Category: Local News

Crews respond to house fire in Ketchikan’s Forest Park neighborhood

by Michael Fanelli | Nov 1, 2024 | Local News, Syndicated | 0

The midday Tuesday fire didn’t injure anyone, as the one resident who was home had safely evacuated, but it did leave heavy building damage.

Peltola makes last-minute campaign stop in Ketchikan

by Michael Fanelli | Nov 1, 2024 | Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0

U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola hosted a meet-and-greet style event at the Alaska Fish House in Ketchikan during the final stretch of her reelection campaign.

Saxman hires new Village Public Safety Officer and city clerk

by Michael Fanelli | Oct 31, 2024 | Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0

The City Council announced last week that the city had hired local firefighter Tristan Weis as VPSO and Yeił Atoowu Ginger McCormick as city clerk.

6 new hybrid ferries part of Alaska ferry system’s 20-year plan

by Angela Denning, CoastAlaska | Oct 29, 2024 | Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0

The plan stems from over a year of data crunching through engineering and research groups and gathering information from regional ferry groups and the public. “It’s a new day,” said Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board member Wanneta Ayers. “This is a watershed moment to have this plan. And so, I’m hopeful.”

Regional advisory council votes down Ketchikan Indian Community proposal to change Ketchikan’s subsistence designation

by Jack Darrell | Oct 25, 2024 | Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0

The Southeast Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council, or SEARAC, voted down a proposal to change Ketchikan’s determination as a “nonrural” place in the eyes of the Federal Subsistence Board on Thursday, at the end of its three-day meeting in the First City.

Southern section of Ketchikan’s popular Rainbird Trail ‘rendered impassable’ by August landslide

by Michael Fanelli | Oct 25, 2024 | Local News, Syndicated | 0

Borough staff recommended closing that side of the trail indefinitely, but the assembly was optimistic about finding a creative solution.

Despite setbacks, Ketchikan High School drama troupe brings Harry Potter to the stage

by Maria Dudzak | Oct 24, 2024 | Local News, Syndicated | 0

Ketchikan High School was one of 29 schools chosen to perform a new, high school version of the...

New program is bringing free preventative care to Ketchikan, hoping to fill a long-neglected gap in the system

by Jack Darrell | Oct 24, 2024 | Local News, Syndicated | 0

The healthcare industry funnels billions of dollars every year into new drugs and therapies to treat acute diseases. But studies from the Center for Disease Control show that American providers often fail to put the same emphasis on preventative care. That’s the goal of a new city-run program in Ketchikan.