leading up to the meet the robotics team worked with researchers from Oregon State University to refine...Petersburg, Alaska · Petersburg Read Article

Borough voters to decide on low-income limit for senior sales tax exemption

In an effort to generate money for essential services, Petersburg voters will be asked this fall whether to impose income limits for the community's senior sales tax exemption. That's after the Petersburg Borough Assembly approved the proposal on Monday, June 16. The change would limit the decades-old exemption to only low-income seniors who qualify for the state's Senior Benefits...Taxes · Petersburg Read Article

Yesterday's News: News from 25-50-75-100 years ago

June 12, 1925 – Miss Mary Wolverton has returned from the Cassiar mining district and says: “Three experienced miners who went to Gold Pan Creek diverted a stream at their own expense, after two months’ labor, and took out $1.60 in gold. Very little gold has been found. Many Alaskan and Yukon sourdoughs who went in with dog teams are coming out and are on their way to other fields. The only real m...Petersburg, Alaska · Petersburg Read Article

Limited number of Anan permits available for non-guided visitors

Visitors to the U.S. Forest Service Anan Wildlife Observatory are limited July 5 to Aug. 25, with 60 permits each day set aside for guided tours, while four other slots each day are designated for last-minute, independent visitors. "These permits are for people with their own means of transportation (without a hired service) and must be requested in person at the Wrangell Ranger District, up...Petersburg, Alaska · Petersburg Read Article

Petersburg teachers state finalists for excellence

Three teachers from the Petersburg School District are state finalists for awards in excellence – Hannah Smith and Alice Cumps, math and science teachers at the middle and high schools respectively, are two of the finalists for a Presidential Excellence Award, and Becky Martin, a third grade teacher, for the Alaska Teacher of the Year Award. The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics an...Science · Petersburg Read Article

Whitacre makes gains at State Powerlifting Championship

This past weekend, now Petersburg senior Gabriele Whitacre competed in the Alaska State Powerlifting Championship, in Eagle River, Alaska. Whitacre took a similar approach to her training routine as she did when she competed in the St. Patty's competition. "Just trying to maximize my deadlift, bench and squat. The goal going into this competition was to beat the deadlift record and my...Petersburg, Alaska · Petersburg Read Article

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...Petersburg, Alaska · Petersburg Read Article

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...Petersburg, Alaska · Petersburg Read Article

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