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Ketchikan needs to market itself as the arts community in Alaska, the executive director of the Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council told a Ketchikan Gateway Borough economic development subcommittee. Read more...

By ANDREW DAMSTEDT Daily News Staff Writer Ketchikan needs to market itself as the arts community in Alaska, the executive director of the Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council told a Ketchikan Gateway Borough economic development subcommittee. Read more...

Transforming the former veneer mill building into an indoor sports facility could be an inexpensive opportunity for Ketchikan. Jeff Carson presented the idea to the Greater Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce Wednesday, stating that the building could be renovated into an indoor sports facility for between $654,625 and $851,013. Read more...

By ANDREW DAMSTEDT Daily News Staff Writer Transforming the former veneer mill building into an indoor sports facility could be an inexpensive opportunity for Ketchikan. Read more...

Steiner has submitted a challenge to Gov. Sean Parnell, attorney general Dan Sullivan and Fish and Game commissioner Denby Lloyd, asking them to toss Barrette's vote. Read more...

ANCHORAGE (AP) - An opponent of an Alaska Board of Game decision to eliminate a wolf protective buffer zone outside Denali National Park and Preserve wants the tie-breaking vote invalidated because it was cast by a man who sells wolf traps and owns a tannery business. Read more...

ANCHORAGE - A relative newcomer to a state agency who several wildlife advocates said is overly sympathetic to hunters at the expense of other groups has been selected to head the state Division of Wildlife Conservation at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Read more...

By MARY PEMBERTON Associated Press Writer ANCHORAGE - A relative newcomer to a state agency who several wildlife advocates said is overly sympathetic to hunters at the expense of other groups has been selected to head the state Division of Wildlife Conservation at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Read more...

Seidl had been suspended for two weeks last month after shooting eight animals at the Houston Animal Shelter. The performance evaluation was written by Houston Police Officer Charley McAnnaly. McAnnaly was hired to the police force after Seidl and has yet to go through his initial performance evaluation to come off his probationary status. Read more...

HOUSTON (AP) - Houston Police Sgt. Charlie Seidl was fired after the City Council voted to accept an evaluation calling for his termination. The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman reports the council debate Thursday night indicates Seidl failed to complete reports and to tell Alaska state troopers when he would be absent. Read more...

A controversial decision that opened a summer commercial fishery for Dungeness crab in southern Southeast Alaska will be on the agenda when the state Board of Fisheries meets next week in Anchorage. Read more...

By SCOTT BOWLEN Daily News Staff Writer A controversial decision that opened a summer commercial fishery for Dungeness crab in southern Southeast Alaska will be on the agenda when the state Board of Fisheries meets next week in Anchorage. Read more...

After working in other parts of the state, Michael Sang Vong decided to open up his own nail salon in Ketchikan. He worked out of Shear Magic for the past year and set up his own salon in The Plaza earlier this year. He's also worked in Anchorage, Soldotna, Kenai and Wasilla. Read more...

By ANDREW DAMSTEDT Daily News Staff Writer After working in other parts of the state, Michael Sang Vong decided to open up his own nail salon in Ketchikan. Read more...

With all this talk of newness, why is there such a tendency for people to live in the old? Why is it that, after receiving new life, many hold so tightly to the old way of living? These issues were addressed by Jesus when He taught (Matthew 9:16-17), Jesus said, "so one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch pulls away from the garment and the tear is made worse. Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins, or else the wineskins break, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But they put new wine into new wineskins and both are preserved." Read more...

By DAN THOMPSON Have you ever noticed the numerous times in the Bible where the Lord makes mention of new things? For example, we have a new covenant, a new birth that makes us a new creation in Christ, our minds are to be renewed, there will be a new heavens and a new earth in the future. We are encouraged to sing a new song of praise to God and Jesus gave us a new commandment. Read more...

Anyone who watched the opening ceremonies for the recent Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, had a sneak preview for an upcoming Ketchikan performance. Read more...

By LEILA KHEIRY Daily News Staff Writer Anyone who watched the opening ceremonies for the recent Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, had a sneak preview for an upcoming Ketchikan performance. Read more...