Rachel Cassandra, Author at KFSK

Author: Rachel Cassandra

Petersburg Search and Rescue Team Finds Lost Hiker

Petersburg’s Search and Rescue team located a missing hiker over the weekend. The man was in good health but was lost for over 20 hours.

Petersburg Firefighters visit classrooms for “Learn Not to Burn” Fire Safety Week

All the kindergarteners in Erin Willis’s class are sitting criss-cross apple sauce on the carpet. Today, three firefighters are joining the class to talk about fire safety. Bjorn Stolpe starts putting on his fire-fighting uniform, piece by piece.

Beat the Odds Makes Cancer Care in Petersburg a Little Easier

Cancer is not a simple disease and when people in remote Southeast Alaska get cancer, things may be even more complicated. They might have to travel to specialized care which can be expensive and adds additional stress. An organization in Petersburg is trying to make things a little easier.

Certified Election Results Released for Petersburg

This morning at 9 a.m., the Petersburg Borough Assembly met and certified the results of Tuesday’s municipal election. Mark Jensen was reelected for another three-year term and all three propositions passed. You can see those full results here.

Two Borough Assembly Members Unseated in Petersburg Race

“My desire is to add a conservative perspective to this body,” said newly elected assembly member, Donna Marsh. “To allow and encourage discussion of so many issues affecting the people of this town, and to rein in the overreach that’s been so prevalent in the recent past.”