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Deanna Garrison

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Prince of Wales residents attend a meeting with Sen. Lisa Murkowski's staff on the Sealaska lands bill at the Craig High School Auditorium.

KETCHIKAN, ALASKA (2010-03-09) Prince of Wales residents were staunchly divided Monday on legislation that would allow Sealaska to select acreage outside of its current land selection boundaries. The town hall meeting was the first in a series of listening sessions being held on Prince of Wales and around Southeast on the Sealaska lands legislation.

Chilean earthquake experience shared

Maria Dudzak

KETCHIKAN, AK (2010-03-08) Ketchikan resident Dan Patton is in Chile and was there when the 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit on February 27th. Patton was in the city of Curico, located about 100 miles NE of the epicenter. He shares his story.

Gateway PERS cost estimate plummets

Deanna Garrison

KETCHIKAN, ALASKA (2010-03-05) The cost of terminating nine Gateway Center for Human Services employees from the City of Ketchikan’s payroll has dropped considerably. Staff earlier this week warned the Ketchikan City Council that it could cost more than $1 million to pull the employees from the state’s retirement system. The cost has since been adjusted down to around $10,000.

City's cost of transferring Gateway increases

Deanna Garrison

KETCHIKAN, ALASKA (2010-03-04) It will likely cost the City of Ketchikan significantly more money than previously thought to transfer ownership of Gateway Center for Human Services. The city’s liability to terminate nine Gateway employees from the state retirement system could cost over $1 million.

DOT seeks input on new ferry terminal site

Deanna Garrison

KETCHIKAN, ALASKA (2010-03-04) The state Department of Transportation is soliciting public input on potential locations for construction of a new ferry terminal south of Ketchikan. DOT is constructing two new terminals for the state ferry Lituya, which provides dedicated service between Metlakatla and Ketchikan.

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KRBD is Moving!

KRBD recently sold our 123 Stedman building to Karl Richey and with the proceeds from that purchased the old Ketchikan Health Clinic building. We are very excited about the move and plan to be moved in by the end of next Spring if not sooner. We'll need lots of help during the move so if you are interested in helping out give KRBD General Manager Nathan Grambau a call at 225-9655. Make sure you stop by the old building one last time to say your goodbyes and chat with us about why we decided to move.