Author: Leila Kheiry

KIC recall campaign enters new phase

The effort to recall most of the Ketchikan Indian Community’s Tribal Council, including its president, entered a new phase this week. With 243 signatures, the “recall committee” has collected more than enough to advance the process. But the KIC Tribal Council president says at least some of the reasoning that led to the recall effort stands on shaky legal ground.

Second batch of Murkowski interns arrives in D.C.

Klawock student Thaddeus Isaacs is one of ten Alaska students working in Senator Lisa Murkowski’s office for the second session of her annual summer internship program.

City looking for new hatchery operator

With KIC out of the picture, the city hopes to find another agency that will operate the Deer Mountain Hatchery.

Veterans, AMHS, young dancers win parade honors

The Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce has announced the winners of the annual Fourth of July parade awards.

New salmon sculpture honors original artist

One of the many local events celebrating July 4th was the unveiling of the replacement salmon sculpture at the foot of the fish ladder on Ketchikan Creek.