Author: Hunter Morrison

Southeast shrimping temporarily closed

The state has expanded a fishing closure for shrimp in Southeast Alaska to protect the species. Shrimping is now closed to all harvesters through April 30.

School board plans for upcoming fiscal year

The Ketchikan Gateway Borough School Board held its first budget planning session this week for the district’s upcoming fiscal year. And, it’s likely the district is going to have to make cuts.

City council approves harbor use fee rate increase

The cost to use Ketchikan’s moorage facilities, harbor facilities and harbormaster services will go up by 8% beginning April 1.

Ketchikan City Council updates municipal laws related to homelessness

The changes will limit where people can sit, lay or camp within city limits. While some council members said the changes were created with safety in mind, several community members argued they could negatively impact the city’s unhoused population.

‘The Bridge to Nowhere could be replaced with the Tunnel to Somewhere’; Ketchikan borough weighs airport ferry alternatives

Ketchikan has long sought an alternative to the ferry system that connects the city to its airport on nearby Gravina Island. While past projects have failed, the Ketchikan Borough Assembly is entering into a contest that could build an underwater tunnel between the islands at no cost.