Category: Syndicated

Rising costs were a recurring theme in the City of Ketchikan’s budget discussions for next year.

Ketchikan students and staff say that the district’s ELL program has shrunk over the last several years, and that it no longer meets the needs of students trying to learn and navigate school in a new language.

The lead chaplain at PeaceHealth Medical Center said navigating grief requires naming what you’ve lost, and what you need to move forward.

The $112,000 grant will be used to refurbish the Black Bear Lake hydropower facility, the island’s cheapest source of electricity.

PeaceHealth Ketchikan is now paying the emergency physicians, but it’s unclear whether they’ll be made whole for the lost wages.

A long line of residents voiced their disapproval of the budget proposals on Wednesday, with many directing their frustration at administrators.