MOSTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUING
THROUGH LATE MORNING. WIND NORTHWEST TO NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH.
TEMPERATURES FROM THE UPPER 30S INCREASING TO THE UPPER 40S.
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Council report
Council member Dick Coose gives an update on the Ketchikan City Council meeting of May 3rd. Council050412
Campus director leaving
After just one year on the job, University of Alaska Southeast Ketchikan Campus Director Tony Mansueto is stepping down.
Mansueto has accepted another job with the University of the District of Columbia.
“I will be focusing primarily on… more
Ketchikan documentaries premiere
Lacey Simpson and Deby Santos speak to KRBD’s Maria Dudzak about two new documentaries about Ketchikan premiering May 4th – Ketchikan: Our Native Legacy and Ketchikan: The Artists. Film050312
Watson tapped to head IFA
The Inter-Island Ferry Authority has tapped Craig Mayor Dennis Watson to head up the IFA.
Watson has been working as the acting general manager since February.
“Working there as the interim for the last three months …… more
Ferry construction fund gets another $50 million
The Legislature allocated more money for new ferry construction before it adjourned.
$50 million was placed in the state operating budget for the fiscal year starting in July. It’s set aside for vessel replacement, without specifying the ship. more
Feds to hold tribal meeting in Ketchikan
Representatives from 10 federal agencies will converge on Ketchikan this Friday to meet with tribal officials from Southern Southeast Alaska.
Larry Yerich is a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Alaska.
He says leadership from federal… more
Former mayor pleads guilty in child porn case
Former Ketchikan Mayor Jack Shay pled guilty to seven counts of possession of child pornography Monday in Ketchikan Superior Court. Shay accepted a plea deal with the state, in which prosecutors agreed to drop 84 additional possession of child pornography… more
School Board asks borough to fund to cap
The Ketchikan School Board is asking the Ketchikan Gateway Borough to fund schools at the maximum amount allowed by state law. The school board Wednesday night approved a nearly $30.4 million budget for next fiscal year.
The school board… more
Teachers rally public support for new contract
Ketchikan teachers hit the streets Wednesday night to rally public support for their efforts to negotiate a new contract. Teachers have been working without a contract since July of last year.
Waving signs that read “value teachers” and “tell… more
Prince of Wales mine decision nearing
British Columbia-based Heatherdale Resources remains on track to begin construction on a mine on the southern end of Prince of Wales Island in as soon as three years. That’s according to Heatherdale CEO Patrick Smith, who gave an update on… more
