Taylor Heckart, Author at KFSK

Independent U.S. House candidate Bill Hill talks corruption, cost of living during Petersburg visit

Independent U.S. House Candidate Bill Hill visited Petersburg on Aug. 5 as part of his campaign for office. He’s running against Republican incumbent Nick Begich and 13 other active candidates.

Petersburg’s Catholic church celebrates new beginning after devastating fire

Catholics and non-Catholics alike gathered on July 19 for a dedication mass for the new St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church.

Sharlay Mamoe is the new executive director of Petersburg WAVE

Petersburg’s domestic violence prevention nonprofit, Working Against Violence for Everyone, or WAVE, has a new executive director. Sharlay Mamoe stepped into the role in July after eight years as executive director of the Petersburg Children’s Center.

Petersburg Borough Assembly to hold public hearings about nepotism standards, senior sales tax, and new service area

There are public hearings for four ordinances at tonight’s Petersburg Borough Assembly meeting.

Low catches close Southeast commercial Dungeness crab season three weeks early

Southeast Alaska’s commercial Dungeness crab summer season ended three weeks early, on July 25. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game said the amount fishermen caught at the beginning of the season was the lowest amount in over 30 years.