SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST
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News
School Board to discuss computers, hacking
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough School Board will vote on a delayed motion Wednesday to purchase 60 laptop computers. more
Assembly report
Assembly member Bill Rotecki gives an update on the May 6th Borough Assembly meeting. assembly050713
SEAPA analysis effort nixed, at least for now
A push by the Wrangell Assembly to move forward sooner rather than later on an analysis of the Southeast Alaska Power Agency hit a roadblock Thursday when the Ketchikan City Council rescinded its support of the idea. more
Ferry Takes 50th Birthday Trip Around Revilla
In 1963, the Beatles released the iconic single “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have A Dream Speech,” and President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. more
Council nixes SEAPA study
The Ketchikan City Council reversed it’s previous decision to join Wrangell in conducting a SEAPA feasibility study. The Council approved a donation of services to help develop a skate park. Mayor Lew Williams III gives details. Council050313
AMHS kicks off 50th anniversary in Ketchikan
While 40-mile-per-hour wind gusts blew a typical Southeast Alaska heavy, soaking, horizontal rain outside, there was a party going on inside one of the Alaska Marine Highway System’s oldest vessels. more
Pilot Bread Festival Saturday
David Jensen gives details on the International Pilot Bread Festival. PilotBread
NOTE: Entries for the recipe contest should be submitted Saturday between 12:30 and 12:45 pm.
Sequestration to hit regional tribal programs
The Tlingit and Haida Central Council expects some financial challenges in the coming years. more
Visitors Bureau head talks 2013 tourists
Patti Mackey, executive director of the Ketchikan Visitor’s Bureau, is cautiously optimistic about Ketchikan’s 2013 tourist season. more
Council Member Coose: Rescind SEAPA analysis
A motion to rescind support for an analysis of the Southeast Alaska Power Agency is on the Ketchikan City Council agenda Thursday. more