Shelby Herbert, Author at KFSK

Author: Shelby Herbert

Ordinance to give Petersburg Borough more flexibility to serve on boards passes Assembly readings

Assembly members unanimously passed an ordinance to give Borough employees more flexibility to serve on different boards. Petersburg voters will have the opportunity to choose whether or not to adopt the ordinance on October 3rd.

Petersburg student recites poetry in state competition

A Petersburg High School student competed in a statewide poetry competition in Juneau last month. Sophomore Eleanor Kandoll was one of ten finalists in Alaska’s Poetry Out Loud recital.

Petersburg Medical Center doctor prepares to sail across the Pacific Ocean with her family

A Petersburg doctor plans to work on a fellowship for a year and a half while sailing the world with her family. Dr. Jennifer Hyer has worked as a family physician at Petersburg Medical Center for 13 years. She and her family of four are leaving Petersburg in November to sail across the Pacific Ocean.

Petersburg’s Early Childhood Education Task Force gives an update on Boys and Girls Clubs collaboration

Petersburg’s Early Childhood Education Task Force met to discuss their progress on a collaboration with the Boys and Girls Clubs — Alaska. But their last few weeks of planning produced a mix of “great” and “frustrating” news for the program.

U. S. Forest Service seeks local workers amidst national labor shortage

The U. S. Forest Service is seeking new recruits nationwide, with extra focus on filling positions in Alaska. But recruiters say economic conditions are making it hard for them to recruit and retain employees who come from out of state. Now, the agency is turning its attention to the local workforce.