Author: Leila Kheiry

A look back at Ketchikan news from 2012

Storms, court cases, hydroelectric power and more topped the news in Ketchikan throughout 2012. Here is a look back at some of the year’s headlines.

State Supreme Court rejects redistricting map

The Alaska Supreme Court has thrown out the redistricting plan that the state used for this year’s elections, and ordered the Redistricting Board to draft a new plan in time for the state’s 2014 election.

Library schedules flag-raising ceremony

The Ketchikan Public Library will host a public flag-raising ceremony at 8:15 a.m. Monday, at the new library building on Copper Ridge Lane.

Woman slips, falls into frigid Connell Lake

A fishing trip went awry Saturday afternoon when a 32- year-old woman fell into the icy water at Connell Lake. Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad retrieved the woman and her two companions. They suffered nothing worse than mild hypothermia, and a punctured raft.

Council approves 2013 budgets, Whitman grant

The Ketchikan City Council approved the 2013 City and Ketchikan Public Utilities budgets Thursday night. The KPU budget passed unanimously, but the city budget passed in a split vote — four to three.