Joe Viechnicki, KFSK - Petersburg
Joe Viechnicki is a reporter at KFSK in Petersburg.
For the first time in 62 years, village of Petersburg cancels Little Norway Festival
The week-long festival celebrates the fishing village's Norwegian heritage.
Longtime Petersburg resident, hospitalized in Washington state, has died of coronavirus
A Petersburg man in a Seattle hospital after testing positive with COVID-19 Monday, March 16, his family said.
Delays to Matanuska repairs mean limited ferry service likely to persist across Southeast Alaska
Service on the state ferry Matanuska may not resume in early March as repairs to the fleet’s sole operating mainliner have yet to begin.
Former Kake man, back in Alaska, arraigned on murder charge
Isaac David Friday, 27, is facing one charge of murder in the first degree for the 2017 death of 19-year-old Jade Williams.
More changes on tap for charter halibut fishing fleets in Southeast, Southcentral Alaska
For Southcentral, some of the measures under consideration include a one fish bag limit, additional closed days or size limits.
LISTEN: Film crews recorded thousands of hours with four Alaska police departments, and this is what they saw
Film crews followed police officers for 10-16 hours a day in Fairbanks, Kodiak, Kotzebue and Petersburg as they answered calls for criminal activity and wildlife problems.
Kake road project seeks to expand access to Southeast Alaska forestland
Permitting work and environmental review will continue into 2020.
Alaska Native group seeks support for Southeast land selections
Representatives of an effort to seek land for Alaska Natives in five Southeast Alaska communities spoke briefly with Petersburg’s borough assembly this month in hopes of gaining the support of the municipality.
Federal spending bill extends payments for rural Alaska communities
Alaska’s Congressional delegation announced a two-year extension for Secure Rural Schools payments, money paid to municipalities for school operations and maintenance, road work and special projects around forest land.
ATVs on city streets? Petersburg says no, again.
The proposed ordinance, similar to another proposal defeated by voters in 2017, would have allowed ATVs and other off-highway vehicles on borough streets with a number of conditions.
A relic from a century-old barge sinking has found a new resting place in Petersburg
A real piece of local history is now on display at the Petersburg Public Library. It’s part of a wooden barge that wrecked in a notoriously bad part of the Wrangell Narrows south of Petersburg at the turn of the last century.
Ocean Beauty accepts offer on seafood plant for sale in Petersburg
The cannery has not operated since 2016.
Push to grow Alaska’s mariculture includes new how-to training for budding seaweed farmers
The training is geared toward those in commercial fishing, tribal organizations or other coastal residents.
Petersburg sewer project wins federal recognition
The Environmental Protection Agency has singled out a sewer pump station replacement project in Petersburg as a good example of saving energy and using federal funding to repair infrastructure.
Federal managers extend comment period for humpback whale critical habitat decision
The decision could affect coastal waters from southern California to the Aleutian Islands.
Forest service audit of troubled Alaska timber sale program nears completion
The U.S. Forest Service audit and questions about it spring from multiple internal reviews the agency completed on the Big Thorne timber sale on Prince of Wales Island and the Tonka sale on Kupreanof Island near Petersburg.
Man charged with importing drugs to sell in Petersburg
According to a criminal complaint filed in court, 39-year-old Eric Nash Jennings was arrested on a houseboat Saturday after allegedly retrieving a package mailed to him from California.
Anchorage developer pursues Petersburg affordable housing project
Meanwhile, the Petersburg Borough Assembly is considering an ordinance that could lower property tax bills for low-income housing units.
Petersburg’s connection to main power source down to backup cables
Fixing the underwater line could cost millions of dollars — but if it fails, the community may be forced to turn to expensive diesel power.
Petersburg harbor turns to light show for bird deterrent
The equipment is marketed for deterring birds and will look similar to laser light shows people project on their homes for the Christmas holiday season.