Author: Leila Kheiry

Southeast groups oppose KSM mine

The public comment period on the proposed Kerr Sulphurets Mitchell, or KSM, mine in British Columbia near Ketchikan has closed, but some advocacy groups still plan to fight it.

Ketchikan airport called one of the most ‘thrilling’

On the list is an ice runway in Antarctica, which could potentially crack under the weight of a plane; a landing strip in Africa where planes taxi off a cliff and fall a little ways before catching air; and Ketchikan International Airport.

Stedman urges rural Alaskans to work together

Senator Bert Stedman was in Ketchikan on Wednesday to speak during the second annual Rotary Vocational Awards ceremony. The Sitka Republican talked business and the economy, with a few deviations into politics.

School Board discusses Internet issues

The district has faced a number of sticky issues relating to technology in the past year, and just about all of them managed to come up at the meeting.