Ketchikan, AK

The Columbia state ferry is stuck in Ketchikan due to problems with its port main engine, with repairs expected later this week and resumption of service planned beginning next Sunday, Nov. 8, the Alaska Marine Highway System announced Monday. The ferry reached Ketchikan on Sunday, after a short-term delay in its schedule was initially announced […] The post Columbia ferry will miss at least a week of service due to engine trouble appeared first on

Petersburg experienced a power outage on Monday, Oct. 19, after a regional hydropower supplier’s system went offline. The town ran on diesel generation until around 8:00 p.m. once the supplier’s feed was available again. Petersburg gets much of its electricity from Southeast Alaska Power Agency, or SEAPA, which also supplies power to Wrangell and Ketchikan. Those two communities also reported outa...

October 22, 1926 – Recent advices from Ketchikan state that while Coast Guard Cutter Cygan was en route to Cape Chacon to render aid to a vessel in distress, the vessel’s machinery became disabled and it was forced to return to Ketchikan. The Cygan is soon to be sent to the states for repairs and overhaul and there is the possibility that the ship may be either placed out of commission or used in...

The declaration calls for coordinated efforts between the city and the borough, as well as state and federal assistance, to restore Ketchikan Public Utility’s Ward Cove Electric Substation.

In this newscast: Two community wellness events focused on cancer are coming up this week in Juneau; More than 70 people gathered in the rain Saturday morning in Juneau to partake in a nationwide No Kings rally downtown; Ketchikan's city and borough mayors have issued a joint disaster declaration after a landslide north of town severely damaged an electric substation last week; The Ketchikan Wellness Coalition has been awarded federal money to expand health advocacy for Filipino families in Ketc

In the early morning hours of Oct. 7, one boat docked between downtown Ketchikan’s berths three and four stuck out like a sore thumb: A replica of an 1870s fishing vessel that in 1906 became the first ship to make it successfully across the Northwest Passage. The original boat, named Gjøa and captained by Norwegian […] The post Norwegian sailboat cruises into Ketchikan appeared first on Chilkat Valley News.

A Ketchikan fire station is back in operation after a fire damaged the facility; The empty St. Ann's building in Juneau has grant funding to be developed into a senior care center; Alaska's ferry laundry is done by people incarcerated a Lemon Creek Correctional Center for less than $2 per hour; A group of Sitka's Mt. Edgecumbe High School alumni, parents and educators want to see improvements at the state-run boarding school

 The results of this year’s Haines Borough Elections remain unchanged after the assembly canvassed – or manually counted – remaining absentee, question and special needs ballots Tuesday evening. And, Southeast Alaska had the most jobs it’s ever had last year. That’s according to a recent presentation at the region’s annual economic development conference in Ketchikan. […]

Alaska Airlines will retire its fleet of Boeing 737-700 aircraft next year, switching over to larger 800 Series planes — providing more passenger and cargo capacity, particularly on Southeast Alaska runs. Alaska generally uses the 700 on its multi-stop flights through Southeast, such as the morning “milk run” from Seattle to Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, Juneau […] The post More capacity coming as Alaska Airlines retires older planes appeared first on Chilkat Valley News.