Experts address community concerns after fatal Ketchikan landslide
WEBAug 30, 2024 · Victims of the landslide can apply for state financial assistance by calling (844) 445-7131 or online at ready.alaska.gov. People are encouraged to register their financial losses due to the landslide as soon as possible. The deadline to apply is October 27. The view of the landslide from the Third Avenue Bypass. (Jack Darrell/KRBD)
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WEB4 days ago · Ketchikan school district celebrates Irene and Nettie Jones, who helped desegregate Alaska’s schools. Decades before Brown v. the Board of Education ended segregation in schools nationwide, a family in Ketchikan sued the local school district to allow their Alaska Native daughter to attend a school for white children.
Ketchikan’s Third Avenue Bypass could be closed months, school …
WEBAug 28, 2024 · Three days after a deadly landslide struck Ketchikan, one of two main arteries through town remains closed. Authorities said the Third Avenue Bypass will likely remain that way for the foreseeable future. Even after debris is cleared, Kacie Paxton with the Ketchikan Gateway Borough said that the closure is …
Expansion plans for Ketchikan International Airport take shape
WEBJul 30, 2021 · Officials hope to start design work on the $89 million terminal expansion and airport redevelopment project next year. Ketchikan International Airport’s current terminal needs a facelift, airport consultants told the local Borough Assembly. Take the airport’s one-lane security checkpoint — when lots of people are flying, the security line ...
Cleanup efforts begin, crews assess further risk after fatal ... - KRBD
WEBAug 27, 2024 · Construction crews begin cleanup of the Third Avenue Bypass. (City of Ketchikan) Teams of scientists, engineers, and meteorologists continued their work Tuesday assessing the steep hillside in Ketchikan following Sunday’s fatal landslide. Kacie Paxton with the Ketchikan Gateway Borough said local and state geologists with the Department of ...
Ketchikan City Council to increase water and electric rates
WEBFeb 20, 2024 · Ketchikan City Hall. (Jack Darrell/KRBD) The Ketchikan City Council has voted to increase the city’s electric rate by 6.2%, and the water rates by 4.5%. A large portion of Feb. 15’s council meeting was dedicated to the ongoing funding and infrastructure issues facing the city’s electric and water utilities. The rate hikes come on the ...
Ketchikan’s South Tongass fire station burns overnight, likely
WEBApr 9, 2024 · The fire broke out at 2:00 a.m. Wednesday morning and was under control before 4:00 a.m., according to the Borough. The Borough said they expect at least three vehicles will be a total loss, with two more damaged. South Tongass responders are currently operating out of the Ketchikan city’s downtown …
Craig city government veteran takes over as longtime ... - KRBD
WEBNov 9, 2021 · He started as a city planner in 1992. His last day was Nov. 5. Bolling says he spent parts of his last day getting his successor, Brian Templin, up to speed. Templin is a veteran official at the city of Craig — he’s worked for the city since 2003, most recently as the planning director. Craig’s City Council greenlit his contract Nov. 4.
A tale of two Metlakatlas: Part 2 - KRBD
WEBAug 4, 2016 · The group left Canada for two primary reasons: One: The Church of England decided it needed to take over the community of Metlakatla, British Columbia, that the First Nations people there had built under the leadership of Duncan. And two: The government of Canada had approved a new law with the aim of taking land from indigenous tribes, and ...
Behavioral health provider Akeela is closing its doors in Ketchikan
WEBApr 9, 2024 · Akeela, an Alaska-based behavioral health provider, is leaving Ketchikan. The non-profit organization, which also has facilities in Homer, Kenai, and Anchorage, announced it will be closing its doors in the First City on June 30. Akeela has operated two facilities in Ketchikan for over a decade: the Gateway Center for Human Services, which ...