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Vigor Alaska on Thursday morning unveiled its newly renamed Doug Ward Assembly Hall, in commemoration of the Ketchikan man who worked for decades to support and improve the Ketchikan Shipyard.

Alaska House District 1 candidates Dan Ortiz and Jeremy Bynum took turns on Thursday night arguing before the community why they deserve the community’s vote on Nov. 8 during a

Ortiz first ran and won in the 2014 election. He's held the seat ever since. This is Bynum's first time running for state office.

On Friday morning, command of U.S. Coast Guard Base Ketchikan was transferred from Cmdr. Arthur M. Dehnz to Cmdr. Timothy E. Boettner.

Ketchikan’s leaders remembered those Americans who died serving their country on Monday morning, Memorial Day. Gray skies and a misty rain set a solemn tone for the proceedings, delivered in the shelter of the Bayview Mausoleum. Joseph T. Craig American Legion Post 3 First Vice Commander Daniel Jones summarized the occasion in his prepared remarks, the first of many delivered during the brief, roughly 30-minute ceremony. “We’re here today … to honor the sacrifices made by th...