(KETCHIKAN, AK) What’s going on in Ketchikan? Here’s a roundup of the top stories in the area today.
Pulled from contributors around the region, here’s a glimpse of what’s going on nearby. For more stories from the Ketchikan area, click here.
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UAS Ketchikan Drumbeats Project Canning 101
University of Alaska Southeast Ketchikan campus hosted a food canning workshop. Cooperative Extension agent Sara Lewis shares techniques, tips and tried and true recipes for canning all types of food. Read more
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UAS Ketchikan Drumbeats Cedar Bark Harvesting
University of Alaska Southeast Ketchikan campus asked Haida Cultural Teacher and Weaver Holly Churchill to teach Priscilla Schulte's Archeology students to collect, prepare and weave cedar bark. Read more
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Health officials report 12 new cases of COVID-19 on Prince of Wales Island, 7 in Ketchikan
At least seven people in Ketchikan tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, according to data from local public health officials. Some 16 people are actively infected with COVID-19 in the First City. PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center says two people are hospitalized with the disease. As of Wednesday afternoon, 19 people... Read more
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Cruise ships are returning to Ketchikan, but downtown isn’t exactly crowded
Ketchikan’s 2021 cruise ship season is underway. Two large cruise ships tied up in the community over the weekend, and more are due later in the week. And though news later broke of a COVID-19 case aboard the Celebrity Millennium, at a stop in Ketchikan, residents, visitors and business owners say they’re glad to see the economy getting a little bit closer to pre-pandemic normal. Read more