Author: Leila Kheiry

The U.S. House of Representatives approved an omnibus package Tuesday that includes a provision inserted by Alaska Rep. Don Young to transfer land in the Tongass National Forest to the Sealaska Corporation.

The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly on Monday unanimously accepted nearly $18 million in state grants for two projects. A little more than half will go to airport operations and improvements. The rest will start development of a new state moorage facility at Ward Cove. Much of Monday’s discussion, however, focused on an issue that wasn’t on the agenda: Improvements to athletic fields, specifically Dudley Field next to Ketchikan High School.

Southeast Regional Health Consortium has given about $130,000 in grants to various health programs throughout Southeast, including some on Prince of Wales Island.

According to the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Parks and Recreation department, the Gateway Recreation Center will be closed on Sunday for annual floor maintenance.

The Ketchikan Gateway Borough is moving forward with plans to develop a new moorage facility to accommodate Alaska Marine Highway System vessels, as well as the NOAA research ship Fairweather.