Author: Hunter Morrison

Employees at Southeast Alaska’s only major shipyard have been busy since JAG Marine Group took charge of the state-owned facility last fall. That’s because the switchover came with increases to both business volume and job opportunities.

The Ketchikan Indian Community purchased a former resort north of town with the goal of converting it into an addiction healing center. But a handful of residents in the neighborhood expressed opposition for the project at a recent borough planning commission meeting.

While landline phones might seem like a relic of the past, they can serve as a lifeline for rural Alaska communities with limited cell phone coverage. But for months, one small town on Prince of Wales Island has been without landline service.