Joe Viechnicki, KFSK, Author at KFSK

State game board meeting opens in Petersburg

The state’s Board of Game opened up a five-day meeting in Petersburg Friday. They’re meeting to decide over 50 proposed changes to hunting and trapping regulations for Southeast Alaska.

Former Petersburg teacher, fisherman offers first book

Small town life, relationships in commercial fishing families and the impacts of Individual Fishing Quota on a community are a few of the themes in a new book of fiction based on Petersburg. Christi Slaven, former fisherman and teacher published her first book in 2018, called “Home Is Where The Fish Are.”

Petersburg, other Southeast towns show population increase

For the first time in seven years, Petersburg’s population increased in 2018. That’s according to the latest estimates from the Alaska Department of Labor. The Petersburg borough population was estimated to be 3,198 people in July of 2018, up 61 people from the year before.

PHS boys basketball second at Nome tourney

Petersburg High School’s boys basketball team took second place at a tournament in Nome over the weekend with two wins and one loss. The girls team lost three games at the tournament. Coaches for both teams are glad for the experience gained against some larger schools.

King salmon sport fishing to close on inside waters for second year

King salmon sport fishing this spring will be closed on most of the inside waters of Southeast Alaska for a second year in a row. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game Monday, January 7 announced that keeping chinook salmon would be prohibited starting April 1st in many parts of Southeast.