A representative from the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation visited Ketchikan today. In a talk with local business leaders, she outlined how this year’s changes to cruise ship wastewater dumping rules were not as harmful as some had feared.
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A strange white bird was photographed recently as it was feeding from saltwater tidepools on the beach near Kake. KRBD found a local expert to identify the bird, which turns out to be a rare sight in Alaska, especially in Southeast.
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Officials disagree about how much the borough should pay for dispatching, with the city previously claiming that the borough’s share should be about $150,000, and the borough offering about $15,000.
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The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly on Monday unanimously agreed to postpone action on the agenda’s two big-ticket items: a proposal to sue the State of Alaska over its school funding formula; and whether to place a proposed new service area on the October ballot.
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Ketchikan High School graduate Emma Scott returned recently from the Distinguished Young Women scholarship competition in Mobile, Alabama. KRBD’s Marco Torres talked with her about the experience in this report.
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