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Posted by Molly Lubbers | Jul 15, 2021 Paula Weisel points to a bidder at a live auction supporting Libby Oaksmith, a cafe manager who was recently diagnosed with cancer. The auction was part of a larger event to raise money for Oaksmith and her family. (Molly Lubbers/KRBD) Community members are rallying to support beloved Ketchikan cafe manager Libby Oaksmith, who was recently diagnosed with cancer. They’ve brought meals for her family, hung signs in shop windows offering support — and ope...

Posted by Eric Stone | Dec 31, 2020   The coronavirus pandemic shaped a strange year in the far southeast reaches of the state. On St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, officials in Ketchikan reported the first positive coronavirus test in Southeast Alaska. That was before masks, travel restrictions and lockdowns — and the virus spread quickly at first. After the governor ordered some businesses to close and local officials encouraged folks to hunker down, the immediate threat passed. But the threa...