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Katherine Sandness, 76, a resident of Sun City West, Arizona, passed away on Feb. 12, 2025, after a long and courageous battle with gastrointestinal stromal tumor cancer. She was born on New Year's Eve 1948 to Henry and Anna Huebert, "Kathy" grew up on a small dairy farm in rural Port Orchard, Washington, where she was taught the value of hard work and discipline. She grew up with two older brothers, Robert and Henry (both deceased), and who surely contributed to her very determined,...
Christine Rose Thomas Jackson passed away peacefully on Jan. 28, 2025, surrounded by her loving family, at the age of 80. Christine was born in Kake on Oct. 17, 1944. She attended elementary and junior high in Kake before spending her freshman high school year at Mt. Edgecumbe. She returned home to finish high school, graduating in 1963. In 1963, Christine welcomed her daughter, Carla. The following year, she married the love of her life, Ben Jackson, and they would go on to have three sons:...
Monday, Feb. 24 Traffic stop: Citation issued. Agency assist: Ambulance. Tuesday, Feb. 25 Criminal mischief. Traffic stop: Verbal warning for no headlights. Suspicious circumstance. Wednesday, Feb. 26 Agency assist: Line Crew. Summons service. Agency assist: Fire Department. Thursday, Feb. 27 Agency assist: Public Works. Agency assist: Hoonah Police Department. Agency assist: Public Works. Threats. Agency assist: Ambulance. Agency assist: Pretrial. Noise complaint. Traffic stop. Friday, Feb. 28 Dog at large. Dog at large. Report of suspicion...
BOAT FOR SALE 32-foot Roberts. Perkins 6.354 turbo. Clean, reliable and turnkey. Excellent liveaboard with tophouse. Crabber setup with junes block. Flush deck. Garmin electronics, all safety gear. Zodiac tender with outboard. $19,000. Text or call (386) 956-8529. FUNDRAISER Spaghetti dinner 5 p.m. Sunday, March 9, at the Wrangell Elks Lodge. Silent auction and 50/50 raffle during the dinner. Call Yolanda at 907-957-0259 to RSVP. Fundraiser is hosted by the parents of the class of 2025 for end-of-year graduation activities. Sponsored by...
The University of Alaska Board of Regents has voted to comply with recent executive orders by President Donald Trump, including removing the words “diversity,” “equity,” “inclusion,” “DEI” and “affirmative action” from university websites, publications, job titles and office names. “We don’t think there’s anything wrong with saying that everyone at the university, faculty, staff, students, has equal opportunity, and is free from discrimination,” said Board Chair Ralph Seekins in a phone interview Feb. 26 explaining the action. The regents vot...
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has introduced a bill that would partially reverse Alaska’s 35-year-old ban on fish farms. If it makes it into law, the bill would not allow salmon farming but would allow farming of “any bony fish belonging to the osteichthyes class.” That includes species like tilapia, catfish or carp — the world’s most widely farmed fish. The chair of the House Fisheries Committee, Kodiak Rep. Louise Stutes, disagrees with the governor’s proposal. “Alaska’s commercial fishing industry, our coastal communities and fishing families across...
Ahead of the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Alaska Republican U.S. Rep. Nick Begich III declined to say that he supports aid for the embattled eastern European nation, drawing a significant contrast between himself and the other two members of Alaska’s congressional delegation. After President Donald Trump incorrectly stated that Ukraine started the war, Alaska Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan pushed back on the president’s comments and said Russia started the war. Begich did not issue a similar rebut...