An extra 34 regular-education students, plus 16 more intensive special-needs students, means the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District will receive nearly $1.5 million more than budgeted for this school year, bringing the new budget to about $36.4 million.
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Local government offices, most banks and many businesses will be closed on Monday. However, all SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium facilities will be open regular business hours for the holiday.
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State and federal elections ended Tuesday, but one of Ketchikan’s tribal organizations is gearing up for an election of its own.
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Newly elected senators held an organizational meeting Wednesday and chose leadership positions. Southeast Alaska is not represented in any of those positions.
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About 40 percent of registered voters in House District 33 showed up at the polls on Tuesday. By precinct, the turnout varied from about 15 percent for North Prince of Wales to about 48 percent in Wrangell.
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