Author: Leila Kheiry

Borough receives $140K federal grant for biomass

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.

ADOT to release Gravina Access study Friday

The state’s Gravina Access project draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement will be released Friday for public review and comment.

KIC group seeks recall of 7 Council members

A group of Ketchikan Indian Community members is collecting signatures to recall seven of the eight KIC Tribal Council members.

Water treatment tests on City Council agenda

The $37,000 contract with CH2M Hill would allow a testing phase to move forward. This follows approval by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation for the city to test a second chlorine injection following an ultraviolet light treatment.

Assembly OKs first read of OceansAlaska grant

The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly introduced an ordinance Monday to provide nearly $400,000 to help OceansAlaska, a local shellfish hatchery, continue operations for the next couple of years.