The Petersburg borough is reporting a large COVID-19 outbreak among residents and staff at its assisted living facility.
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More cruise passengers expected in Petersburg in 2022
Cruise ship stops and interest from independent travelers are up in 2022. That follows a shortened season in 2021 and no visits by cruise lines the year before at the start of the pandemic.
Commission boosts fishing limits for halibut
This year’s total coast-wide limit increases more than 5% over last year’s, to 41.22 million pounds.
Deep snow hampers Mitkof Island deer study
The study involves using DNA from deer droppings to help estimate numbers of Sitka blacktails on the island.
Southeast Alaska’s upcoming tanner crab fishery could be the best in decades
The fishery starts on Feb. 11, and the harvest and price could be historic.
Heavy snow loads damage school buildings in Petersburg
Superintendent Erica Kludt-Painter says most of the damage happened at the middle and high schools.