Roberts appointed to hospital board

Jim Roberts was appointed to the Petersburg Medical Center Board by Mayor Mark Jensen with the approval of the assembly during Monday's Petersburg Borough Assembly meeting.

Roberts previously served on the hospital board from 2018 to 2021 but lost his bid for reelection.

"The hospital is a vital part of our community and it needs to grow to provide the services required by our community," Roberts wrote.

He also worked for 41 years at the Central Intelligence Agency as a computer scientist and a senior program manager and is a Vietnam War veteran, having served in the Air Force.

Roberts will fi...