Author: Leila Kheiry

Beginning Monday, nominating petitions for open Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly and School Board seats are available.

Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling to uphold most of the Affordable Care Act, the health care reform measure commonly called ObamaCare, resulted in mixed reactions.

The City of Ketchikan Wastewater Division will conduct a smoke test of the Stedman Street sewer line near Schmolck Mechanical Contractors starting at 10 a.m. Friday.

Ketchikan Medical Center has won a three-year, $3 million grant from the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services. The grant will go toward improving patient care coordination.

City of Ketchikan voters approved a bond proposition Tuesday by a wide margin, allowing the city to issue up to $5 million in bonds for harbor improvements. Voter turnout was low, however, with only 7 percent of registered voters showing up to vote.