A 17-year-old Port Protection girl was killed Thursday in an ATV accident near that community. Alaska State Troopers report that Paulette James was operating a “dune buggy” style ATV, when it rolled over into a 25 foot embankment with two people on board.
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Options for bridges and ferries are in the newest Gravina Access study released Friday by the state Department of Transportation, with up-front construction costs ranging from $23 million for the cheapest ferry option, to $276 million for the most expensive bridge plan.
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The Ketchikan City Council voted unanimously Thursday to place a $43 million bond question on the Oct. 1 ballot. The funding, if approved by city voters, would go toward the first phase of improvements at the city-owned hospital building.
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The Ketchikan Gateway Borough is among a handful of recipients nationwide of a U.S. Forest Service grant to help fund efforts to promote the use of woody biomass for heating and energy.
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The state’s Gravina Access project draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement will be released Friday for public review and comment.
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