Food trucks top the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly’s agenda for Monday night. Right now, street food isn’t allowed in the Ketchikan area. But the Assembly voted to develop a plan to allow food trucks in Ketchikan’s downtown core in August.
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Ketchikan’s school board recently voted to enter negotiations to make permanent the district’s interim superintendent. Beth Lougee is the sole candidate for the school district’s top job. In the second part of our interview, KRBD’s Eric Stone talked with Lougee about her vision for Ketchikan’s schools.
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The U.S. Forest Service says it’s closed Ketchikan’s Brown Mountain Road to motorized vehicles. It remains open to bikes and pedestrians.
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City officials in Saxman are asking the community’s 400 residents to limit water use as temperatures remain well below freezing. That’s because the small city’s primary water reservoir froze over Friday amid Alaska’s most significant cold snap since 2012.
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Ketchikan’s school board voted earlier this month to start negotiating a permanent contract for the school district’s top job. In part one of our interview, interim superintendent Beth Lougee sat down with KRBD’s Eric Stone to talk about her long career in education.
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Graduation requirements at Ketchikan’s high schools could change. The board of education reviewed potential changes at Wednesday’s meeting. It also reviewed tightened immunization requirements and a program that helps students train for a potential school shooting.
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A new company would like to build a $12 billion natural gas export terminal in Southeast Alaska waters near Prince Rupert, British Columbia. But some aren’t convinced the project will be viable.
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The proposed changes would increase the documentation required for parents to allow their children to attend school without state-mandated vaccinations. Parents and guardians can currently provide a signed letter affirming that vaccinations violate their personal beliefs.
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