Shelby Herbert, Author at KFSK

Author: Shelby Herbert

Hutli Pole welcomed at Sandy Beach Park

Members of Petersburg’s tribe unveiled a brand new, 14-foot totem pole at a popular recreation area on July 5. It’s called the Hutli Pole, and it’s part of a larger project to bring awareness to the people who have lived on Mitkof Island since time immemorial.

Blown underground transformer sends parts of Petersburg into a blackout

An electrical component exploded in Petersburg’s downtown area, sending parts of the community into a two-hour blackout.

First Sandy Beach restroom opens for year-round use

A Petersburg Parks and Recreation-owned restroom at Sandy Beach Park will stay open all year long, after a local couple pushed for (and even sang about) the change for years.

Ballot proposition to change sales tax exemption procedure fails in Borough Assembly

Petersburg voters will not get a chance to vote away their say in who and what is tax exempt. That’s after a ballot proposition that would have given the reins entirely over to the assembly failed at the July 1 Borough Assembly meeting.

What’s on the agenda this afternoon? Petersburg Assembly meeting preview

Petersburg’s Borough Assembly has a lean agenda ahead of their meeting today, with the only one item of unfinished business on the table: an ordinance that could change how the assembly is able to make sales tax exemptions.