Joe Viechnicki, KFSK, Author at KFSK

Workers restore power in windy, wet October storm

Public workers and volunteers responded to multiple power outages Friday night in Petersburg with a strong fall storm hitting Southeast Alaska.

Petersburg election gives voters many choices

After years with only mild interest in running for office at the local level, Petersburg has plenty of choices at least for some of the spots on the ballot this year.

Petersburg issues health proclamation as cases keep rising

The Petersburg borough has issued a health proclamation with COVID-19 case numbers continuing to rise.

Parks and Recreation projects remove, improve access

Several parks in Petersburg are seeing changes this month.

Borough assembly candidates voice differences in online forum

Voters on Tuesday, October 5th will be choosing from a slate of eight candidates for two seats on the Petersburg borough assembly. Seven of the eight voiced their opinions on a variety of topics in an online forum hosted by the Petersburg Pilot and KFSK Monday, September 27. They had a range of reasons for running for office and a range of opinions on whether the local government should have a role in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.