Author: Leila Kheiry

The borough and Niblack Mine developers have hammered out an agreement for Niblack to potentially use the former Seley mill on Gravina Island to process ore from the planned mine.

The Ketchikan City Council decided Thursday to delay making a decision on the fate of the Whitman Lake hydroelectric project, which – after 25 years of planning – ended up with construction bids about $12 million over the engineer’s estimate.

Jim Van Horn is the first candidate to file for one of two three-year seats on the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly.

Ketchikan Superior Court Judge Trevor Stephens is one of thirteen candidates who applied to the Alaska Judicial Council for the open Alaska Supreme Court position.

City managers are about to start work on the draft 2013 budget, and have asked the Ketchikan City Council for some direction about community agency funding.