Author: Leila Kheiry

Four candidates who hope to become the new House District 33 state representative gathered Wednesday in Ketchikan for a question-and-answer forum hosted by the local Chamber of Commerce.

Ketchikan Public Utilities announced a power failure Wednesday afternoon in the vicinity of Carlanna Lake Road and the Bailey Power plant.

Niblack Mine officials and the Ketchikan Gateway Borough have a couple of years to determine whether the former Seley lumber mill on Gravina Island could become an ore processing facility.

The Ketchikan School Board will decide Wednesday whether to add a third kindergarten teacher at Houghtaling Elementary School.

Saturday marked the 37th annual Blueberry Arts Festival, organized by the Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council. The festival includes a full weekend of activities that starts with a parade and art show Friday, and ends Sunday with a poetry contest and the closing night of Gigglefeet Dance Festival.