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Petersburg assembly advances bond measure for electrical generation Posted by Joe Viechnicki | Jul 20, 2021 Water from Crystal Lake is drained through a penstock to a powerhouse at Blind Slough. (Joe Viechnicki/KFSK) Petersburg’s borough assembly Monday approved the first reading of a ballot question on bonding for Petersburg’s electrical system. The measure would be one of two to appear on the October 5 th ballot and could shore up both hydro and diesel power generation for electrical cust...

Petersburg to sell some land by sealed bid Posted by Joe Viechnicki | Jul 8, 2021 (Image from the Petersburg borough) The Petersburg borough will sell three parcels of land next month. The borough assembly Tuesday agreed to sell the land by sealed bid, instead of by live auction. The borough had been planning on a live, outcry auction for all three parcels in August. Of the three parcels, the one at 306 Sandy Beach Road is zoned for residential use, is under half an acre and has electricity, wa...

Posted by Angela Denning | May 14, 2021 This sign is posted on the door of the Petersburg Post Office. (Photo by Angela Denning/KFSK) COVID show notes for Friday, May 14, 2021 – Incident commander Karl Hagerman  – COVID situation in Petersburg right now, still at low risk, four active cases, all travel related, people who have left Petersburg, returned here and since tested positive. They were symptomatic and were tested at the airport and at Petersburg Medical Center’s respiratory clini...

Posted by Angela Denning | Apr 30, 2021 This sign is posted on the door of the Petersburg Post Office. (Photo by Angela Denning/KFSK) April 30, 2021 Notes from KFSK’s Bi-Weekly COVID-19 Panel Discussion Petersburg Borough’s Emergency Operations Center —Incident Commander Karl Hagerman Incident Commander –We are happy to report that there are no active cases in Petersburg right now. Things are looking pretty good, the risk level in Petersburg is really low, we’re at yellow, and we’re...

Posted by Angela Denning | Apr 2, 2021 This sign is posted on the door of the Petersburg Post Office. (Photo by Angela Denning/KFSK) COVID-19 panel discussion highlights Friday, April 2, 2021 One note this show will be reduced to every other week, on Fridays at the same time. There won’t be shows on April 9 th or 23 rd this month, unless needed. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised its guidelines for travel noting fully vaccinated people are less likely to get or spread COVI...

Petersburg assembly reinstates local health mandates despite opposition Posted by Joe Viechnicki | Feb 25, 2021 Petersburg’s James A. Johnson Airport (Joe Viechnicki/KFSK) Petersburg’s borough assembly Tuesday voted to reinstate local COVID-19 health mandates following the expiration of the state’s disaster declaration this month. The assembly also approved a new local travel testing mandate to take the place of a state mandate that’s now an advisory. Many local residents spoke against ...