Joe Viechnicki, KFSK, Author at KFSK

Paddle fund raiser shortened for Saturday

Petersburg Medical Center Foundation’s Paddle Battle in the Narrows is this Saturday and it’s shorter and scaled down for health and safety reasons.

COVID positive result for quarantined worker at Petersburg Trident plant

Petersburg health officials have announced another COVID-19 positive test in the community – this time for a quarantined seafood processing worker.

Time will tell if SE AK hemlock trees survive widespread sawfly damage

Some of the hemlock trees in Southeast Alaska may not have survived a widespread outbreak of defoliating insects that flourished in dry conditions on parts of the forest the last two years. The native wasps are called hemlock sawflies and they eat needles on the trees leaving behind reddish brown tree tops. That damage is even more apparent in the spring as other trees sprout new green growth.

Petersburg assembly starts approval of permanent emergency ordinance

Petersburg’s assembly Monday gave the first of three approvals needed for a new permanent local law on emergency actions and powers for borough officials. It’s similar to the temporary ordinance that’s been in place during this year’s COVID-19 pandemic. The assembly also voted to allow some elected officials to attend meetings in person and OK’d emergency funding for the school district.

Local teen looks to start cross country walk

A 19-year-old from Juneau wants to start his own solo walk across the United States this summer, despite the global pandemic and widespread protests across the nation.