Author: Leila Kheiry

School Board to review FY2015 budget

At its Wednesday evening meeting, the Ketchikan School Board will take a last look at the Fiscal Year ’15 budget before it proceeds to its final public hearing.

Four charged for drugs near Craig School

Four Prince of Wales Island residents face drug charges after they were arrested last week following a search at a home near the Craig School.

Students spend spring break learning cedar bark weaving

Ketchikan students had last week off from school for spring break. A dozen children and teens chose to spend that week learning traditional Haida-style cedar bark weaving.

City Council votes in favor of chloramination

After nearly two hours of public comment Thursday against the city’s plan to switch its water disinfection system from free chlorine to chloramine, the Ketchikan City Council voted to turn on the chloramine portion of the disinfection system on or after April 7.

Teens gather in Ketchikan for Distinguished Young Women competition

12 young women from around the state are gathered in Ketchikan this week to showcase their intelligence and talents in the Distinguished Young Women contest. They’ll be competing for cash awards and college scholarships. On Wednesday, they introduced themselves to community members at the Chamber of Commerce lunch.