Kim Aulbach promoted to postmaster

Kim Aulbach has become Petersburg Post Office's new postmaster after the previous postmaster, Mark Eppihimer, transferred to Anchorage.

Eppihimer was promoted to labor relations specialist and relocated to Anchorage in August. Once he left, Aulbach applied for the position while she and Nels Nielsen took on postmaster duties. On Oct. 12, she was promoted to postmaster.

During her five and a half years with the post office, Aulbach said she would learn new skills every chance she got to increase her knowledge on the inner workings of the post office and to make her job more interesting.

"As I m...