Joe Viechnicki, KFSK, Author at KFSK

Vote on remote subdivision near Petersburg on next year’s ballot

Voters will be deciding on whether to remove a remote subdivision from Petersburg’s service area one, but not until next year.

Time served jail sentence for drug shipment to Petersburg

A 40-year-old Nevada man was sentenced Wednesday for a shipment of illegal drugs to Petersburg last fall but is done with his jail time.

Southeast Alaska hydro lakes nearing spill level

There’s a silver lining to this soggy summer in Southeast Alaska. Hydroelectric reservoirs that were impacted by a multi-year drought have rebounded and are nearly full this month.

Petersburg assembly approves in-person municipal election for October

Petersburg will plan on in-person voting for its municipal election this October. The borough assembly Monday opted for that instead of by-mail balloting only.

Petersburg assembly postpones expanded emergency law

Petersburg’s borough assembly Monday voted to postpone for two months a final vote on an updated borough ordinance on responding to emergencies. Assembly members hope to have additional input and answer questions that have come up in the first two readings of the proposed law. Meanwhile, they also expect to meet again possibly this week to pass a temporary ordinance that authorizes the same things.