Author: Leila Kheiry

POW election results

Here is a look at unofficial results for races on Prince of Wales Island. Canvass boards meet this week to count absentee and question ballots and to certify elections. In some cases there may be runoff races.

Voters OK hospital bonds

The hospital bond proposition passed, city voters replaced one City Council member and a high school senior has been elected to the Ketchikan School Board.

Big Thorne sale delayed pending wolf habitat review

Citing potential concerns over wolf habitat, Alaska’s Regional Forester has directed Forest Service officials to evaluate new information before moving forward with the Big Thorne timber aale on Prince of Wales Island.