Author: Leila Kheiry

Update: Conservation groups lose Big Thorne ruling

Alaska U.S. District Court Judge Ralph Beistline granted summary judgment Friday in favor of the defendants, and quite decidedly rejected every argument brought forward by the plaintiffs.

Ketchikan in the 1940s

Victory gardens, USO dances, air raid drills and blackouts, and the forced internment of Japanese and Aleut Alaskans. Those memories and more were discussed last week by a group of Ketchikan pioneers who lived in Alaska’s First City during the 1940s.

St. Patrick’s Day celebration set for Sunday

St. Patrick’s Day is next Tuesday, but Ketchikan will celebrate a couple days early, with a parade and fun events planned for this Sunday, March 15.

Assembly OKs Marijuana Advisory Committee

The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly agreed Monday to form a seven-member Marijuana Advisory Committee to deal with issues that come up related to the recent legalization of marijuana in Alaska.

Eichner family donates garden funds to hospital

A longtime Ketchikan family has made a sizable donation to the PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center Foundation to create a special garden at the hospital for patients, their families and hospital caregivers.