Author: Joe Viechnicki, KFSK

The future is a little brighter for the money needed to pay for operations at a state owned, non-profit run hatchery at Blind Slough on Mitkof Island south of Petersburg. Crystal Lake Hatchery lost a portion of its state funding last year. However, hatchery managers are hoping that will be restored with additional funding to fill in what they hope is only a short-term shortfall.

Petersburg’s borough assembly Monday adopted a COVID-19 communication plan for the community. It’s a more in-depth, online tool for relaying the status of the pandemic in Petersburg, local response and recommendations for individuals, businesses and organizations as COVID case numbers change.

Petersburg has another two COVID-19 cases. One appears to be travel related, the other does not.

State and local officials are reminding Alaskans of the limited amount of COVID-19 vaccine during the early stages of the nationwide immunization effort.