OBI Seafoods says there’s still a lot of Dungeness crab left over from last year — it’s expensive and customers just aren’t buying it.
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Petersburg sees wave of COVID cases after large gatherings
Petersburg hosted the Little Norway Festival in May, which drew huge crowds. Then hundreds more came out for two weddings in June.
Petersburg police get their first ‘text for help,’ from a sinking boat
It was the first text for an almost two-year-old system that lets users to text emergency dispatchers when they have limited cell reception.
Plans move forward for new hospital that could be ‘the biggest project in the history of Petersburg’
The Petersburg Medical Center’s board can now start drawing up plans for the facility.
Forest Service seeks Alaska workers amid national labor shortage
Recruiters say economic conditions are making it hard for them to recruit and retain employees who come from out of state.
Legislature passes resolution to protect Southeast Alaska troll fishery
The resolution calls on state and federal governments to defend Alaska fisheries from a lawsuit filed by the Washington State-based environmental group, the Wild Fish Conservancy.