Author: Joe Viechnicki, KFSK

Petersburg’s utility director doesn’t foresee the need for more diesel power generation this spring but says the community’s conservation measures will continue to help hydroelectric reservoirs refill this spring.

Petersburg’s borough assembly Wednesday dug into the details of a proposed spending plan for the borough government for the fiscal year that starts in July. Some on the assembly signaled their desire to make spending cuts regardless of decisions on funding by the state government.

A logged forest area on the Lindenberg Peninsula of Kupreanof Island near Petersburg. (Joe...

Petersburg Monday night honored a retired fire chief with just over half a century with the local volunteer fire department.

Members of the Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department turned out to the borough assembly meeting Monday night to honor retiring chief Doug Welde and to ask the assembly to fill a vacant paid position. The volunteers say the emergency medical services coordinator is needed to help respond on ambulance calls and train volunteers to do the same.