Joe Viechnicki, KFSK, Author at KFSK

Author: Joe Viechnicki, KFSK

PHS baseball team second at state tourney

Petersburg High School baseball took second place at the state division 2 tournament in Wasilla last weekend, winning two games and losing one.

Teachers complete ultra run loop across Mitkof Island

A week ago a pair of Petersburg school teachers spent the morning of their Memorial Day holiday running a loop across Mitkof Island, around 50 kilometers or a little longer, starting and ending at Sandy Beach Park.

Fire destroys Whale Pass cabins

A fishing and hunting business on eastern Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska is cleaning up after a fire destroyed most of its buildings right at the start of the busy season.

Petersburg voters could decide some changes to borough’s charter

Petersburg voters could be deciding some changes to the borough charter this October. Petersburg’s borough assembly Monday will be voting on the first reading of three ordinances to make those changes, depending on voter approval.

Nome ultra-runner headlines Petersburg’s health fair

The featured speaker at this year’s Petersburg Medical Center health fair is ultra-runner Carol Seppilu of Nome. She survived a suicide attempt when she was 16 and has turned to running as a tool for battling depression.