Articles from the June 27, 2019 edition
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Borough manager establishes 13 goals
At their meeting last Friday, the borough assembly approved 13 goals and objectives for Borough Mana...
Assembly approves 11.45 mill rate
On Friday, the borough assembly approved one of two resolutions that set the millage rate at 11.45...
Power & Light to replace meters in North Boat Harbor
A request for proposal was awarded to Eaton Corporation on Friday by the borough assembly for the...
Yesterday's News
June 27, 1919 All ladies having finished knitting for the Red Cross are asked to turn it in to Mrs. Harvey at once as a shipment will be made on one o...
Florida man crashes into Sing Lee Alley bridge
Around 2 A.M. on Sunday morning John P. Akers allegedly drove an SUV down Sing Lee Alley while...
Borough assembly meetings to be held on Thursdays in July, August
The borough assembly on Friday voted in favor of moving assembly meetings in July and August from...
Guest Commentary
The Alaska State Legislature adjourned last week, but before adjourning, the most significant accomplishment was the agreement to transfer $10.5...
To the Editor: 4th of July parade
To the Editor: I write hoping to encourage community members to participate in the annual 4th of...
Police report
June 19 — Brina Compton was found riding a stolen Trek bike. Levi Newman, 31, was arrested on charges of theft in the third degree. A vehicle was d...
F&G regional management coordinator position comes to town
Alaska Fish and Game biologist Troy Thynes has accepted the role of regional management coordinator...
A whale of a tale:
Last Thursday, June 20, members of the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, the Forest Servi...
Availability of Anan Wildlife Observatory permits
Visitors will soon be able to request the last of the daily permits for the Anan Wildlife...
SEAPA board approves payment to Wrangell and Petersburg
WRANGELL - he Southeast Alaska Power Agency held a two-day meeting in Wrangell last week, on June...
AK lawmakers reject Wasilla as site for special session
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska lawmakers have rejected Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s location of his hometown of Wasilla for a special session that sta...
Alaska Fish Factor: New Alaska law has turned thousands of AK fishing vessels into lawbreakers
A well-intended new Alaska law has gone awry from a botched roll out that has turned thousands of Alaskan fishing vessel, tender, barge and sport...
SEARHC to rename five SE hospitals
SITKA, Alaska (AP) — A health care business group plans to rename five southeast Alaska facilities. The Daily Sitka Sentinel reported Monday that S...
May employment in Alaska up from 2018
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s unemployment rate fell to 6.4 percent last month, which would be its lowest level in more than a decade. The fig...
School News
Kristian Wittstock was named to the Dean’s list and Nels Evens was named to the President’s List for 2019 spring semester at Gonzaga University. Jas...
Ketchikan veterans honored with Quilts of Valor
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — Stitching, padding, and layers of fabric are what can be seen and felt when touching a quilt, but the colors and patterns in...
Exploration under way for SE Alaska mine project
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) _ The developer of a proposed mine in southeast Alaska is moving ahead with exploration following a favorable court decision. That...
