Ketchikan Daily News

• Even without ancestor’s remains, Ketchikan family finds healing and hope in journey to Carlisle, Penn. ↗Oct 17
• Wrestling, Volleyball and Swim and Dive begin the weekend ↗Oct 17
• Landslide damages substation ↗Oct 17
• Wash. man extradited to Ketchikan for trial ↗Oct 17
• Shipyard workers OK union ↗Oct 17
• Wastewater contract on Council agenda ↗Oct 17
• Smith sentenced for assault and reckless driving ↗Oct 16
• Business manager seeks budget mistakes ↗Oct 16
• Ketchikan City Council moves its meeting ↗Oct 15
• District finances on School Board agenda ↗Oct 14
• Norwegian sailboat cruises into town ↗Oct 13
• Borough finalizes election results ↗Oct 13
• Canvass Board OKs final City vote count ↗Oct 10
• Cruise passenger found dead ↗Oct 10
• Last ship of the season: The Mill says goodbye to NCL Encore at Castaway Event ↗Oct 10
• Kramarczuk is no longer Ketchikan DA ↗Oct 10
• Water issues focus of work in Ketchikan-EPA talks ↗Oct 8
• Klein, Medford ahead for School Board ↗Oct 7
• Library proposition heading to defeat ↗Oct 7
• Bolling leads Assembly race ↗Oct 7
• Incumbents lead in Ketchikan City Council race ↗Oct 7
• Ferries featured at Southeast Conference ↗Oct 6
• Borough Assembly adopts removal process ↗Oct 6
• Municipal elections are Tuesday, Oct. 6 ↗Oct 3
• City Council approves ramp panel project ↗Oct 3
• Activities funds on Borough Assembly agenda ↗Oct 3
• KIC, others file lawsuit over Shelter Cove Timber Sale ↗Oct 2
• Ketchikan School Board candidates participate in forum ↗Oct 2
• Sales tax rate returns to 5.5% Oct. 1 ↗Oct 1
• Ramp panels on City Council agenda ↗Oct 1
• 1-year Council candidates discuss issues ↗Oct 1
• Planning Commission censures member ↗Sep 30
• Ketchikan City Council candidates explain their views ↗Sep 30
• Ketchikan borough, airport simulate disaster ↗Sep 29
• Ketchikan School Board candidates express their views ↗Sep 29
• Borough Assembly takes first step to create removal process ↗Sep 29
• Totem Heritage Center to celebrate 50 years of preservation and education ↗Sep 26
• Hoping to bring ancestors home, families travel cross country ↗Sep 26
• USFS set to host hearing in Ketchikan ↗Sep 26
• Borough Planning Commission to consider censure ↗Sep 25

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Ketchikan Daily NewsStandout Ketchikan won the state championship — or something like that.Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsWard Cove Substation This photo taken on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, shows the damage to the KPU Ward Cove Substation caused by a landslide on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. Staff photo by Lilli MaloneRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsKayhi Pep Club Kayhi Pep Club cheers during the first set of the volleyball game between Ketchikan High School and Sitka High School at the Clarke Cochrane Gymnasium on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsJKT: Education is top priorty for gov. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins realized his political aptitude as a teenager.Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsWard Cove Substation entrance The entrance to the Ward Cove Substation on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. Staff photos by Lilli MaloneRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsKayhi Wrestling looks toward Craig and Klawock meets Coach Matt Hamilton looks ahead to first action of seasonRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsFun-gi Heavy rain throughout Thursday flooded trails around Ward Lake and the water in the lake rose above usual heights on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. Staff photo by Lilli MaloneRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsWard Lake flodding Rainy conditions are forecast to continue Friday, Saturday and Sunday before slightly tapering off at the start of next week, according to the National Weather Service. Staff photo by Lilli MaloneRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsWard Lake Ward Lake is seen with elevated water levels Friday, Oct. 15, 2026. Staff photo by Lilli MaloneRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsSummer Boling wrestles for Kayhi Ketchikan High School’s Summer Boling wrestles Colony High School’s Cailynn Belgarde during the finals of the girls 138 weight division that Belgarde won during the 2025 Bill Weiss Wrestling Tournament at the Clarke Cochrane Gymnasium on Nov. 22, 2025. Staff…Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsFun in the sun Families walk along the promenade on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsCourage EDITOR, Daily News:Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsOn The Rock Riggs plays on The Rock sculpture on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsRupert or Hyder We recently noted the absence of Prince Rupert, British Columbia from the state’s draft 20-year Southeast Alaska Transportation Plan as a source of disappointment for the many Alaskans who hope for a return of Alaska Marine Highway System ferry service…Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsHunter Eckert swims for Kayhi Ketchikan High School's Hunter Eckert competes in the men's 100-yard butterfly, finishing third in the event during the Kayhi Meet at the Gateway Aquatic Center on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsWheelie Walker pops a wheelie as he walks along Berth 3 on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsVote Sen. Sullivan EDITOR, Daily News:Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsThe code President Donald Trump came to Alaska Tuesday to campaign for one of the state’s U.S. senators, while Alaska’s second and senior senator urged Trump not to deal with a Russian war criminal.Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsFil-Am festival Lyn Buti, the owner of Ate Lyn's Tboli Treasures, unfurls a red clothe for a customer to look at during the Fil-Am Festival Oct. 10 at Ketchikan High School.Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsTrump Alaska President Donald Trump shakes hands with Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, as he speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, in Washington, as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Energy Secretary Chris…Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsAlaska Trawling Fish Collapse Pollock pack a trawl net so tightly that their heads squeeze through the mesh aboard the F/V Progress in the Bering Sea off the coast of Alaska, Friday, July 24, 2026. AP Photo/Annika HammerschlagRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsAlaska Trawling Fish Collapse The F/V Progress, front, delivers its catch to a processing vessel in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, Friday, July 24, 2026. AP Photo/Annika HammerschlagRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsThe fish behind America's fish sticks is fueling a fight over trawling in Alaska THE BERING SEA — The net rose from the heaving Bering Sea swells, packed so tightly with Alaska pollock that their heads squeezed through the webbing.Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsLevi Johnson Levi Johnson waves an Alaska flag as people wave goodbye to the Norwegian Encore as it departs Ward Cove on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily News·MetlakatlaAmhalaayt is back in Metlakatla Metlakatla’s Tsimshian community in August welcomed home the amhalaayt (chief’s headdress) that belonged to Sm’oogyit Niishluut Chief Sidney Campbell through a rematriation project coordinated with the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsNorwegian Encore passengers Passengers aboard the Norwegian Encore wave back to Ward Cove workers and members of the public as they depart Ward Cove on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsWaving goodbye Ward Cove workers and members of the public wave goodbye to the Norwegian Encore as it departs Ward Cove on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily News·MetlakatlaNiishluut's family From left are Niishluut's great-granddaughter Myranell Bergtold; her granddaughter Shannon McCarty; and daughter, Jennifer McCarty with Dr. Mique'l Dangeli, all of Metlakatla, at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History on Aug. 19, 2026. Niishluut's family, with the assistance of…Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsKayhi sports, activities working to address travel funding cut Earlier this year, Ketchikan High School athletics and activities were hit with the revelation that they were to receive no Ketchikan School District funding for student activities travel during the 2026-27 school year.Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsTaylor touts support of local industries Gubernatorial candidate Treg Taylor is a proponent of education.Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsF/V Progress Crew members haul in a catch aboard the F/V Progress in the Bering Sea off the coast of Alaska, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily News·MetlakatlaFamily preps for last ceremonies for Tsimshian girl who died at Carlisle school Metlakatla community members are preparing to welcome home the remains of Lucy Spaulding, a Tsimshian girl who left Metlakatla for the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in 1903, and died there in 1905.Ketchikan Daily NewsShare

Ketchikan Daily News‘Fish stick’ fish fuels fight in 49th state THE BERING SEA — The net rose from the heaving Bering Sea swells, packed so tightly with Alaska pollock that their heads squeezed through the webbing.Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsWard Cove workers Ward Cove workers wave to the Norwegian Encore as it departs Ward Cove on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsNiishluut's amhalaayt Niishluut's granddaughter carries Niishluut's amhalaayt from where it was met on the dock by singers and drummers who sang Niishluut's warrior song in celebration.Photo by Hulleah TsinhnahjinnieRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsPate, plus two One Southeast candidate on the Nov. 3 election ballot isn’t locked in a bitter fight across Alaska.Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsAlaska Airlines retires older jets 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.Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsFull suite October opens a full suite of commercial fisheries in Southeast Alaska, providing opportunity for harvesters and processors in the weeks and months ahead.Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsBill Weiss Wrestling Tournament Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé’s, Alexzondro Marx-Beierly wrestles Ketchikan High School’s Cayden Harney, winning the boys 160 weight division during the finals of the 2025 Bill Weiss Wrestling Tournament at the Clarke Cochrane Gymnasium on Saturday. Photo by Christopher Mullen/…Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsKayhi wrestling prepares to take down the upcoming season The Ketchikan wrestling team has gotten its season started, getting into practice and putting it all on the mat as the team prepares for its first event of the season on Prince of Wales Island during the weekend of Oct.…Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsEnd of season Ali Hussein sits in the sun outside his business after most of the cruise ship passengers had left town on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsKayhi plays in the Juneau Jive Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé’s Analie Perry (10) tries to defend a hit from Ketchikan High School’s Addy Secrest (8) during pool play against Kayhi at the 2026 Juneau Volleyball Extravaganza tournament on Saturday at the George Houston Gymnasium. Mark…Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsThank you The day after an election is challenging and exhilarating at the same time.Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsBook sale A person takes the escalator down to the first floor of The Plaza mall where the Friends of the Ketchikan Public Library book sale was taking place on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsBe careful Every season has reasons to be cautious.Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsChase Miller Chase Miller crouches next to a table as he looks at a book during the Friends of the Ketchikan Public Library book sale at The Plaza mall on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2026. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsKetchikan volleyball looks forward after the Juneau JIVE The Ketchikan High School Lady Kings varsity volleyball team closed out the final day of play in the Juneau Invitational Volleyball Extravaganza with five total games played on Saturday.Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsBook sale Skylee and Gracelyn browse books at the Friends of the Ketchikan Public Library book sale at the Plaza Mall on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsVote no on 2 EDITOR, Daily News:Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsElection officials Election official Dorrien Hendrickson crochets as she waits for voters at the North Tongass Fire Station No. 6 polling station on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsVotes cast Election Official Taylor Lee hands out a ballot at the Plaza Mall polling station on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsElection Day Voters stand in booths as they fill out their ballots at the Plaza Mall polling station on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsGirls' state meet Ketchikan seniors Sarah Kleeman (471) and Madelyn Gass (470) run at the start of the Alaska State XC Championships at Anchorage's Bartlett High School trails, Saturday, Oct 3, 2026. Kleeman placed 73rd in 23:27 and Gass 78th in 24:59. (Klas…Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsMilo Flowers Milo Flowers makes a raccoon screen print on a tote bag at [Insert Art] during the ARTober Art Walk presented by the Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsScanlon Gallery during ARTober People view art pieces in Scanlon Gallery during the ARTober Art Walk, presented by the Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council, on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsBoys' state meet Ketchikan junior Isaac Evison (472) races in the Alaska State XC Championships at Anchorage's Bartlett High School trails, Saturday, Oct 3, 2026. Evison placed 50th in 17:51. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Independent)Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsBen Thompson runs at state Ketchikan freshman Benjamin Thompson (475) sprints to the finish of the Alaska State XC Championships at Anchorage's Bartlett High School trails, Saturday, Oct 3, 2026. Thompson placed 44th in 17:35. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Independent)Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsKayhi XC takes on the State Championship in Anchorage Ketchikan High School cross-country ended its season by competing in the ASAA cross-country State Championship 5k at Bartlett High School in Anchorage on Saturday.Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsArt walk Matt Wolf and Ty Sammons sit at a table in the Wayward Trading Co. during the ARTober Art Walk presented by the Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. Nearly 30 businesses participated in the four-hour…Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsRyan Elerding runs at state Ketchikan senior Ryan Elerding (469) sprints to the finish of the Alaska State XC Championships at Anchorage's Bartlett High School trails, Saturday, Oct 3, 2026. Elerding placed 65th in 22:17. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Independent)Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsWreck exposed by storm BOSTON — A maritime expert planned to visit a Nantucket beach Monday to inspect weathered wooden beams exposed by the weekend's powerful nor'easter, possibly the remnants of a 19th-century shipwreck buried beneath the island's southern shore.Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsVote Hill EDITOR, Daily News:Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsKayhi volleyball Ketchikan senior Loretan Winter (1) leads the Kings volleyball team in a cheer before their match at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kal√© on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. JDHS won 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-19) on Friday and 3-0 (25-15, 25-7, 25-23)…Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsKayhi volleyball earns first win of the season in Juneau Jive The Ketchikan Lady Kings varsity volleyball team faced Juneau-Douglas: Yadaa.at Kalé and Metlakatla High School on Friday at the Juneau Jive tournament.Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsMini-Concert Musicians Claudio Caldeira, Jonathan Benjamin, and Kathryn Krueger play a selection of music, including light classical, gypsy jazz and tango, during a Star House mini concert at the Star Gallery on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily News‘til the next one We’ve already made mention here about the Southeast Conference’s 2026 Southeast Alaska Economic Summit and 68th annual meeting that concluded on Thursday after a three-day series of panel discussions, presentations, a gubernatorial forum and other events.Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsGubernatorial candidates debate during Southeast Conference The Alaska Marine Highway System was the hot discussion topic for candidates participating in Tuesday’s gubernatorial forum at the annual Southeast Conference meeting.Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsDan Sullivan speaks at Southeast Conference U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan speaks during the 2026 Southeast Alaska Economic Summit at the Ted Ferry Civic Center on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsGubernatorial candidates at Southeast Conference Governor candidates, Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, Dave Bronson and Treg Taylor answer questions during the Gubernatorial Forum at the 2026 Southeast Alaska Economic Summit at the Ted Ferry Civic Center on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsTrump Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, in Washington, as President Donald Trump, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Energy Secretary Chris Wright listen. AP Photo/Alex BrandonRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsTrump plugs $54 billion natural gas project in Alaska, flanked by a senator in a tight race WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said South Korea plans to invest about $54 billion in a natural gas project in Alaska, an announcement he made in the Oval Office on Wednesday flanked by a Republican senator who has found himself…Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsClimate Alaska Permafrost FILE - James Schaeffer, 7, plays on a road where thawing permafrost has caused the ground to warp in Kotzebue, Alaska, Sept. 26, 2025. AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag, FileRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsHeat-trapping gas once frozen in Arctic ground is slowly leaking and warming the planet FAIRBANKS — As Ted Schuur stepped along the edges of Smith Lake, a bubble surfaced from the muck underfoot. And then another.Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsStomp the stigma People hold signs as they walk down Tongass Ave. during the 9th Annual Stomp the Stigma Recovery March on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. The Stomp the Stigma event had a resource fair, a march, and speakers. Staff photo by Christopher…Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsStomp the Stigma marchers People pose for a group photo outside The Plaza mall before the 9th Annual Stomp the Stigma Recovery March on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsKayhi volleyball looks ahead to the Juneau Jive The Ketchikan High School Lady Kings varsity volleyball team ended their time at the West Spiketacular facing West Valley, West Anchorage and Nome High School on Saturday.Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsStomp the Stigma signs People hold signs as they walk down Tongass Ave. during the 9th Annual Stomp the Stigma Recovery March on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsShow us the $ In the Oval Office on Wednesday, flanked by Alaska Gov Mike Dunleavy, Sen. Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Mark Begich, President Donald Trump announced that the Republic of Korea plans to invest $54 billion in the proposed Alaska liquified natural gas…Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsMan rescued after boat sinking The Coast Guard rescued a man Monday after his boat reportedly sank near Murder Cove while in transit from Sitka to Ketchikan, according to a Coast Guard media release published on Wednesday morning.Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsThomas Brooks Thomas Brooks performs 'Believer' during the dress rehearsal of the 2026 Divas and Divos show at the Ted Ferry Civic Center on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsLala Harding Laia Harding performs 'W.I.T.C.H' during the dress rehearsal of the 2026 Divas and Divos show at the Ted Ferry Civic Center on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsSarah Short and James Vincent During the opening number, Sarah Short kidnaps James Vincent during the dress rehearsal of the 2026 Divas and Divos show at the Ted Ferry Civic Center on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsSkills Camp Left to right: Schoenbar and Kayhi assistant basketball coach Darryl Simons, Kayhi boys head basketball coach Eric Stockhausen, University of Alaska - Fairbanks head mens basketball coach Frank Ostanik, UAF sophomore Marcus Stockhausen, UAF redshirt freshman Deng Deng and other…Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsDress up Serge Balliff performs '8 Bit Opera' during the dress rehearsal of the 2026 Divas and Divos show at the Ted Ferry Civic Center on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsNext day The Southeast Conference is well underway in Ketchikan this week with local, state and national figures convening to discuss the region’s economy.Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsIt’s rank to mislead voters about ranked choiceRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsTime to move from 1 big dam to small ones Alaska stopped work on the Susitna-Watana Dam in 2014 because it is too expensive, too big, and too risky.Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily Newskayaks The kayaks of Brian Jones, left, and Josh Newcomb, are seen as they enter the Cape Caution area of British Columbia on a foggy, calm day. Cape Caution is at the juncture of Queen Charlotte Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound.…Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsInside Passage Josh Newcomb exults traveling past the first snow-capped mountain tops seen during the Inside Passage kayak trip taken by Newcomb and Brian Jones from May to September of this year. Image courtesy of Brian Jones and Josh NewcombRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily Newsiceberg kayaking Brian Jones drifts in his kayak next to a large iceberg during the Inside Passage kayak trip taken by Jones and Josh Newcomb from May to September, starting at the southern end of Puget Sound in Washington state and concluding…Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsGOP dumps cash into red states as they try to hold off Dems in midterms WASHINGTON — Republicans are growing increasingly grim about their chances in November, with aligned groups pumping money into reliably GOP states and candidates scrambling to distance themselves from unpopular White House policies.Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsSven Westergard withdraws candidacy for KTN City Council seat KETCHIKAN (KDN) — Ketchikan City Council candidate Sven Westergard on Tuesday withdrew his name from the Oct. 6 municipal election ballot.Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsMarine Bar flames started under building The early morning fire Sept. 15 that destroyed much of the Marine Bar building was started by an “electric heating element” underneath the building, according to a preliminary investigation two days later by the state fire marshal’s office.Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsChange is inevitable Leaves on a Coral Maple tree outside the Ketchikan Public Library are in the process of changing colors on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, the fall equinox. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsFall colors Leaves on a Coral Maple tree outside the Ketchikan Public Library are in the process of changing colors on Tuesday,, Sept. 22, 2026, the fall equinox. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsMariah Colbert serves for Kayhi Ketchikan High School's Mariah Colbert (7) serves during Kayhi's loss to Sitka in four sets (25-21, 13-25, 13-25, 16-25) at the Clarke Cochrane Gymnasium on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsChanging leaves Leaves on a coral maple tree outside the Ketchikan Public Library are in the process of changing colors on Tuesday, , Sept. 22, 2026, the fall equinox. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsHailee Simons and Alexis Kolean block for Kayhi Ketchikan High School's Hailee Simons (6) and Alexis Kolean (10) leap up and block the attack by Sitka High School's Addie Marx (7) during Kayhi's loss to Sitka in four sets (25-21, 13-25, 13-25, 16-25) at the Clarke Cochrane Gymnasium…Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsAlaska Fat Bear Week FILE - This image provided by the National Park Service shows bear 32 Chunk at Katmai National Park in Alaska on Sept. 19, 2024. E. Johnston/National Park Service via AP, FileRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsDrake Abigania swims for Kayhi Ketchikan High School's Drake Abigania competes in the men's 100-yard breaststroke during the Kayhi Meet at the Gateway Aquatic Center on SaturdaySept. 19, 2026. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsJett Miller dives for ZKayhi Ketchikan High School's Jett Miller competes in the men's 1-meter dive during the Kayhi Meet at the Gateway Aquatic Center on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsJosephine Jackson swims for Kayhi Ketchikan High School's Josephine Jackson competes in the women's 100-yard breaststroke, winning the event during the Kayhi Meet at the Gateway Aquatic Center on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsMia Calvin swims for Kayhi Ketchikan High School's Mia Calvin swims in the women's 100-yard freestyle during the Kayhi Meet at the Gateway Aquatic Center on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsFlu Fall flu and flu-related illnesses are prevalent in Ketchikan.Read on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsHunter Eckert swims for Kayhi Ketchikan High School's Hunter Eckert competes in the men's 100-yard butterfly, finishing third in the event during the Kayhi Meet at the Gateway Aquatic Center on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare

Ketchikan Daily NewsKayhi Invitational swim/dive meet 2026 — Piper Bonzo Ketchikan High School's Piper Bonzo does the backstroke as she competes in the women's 200-yard IM during the Kayhi Meet at the Gateway Aquatic Center on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. Staff photo by Christopher MullenRead on ketchikandailynews.comShare