KRBD - Community Radio for Southern Southeast Alaska
WEB2 days ago · by Mike Gates | Sep 10, 2024. Mark your calendars! KRBD is hosting live forums with candidates for local office. Here are the times to tune in: Borough Assembly – Friday, 9/13 – 6-7 pm City Mayor – Wednesday 9/18 – 6-6:30 pm House District...
KRBD - Community Radio for Southern Southeast Alaska
WEBSep 19, 2024 · KRBD is hosting live forums with candidates for local office. Here are the times to tune in: Borough Assembly – Friday, 9/13 – 6-7 pm City Mayor – Wednesday 9/18 – 6-6:30 pm House District...
Landslides and power outages across Ketchikan and Prince of Wales
WEBNov 20, 2023 · Residents were without power for a couple hours while Ketchikan Public Utilities assessed the damages Power has since been restored. Alaska Power & Telephone, a utility provider serving Prince of Wales Island, has reported landslides in Hydaburg, Black Bear Lake, and between Craig and Klawock. A road was also washed out in Coffman Cove.
Ketchikan library’s advisory board will vote on more book ... - KRBD
WEBJan 5, 2024 · The Ketchikan Public Library will again see challenges over whether several books should remain on its shelves in 2024, after a year of controversy surrounding book bans last year. The library advisory board will take up the issue Jan. 10. “During that meeting, there will be a public hearing on request to move two books from the teen room to ...
A look at Southern P.O.W. elections - KRBD
WEBAug 23, 2024 · A look at Southern P.O.W. elections. It’s municipal election season and there will be plenty to vote on throughout Prince of Wales Island. In Craig, two three-year City Council seats are open. Those are Seat C, currently held by Shauna Thomas, and Seat D, held by Hannah Bazinet. Two school board seats are …
Ketchikan grand jury indicts four on felony drug trafficking ... - KRBD
WEBDec 14, 2023 · A Ketchikan grand jury last week indicted four people and police arrested another on felony drug charges. That adds them to a growing list of roughly 20 people actively facing felony charges for fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine in the city. Outside the courtroom though, the broader community is bearing the brunt. The topic came up at a Ketchikan City Council meeting on December 11.
City Council to consider offering Ketchikan police chief job to New ...
WEBDec 15, 2021 · City officials in Ketchikan are considering a New Orleans police commander as Ketchikan’s next police chief. Ketchikan’s City Council will be asked Thursday to approve the city manager’s recommendation to make an offer. The job’s been open since Joe White, Ketchikan’s police chief of four years, retired in June.
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 …
Pole fire causes major power outages in Ketchikan, Wrangell, and …
WEBApr 25, 2024 · Wrangell, Ketchikan, and Petersburg all lost power around noon on April 25. Jeremy Bynum, the electric division manager for Ketchikan Public Utilities said the outage was caused by a failed part on a power pole near the Landing Hotel in Ketchikan, which caused a fire to spark. The failed part was an insulator, which protects the power poles ...
Ketchikan library advisory board votes down book challenges
WEBJan 19, 2024 · Ketchikan Public Library (KRBD file photo) The Ketchikan Public Library’s advisory board convened Jan. 10 for a highly anticipated first meeting of the year. Hearings on two book challenges were on the agenda. Ketchikan’s City Council chamber was filled with residents of all ages on an especially cold Wednesday night.
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