Southeast News

POW 13th in national archery competition

The Southeast Island School District archery team routinely wins state competitions, and scores well nationally, too. A couple of Whale Pass archers did well enough this year to participate in an upcoming South Africa competition. more

Geologist discovers underwater volcano

This graphic image provided by Forest Service Geologist Jim Baichtal shows the newly discovered volcano in Behm Canal near Misty Fiords National Monument.

About 10,000 years ago, give or take a couple thousand years, a volcano blew its top in the middle of Behm Canal. The crater is still there, covered by 150 feet or so of ocean. But when the volcano exploded many thousands of years ago, it was not underwater. more

Tour guides get their own tour of Misty Fiords

One the top deck of the St. Nona, a couple along for the tour for tour guides looks out at New Eddystone rock, which is the hardened core left over from a volcano that has eroded away.

On a beautiful, sunny, calm, warm day, a tour boat left downtown Ketchikan, headed toward Misty Fiords National Monument. But this tour boat had no tourists on board. It was full of tour guides. more

SEAPA CEO talks about services, communication

Part of SEAPA's public outreach effort includes these banners, which were on display during a recent SEAPA board meeting in Ketchikan.

Officials with the Southeast Alaska Power Agency are working on ways to improve the agency’s image, and get information to the public about what SEAPA does and why they believe maintaining the agency is important. more

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than later on an analysis of the Southeast Alaska Power Agency hit a roadblock Thursday when the Ketchikan City Council rescinded its support of the idea.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

AMHS kicks off 50th anniversary in Ketchikan

Blustery weather outside didn't stop people from attending the Alaska Marine Highway System's 50th anniversary party aboard the Malaspina Wednesday 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

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

Murkowski ‘irritated’ with U.S. Forest Service

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, in Ketchikan on April 29.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski is unhappy with the U.S. Forest Service, and doesn’t mince words when talking about it. more

Schoenbar students hack into school system

Students trick teachers into giving up their passwords, and use the information to remotely control other student laptops. more

Ketchikan teen chosen to lead state Youth Court

Image courtesy stockmonkey.com.

During a recent United Youth Courts of Alaska meeting in Homer, members elected a Ketchikan teenager as the new youth president for the statewide organization. more