Hannah Flor

The plot of borough-owned tideland outlined in red (Photo courtesy of Petersburg Borough)

King salmon are corralled at Blind River Rapids before being transported to Crystal Lake Hatchery. (Photo: Hannah Flor)

Interested candidates can find paperwork at the municipal building, pictured above. (Photo: Hannah Flor/KFSK)

Petersburg’s Municipal Building (Photo by Shelby Herbert/KFSK)

The filing period for Petersburg’s municipal election is closed. There are 14 open seats on various borough boards and committees, including the borough assembly, school board, and hospital board. Fifteen candidates are running for eleven seats. All the positions are three-year terms. There will be two contested races on the ballot. Five people are running […]

Most of the candidates on October’s municipal ballot turned in their paperwork in the final days of the month-long filing period. Only three candidates had filed for public office this time last week. Petersburg Borough Clerk Debbie Thompson said that’s not the norm. “Usually they come in pretty steady during the filing period,” she said. […]

Alice Williams will teach fourth grade at Rae C. Stedman Elementary (Photo: Hannah Flor/KFSK)

School starts next Tuesday for most students in Petersburg. A few new teachers are joining the Petersburg School District this year. Jill Lenhard will be teaching in Petersburg this year, but she isn’t exactly new to the district. She’s returning after a year away. She taught at the district for 20 years – high school […]

A landslide at around 6 mile on Petersburg’s Mitkof Highway damaged infrastructure and took out power on Oct. 31st, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Jared Popp)

Incumbent John Jensen filed as a write-in candidate for the Petersburg Planning Commission on August 10. There are currently two three-year terms open. Jensen has held a seat on the commission for two years.