Author: Eric Stone

Many Ketchikan residents want public hearing on Ward Cove dock

Many Ketchikan residents want a say in whether a proposed dock for the newest and largest cruise ships to visit Alaska goes forward. Concerned citizens put their thoughts on paper in comments to the Army Corps of Engineers.

KPU wants to build an $11.5 million undersea fiber cable — without raising rates

Ketchikan Public Utilities is asking voters to approve an $11.5 million bond to improve internet access in Ketchikan. The money would finance running more than 100 miles of fiber optic cable from Prince Rupert, British Columbia – and the utility says it won’t have to increase rates. How is that possible? And why does Ketchikan need its own cable, anyway?

School board candidates face off in KRBD forum

Five candidates vying for seats on Ketchikan’s school board answered questions at KRBD’s forum last night. The candidates distinguished themselves by their backgrounds, their various approaches to the school budget and their thoughts on native representation in the school system.