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Ketchikan City Council advances measure to hike sales taxes in summer and cut them in winter
The seasonal plan would raise the city’s sales tax from 4% to 5.5% from April through September in an effort to take advantage of Southeast Alaska’s busy summer tourism season. During the winter, the sales tax would fall to 3%.
What does ‘reverence for our creator’ mean to Indigenous Southeast Alaskans?
Two parents argue in a lawsuit against Ketchikan's school district that the statement, one of the 14 Southeast Traditional Tribal Values, is inherently religious. But the president of the tribe that crafted the values says that interpretation misses the point.
Ketchikan Borough Assembly passes package of reforms aimed at boosting housing supply
The four-pronged measure is aimed at packing more people into residential lots amid a housing crunch.
Ketchikan City Council to consider sales tax hike and city manager contract
Ketchikan's acting city manager recommends the council move forward with a proposal to raise the city's 4% sales tax to 6% in the summer, then cut it to 3% in the winter.
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KRBD Board Meeting
The KRBD Board of Directors regular meeting is Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. at KRBD and...
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Reading the Classics
“Reading the Classics” is hosted by staff of the Ketchikan Public Library and airs on...
Photo of the Day
Karen Pitcher sent us this brilliant double rainbow.
Morning Edition Interviews
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Food insecurity in Ketchikan
What is food insecurity and what services are available in Ketchikan? Bobbie McCreary with the...
Blood drive coming to Ketchikan this week
After a 4-year absence, Blood Bank of Alaska is returning to Ketchikan. A blood drive is scheduled...
KAP offers outdoor summer programs
Ketchikan Afterschool Program is offering free campground trips twice a month, and monthly 5-day...
Community Reports
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Craig Parks and Recreation
Victoria Merritt with the Craig Parks and Recreation report for August 5.
Arts Council Report
The Blueberry Arts Festival is this weekend and with a parade, booths, music, the Gigglefeet Dance...
UAS Ketchikan Report
Fall registration is open, the admission deadline for a degree program is August 15, scholarships...
Southeast News
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KCAW hopes to bring wind and solar to Port Alexander with new project
In the sleepy hamlet of Port Alexander in Southeast Alaska, amenities like wifi, cell service and...
Kris Chinalski fourth Sitkan to file for assembly seat
Local business owner Kris Chinalski is one of four candidates, so far, vying for two open seats on...
Former assembly member Richard Wein running for another term
Former assembly member Richard Wein is one of four candidates, so far, vying for two open seats on the Sitka Assembly this fall (KCAW/Emily Kwong/2017) Former assembly member Dr. Richard Wein filed for a seat on the Sitka...
Alaska News
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Alaska News Nightly: Friday, August 5, 2022
Roughly 20 people marched in front of Anchorage Police headquarters on Tues. Aug. 2, 2022 to...
Kicked off their cruises, COVID-positive tourists are going home on Alaska flights and ferries
The Alaska ferry LeConte traveling toward Juneau on Aug. 3, 2022. (Claire Stremple/KTOO)...
Alaska confirms second case of monkeypox
This electron microscope image shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions (left) and spherical...
NPR
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A London museum agrees to return more than 70 pieces of looted Nigerian art
The Horniman Museum promised to repatriate a trove of artifacts, which include objects known as...
RAGBRAI: Riding a bike across Iowa isn’t for the sane. Sign me up.
The Des Moines Register’s Annual Great Break Ride Across Iowa is about to celebrate 50 years...
‘Scream for Me, Africa!’: How the continent is reinventing heavy metal music
Africa’s metalheads have a bold vision. We talk to Edward Banchs, author of a new book about...
