Category: Local News

Ketchikan borough assembly to consider granting additional powers to borough manager

by Eric Stone | Apr 3, 2020 | Local News | 0

The emergency ordinance would allow the manager to reassign borough staff and transfer resources.

Ketchikan council won’t allow cruise ships to dock downtown during shutdown

by Eric Stone | Apr 3, 2020 | Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0

They accepted the recommendation of Ketchikan’s city manager, Karl Amylon, who argued that allowing the gargantuan ships to dock would add more stress to Ketchikan residents’ lives — residents who are already facing the stressful reality of life in a pandemic.

State paid former Ketchikan superintendent to develop virtual school, documents say

by Eric Stone | Apr 3, 2020 | Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0

The state justified the $15,000 sole-source deal signed last April by saying Robert Boyle had unique knowledge of and experience with virtual schooling.

Temporary 24-hour homeless shelter to open in shuttered Ketchikan rec center

by Eric Stone | Apr 2, 2020 | Featured News, Local News | 0

“Giving people a place to shelter is the best way to protect both individuals who are experiencing homelessness as well as the community at large,” First City Homeless Services’ Donita O’Dell said.

Ketchikan city manager recommends against letting idled cruise ships dock downtown

by Eric Stone | Apr 1, 2020 | Local News | 0

Last month, Ketchikan’s port and harbors director reported he’d received calls from cruise lines expressing interest in the idea.

One new case of COVID-19 announced in Ketchikan, bringing local total to 14

by Eric Stone | Apr 1, 2020 | Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0

In a news release, Ketchikan’s emergency operations center says the individual was a close contact of someone known to have the virus.

Campgrounds near Ward Lake restricted to day use only

by Eric Stone | Apr 1, 2020 | Local News | 0

Last Chance, Three-Cs and Signal Creek campgrounds will be closed between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. in an effort to prevent further spread of the coronavirus.

Has Ketchikan seen ‘community spread’ of COVID-19? That’s a tough question.

by Eric Stone | Mar 31, 2020 | Local News, Syndicated | 0

Last Thursday, Alaska’s state epidemiologist said in a release that state health officials had “convincing evidence of community transmission” in Ketchikan, Anchorage and Fairbanks. But officials here in Ketchikan disagreed.