Author: Eric Stone

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%.

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.

Here’s who’s running for city and borough office in Ketchikan so far

There are two seats on the Borough Assembly, three on the City Council and two on the Board of Education up this year. Borough Mayor Rodney Dial is also up for reelection. Candidates have until August 25 to enter the races.

Father and two young children rescued from Ketchikan’s Lunch Creek Trail

Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad Incident Commander Jerry Kiffer says the hikers didn’t mean to attempt the difficult five-mile out-and-back trail — he says they meant to hike the nearby Lunch Falls trail, which is a half-mile loop.