Author: Maria Dudzak

Four running for House District 36

Three candidates will vie for the Republican nomination on the August primary ballot; all are from Ketchikan. The winner will face independent Dan Ortiz in the General Election.

KGB and State argue education funding

Judge William Carey heard oral arguments in Ketchikan Superior Court this morning in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough’s lawsuit against the state over education funding.

Murkowski’s chief of staff tells the good and bad

If Republicans reclaim the Senate this fall, Alaska’s Lia Murkowki would be the chair of the Senate Energy Committee. If not, she would lose standing in that committee. That was the message from Murkowski’s chief of staff, Edward Hild.

Forrester retains derby lead for 2nd week

While there was a lot of derby action and many changes to the leaderboard, the top spots remain the same on the adult ladder as last weekend.

New campfire rules for the Ward Lake area

The Ketchikan-Misty Fiords Ranger District today announced restrictions on the burning pallets and treated wood in campfires at the Ward Lake Recreation Area.