Author: Joe Viechnicki, KFSK

A new reality TV show featuring police departments in four Alaska communities premieres on January 1st.

The Petersburg borough is paying to do a comparison of wages and benefits for employees of the municipal government.

Petersburg’s borough assembly Monday voted to send a letter of support for an affordable housing project planned next to the Petersburg Medical Center. Assembly members thought the Anchorage company proposing the apartment building is responding to concerns from neighbors.

Petersburg’s borough assembly Monday decided to wait on voting on a resolution on keeping roadless area protections for the Tongass National Forest.

Petersburg Medical Center has been holding a series of community cafés to spark discussions about health care issues and services that are available or needed here. The fourth presentation in this series focused on aging in Petersburg and key things to think about for getting older and taking care of aging family members.