Author: Ruth Eddy

Tax time

Local accountant Choc Schafer and Nancy Tietje from AARP Tax Aide talk tax season tips.

Activities axed

The Ketchikan School Board Wednesday night unanimously approved a first reading of a draft budget for fiscal year 2017, but only after a few changes and words from the public.

School Board to take first vote on FY17 budget

Wednesday night, the Ketchikan School Board will hold a public hearing on the school district’s FY 17 operating budget.

The not-quite-million-dollar question

Since 2012, the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly and Ketchikan School Board have argued over contracted services. The fight over a relatively small piece of the district budget has infiltrated nearly every public meeting for the past four years.

Ketchikan finds spelling bee C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N

Friday morning at Fawn Mountain Elementary School, six students sat in anticipation. They were preparing to spell in the Ketchikan School District spelling bee.