by Shelby Herbert | Oct 4, 2023

Petersburg saw a thrilling municipal election, with many contested races — from the Library Board, to the Public Safety Board, and all the way up to the Borough Assembly. Just over a third of the island’s population turned out to vote, with 1,250 ballots cast.

Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association looks to give longlining fleet a green upgrade with federal grant

by Shelby Herbert | Oct 3, 2023

The Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association announced on the morning of October 3rd that they were awarded $700,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy. The new funding is intended to steer the commercial fleet away from their old diesel engines.

Petersburg Medical Center youth programming to go under review on October 26th

by Shelby Herbert | Oct 3, 2023

Petersburg’s Hospital Board heard public testimony at its meeting on September 28th about its pilot childcare program. As the programming wraps up its first year, it’s scheduled to go under review by the Hospital Board.

Remote landslide spills dangerous debris into LeConte Bay

by Shelby Herbert | Oct 2, 2023

The Petersburg area saw a record-breaking amount of rain in late September, and mariners and pilots passing through a remote area are seeing the consequences: a landslide in LeConte Bay is spilling timber into an area with high boat traffic.

More than a third of Petersburg’s Mitkof Middle School runs cross-country

by Hannah Flor | Sep 29, 2023

The Petersburg Mitkof Middle School’s cross-country program started as a small club about a decade ago. It’s now enormously popular, with kids joining for all different reasons. But they seem to agree on one thing: Joe Viecknicki is a great coach.

Candidates for Petersburg’s Hospital Board weigh in on new hospital project, public relations

by Shelby Herbert | Sep 29, 2023

KFSK partnered with the Petersburg Pilot to host a Hospital Board Candidate Forum on September 20th. All five contenders participated. They weighed in on everything from the new hospital project to… the New World Order.

Station Highlights

Petersburg Medical Center – Live KFSK Coverage Archive – Next PMC Live Oct. 5, Board Meeting Oct. 26

by Tom Abbott, KFSK

PMC September Meeting Agenda available here, KFSK live broadcast coverage of Petersburg Medical Center includes the monthly call-in program, “PMC Live” first Thursday of each month, 12:30pm, and monthly PMC Board meetings broadcast the 4th Thursday of each month, 5:30pm.