Petersburg has a new city manager. Steve Giesbrecht of Electra, Texas has agreed to take the job offer made by the Petersburg city council Friday. The 50-year-old Giesbrecht has been the city administrator in Electra, a community of around 31-hundred people near the Oklahoma border, since 2003.
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The Petersburg Police Department patrols in cars, on foot, and now, on bikes. Esmay Joyce ‘rode along’ on a bike patrol this month.
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Petersburg artist Doris Olsen opens up her second solo art show at the Clausen Museum tonight. The show is called “Embellish” and it features 30 acrylic paintings from the past year. The works will be on display at the museum until August 13th. Joe Viechnicki spoke with Olsen about her latest work, and started out by asking about the title of the show.
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Seafood processors in Petersburg are geared up for a big season this year. Several have expanded their staff rosters, bringing at least 850 people to town for the summer months.
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Residents on a failing, wooden-planked roadway in Petersburg will see that street redone this year. Petersburg officials got word Tuesday that the Denali Commission will be awarding a grant to redo Birch Street along Hammer Slough. Meanwhile a growing number of Birch Street residents Monday implored Petersburg’s city council to fix the problem.
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