Taylor Heckart, Author at KFSK

Petersburg high schoolers cut through cars in hands-on emergency course

The students learned how to save a victim from an overturned car as part of a course that’s helping build real-life emergency medicine skills.

Newly elected Petersburg Borough Assembly members to swear in Tuesday

Also tonight, there will be public hearings on changes to the 2027 budget and updates to borough code. Plus, a report on the volunteer fire department’s training facility.

Friday morning fire damages an apartment unit in Petersburg

A fire damaged part of a Petersburg apartment complex just south of town today (Oct. 16). No occupants were in the building when firefighters arrived, but responders say a pet dog died in the incident.

Petersburg student biking to school collides with car, brought to local hospital

A Petersburg student biking to school was injured in a collision with a car on Oct. 15. The student is with their family and receiving care at the local hospital, according to Superintendent Robyn Taylor.

Petersburg Borough Assembly supports ‘proactive’ state management of invasive crab species

The Petersburg Borough Assembly on Oct. 5 unanimously agreed to send a letter to the Alaska Board of Fisheries in support of managing invasive European green crab.