The Salvation Army in Petersburg welcomed two new pastors to town this summer replacing lieutenants Caleb and Christin Fankhauser. It’s the first appointment for 30-year-old John Birks and his wife, 33-year-old Mysti.
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Two state road and sidewalk rehabilitation projects planned in Petersburg might not start until later this year or next year. The state plans to redo pavement and sidewalks along big portions of Haugen and South Nordic drives.
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Federal agents destroyed over 50 pounds of an explosive in Petersburg’s rock pit behind the community’s airport Wednesday afternoon. It was a blast that shook some homes and had residents wondering whether an earthquake had struck. The explosives were rounded up by authorities this week after a 59-year-old Petersburg man injured himself in a blast at the rock pit on Sunday.
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More details are emerging about an explosion that injured a Petersburg person over the weekend and has brought federal explosives agents to town to investigate.
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Petersburg police say a person injured in an explosion Sunday was medevaced out of town but are not releasing much more information about the incident. Police chief Kelly Swihart says an individual injured in an explosion in the late morning or early afternoon Sunday and was able to transport himself to Peterburg Medical Center.
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