Author: Leila Kheiry

Open mic focuses on cultural respect

Members of Cultural Respect Embracing the World (CREW) join KRBD to talk about their upcoming “United As One” open mic.

Council OKs coliform study, talks filtration

The Ketchikan City Council on Thursday approved a $31,000 contract with consulting firm CH2MHill to continue studying the coliform problem at Ketchikan Lakes, the city’s source of tap water. But, one Council member asked management to also compile information about what it would take to get a filtration plant.

Parnell gives update on various local projects

Governor Sean Parnell was in Ketchikan early this week, and while his main purpose was to sign SB99 – a bill authorizing loans to help area mine projects – the governor touched on other local projects, as well.

SEAPA testing leads to brief power outage

An engineer working for SEAPA was conducting some tests at the dam related to a new computer operating system. The engineer accidentally tripped the machine, and that knocked out power to pretty much the entire KPU system, starting at about 11 a.m.

Ketchikan Lakes coliform problem continues

Ketchikan Lakes is the city’s source of tap water, and before 2011 it always tested OK. Since then, though, it has exceeded allowed levels of coliform.