Joe Viechnicki, KFSK, Author at KFSK

Author: Joe Viechnicki, KFSK

Petersburg hopes to convince cruise company to let passengers disembark

Petersburg officials are hoping to convince one of the cruise companies that makes port calls here to let their passengers circulate and spend money in the community.

PHS baseball swept in away games against Sitka

Petersburg High School baseball had a busy two days with three varsity games and three junior varsity games on the turf field in Sitka last weekend. In varsity games, Sitka swept the series with an 11-1 mercy-rule game on Friday followed by 9-3 and 6-2 wins in full seven-inning games on Saturday.

Vocal, piano recital to benefit Petersburg Arts Council

Little Norway Festival-goers can enjoy a mixture of the modern and traditional in vocals and piano Thursday, May 19 at the Petersburg Lutheran Church.

Petersburg assembly advances budget without police force audit

The Petersburg borough is one step closer to having a budget for the fiscal year that starts in July. The borough assembly Monday gave the second of three approvals to the proposed spending plan but not before voting down money for an audit of the police force and adding funding for a housing and food non-profit.

Petersburg gears up for big Little Norway Festival

The 63rd edition of Petersburg’s Little Norway Festival is underway this week. The week-long celebration honors Petersburg’s Norwegian heritage, the May 17th, 1814 signing of Norway’s constitution along with Armed Forces Day.