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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As local riders probably are aware, the borough bus system has been consistently late during the visitor season, for the second year in a row. Transit Department officials hope to improve the service with some route adjustments that will debut on Wednesday.
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The University of Alaska Southeast has announced UAS Ketchikan students who have made the Chancellor’s and Dean’s lists for the Spring 2013 semester.
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