Members of the Alaska Miners Association heard an update recently of the Niblack project on Prince of Wales Island from Patrick Smith, CEO and President of Heatherdale Resources. He gave an overview of the project’s status, and responded to some questions from those who attended the lunch meeting.
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Last weekend on K-Town Street Beat, news intern Marco Torres spoke with various Kayhi students and alumni about international travel.
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Saxman and South Tongass residents are one step closer to voting on a ballot measure that would combine their fire and EMS service areas, but keep their water service separate. The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly voted unanimously Monday to approve a first reading of an ordinance placing the issue on the Oct. 1 ballot.
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The U.S. Forest Service has scheduled three public meetings to share information about the planned Big Thorne timber sale. The first one is Wednesday in Ketchikan.
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Tongass National Forest Supervisor Forrest Cole announced the Record of Decision for the Big Thorne Timber Sale Monday, calling for a harvest of nearly 150 million board feet, coming from more than 6,000 acres of old growth and more than 2,000 acres of second growth forest on Prince of Wales Island.
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