Joe Viechnicki, KFSK, Author at KFSK

High turnout in Petersburg election with seven ballot questions, four contested races

Voter turnout was high this week as Petersburg residents decided the mayor’s race, two assembly seats and seven ballot questions.

PHS volleyball opens season at home against Juneau

Petersburg High School’s volleyball teams opened their season at home against teams from Juneau-Douglas High School last week, gaining some valuable experience against the larger 4A school.

Some Petersburg assembly members not interested in changing in quorum rules

A proposed change to the rules for how many Petersburg borough assembly members need to be at a meeting in person ran into some resistance from assembly members Monday. The change would allow assembly members calling in to a meeting to vote and make up the minimum needed for a meeting.

Petersburg High girls cross country fourth at state

Petersburg High School’s girls cross country team took fourth place among division two schools at the state meet at Bartlett High School in Anchorage Saturday. The boys were ninth.

Statewide harbor conference opens in Petersburg

A week-long conference of harbor and port professionals opened Tuesday at the Sons of Norway Hall in Petersburg. More than 80 people are attending the annual conference of the Alaska Association of Harbormasters and Port Administrators.