🌱 How Ketchikan’s representative helped move the Alaska gasline bill forward
Ketchikan, Alaska Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Ketchikan! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Ketchikan’s representative helped move the Alaska gasline bill forward
- What a Roadless Rule repeal could mean for Whitman Lake hydropower
- Federal lawsuit follows Ketchikan judge’s dismissal of Metlakatla murder case
Also on today's calendar: Live Music @ the New York Cafe.
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 66 and low of 48 degrees.
- Saturday: Cloudy, temps: high: 67, low: 53.
- Sunday: Cloudy, with a high of 68 and low of 55 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• House Finance Moves Gasline Bill Out of Committee (mustreadalaska.com) — Ketchikan residents are represented on a key committee that just advanced a major Alaska LNG gasline bill with unanimous support, moving it to the House floor. The measure is pitched as a statewide economic and jobs boost, with Gov. Dunleavy praising its potential long-term benefits for Alaskans, including communities like Ketchikan that rely on a strong state economy. 
• Republican lawmakers send Roadless Rule repeal to U.S. Senate (ktoo.org) — A push in Congress to repeal the federal Roadless Rule could affect projects in the Tongass, including the Whitman Lake hydroelectric project near Ketchikan. While Sen. Murkowski argues repeal would ease access for renewable energy, conservation advocates say existing rules already allow hydropower, citing Whitman Lake and Sitka’s Blue Lake as proof that such projects can move forward now.
• Federal lawsuit alleges wrongful prosecution following mishandled Metlakatla police investigation (krbd.org) — A former Metlakatla resident has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit after a Ketchikan Superior Court judge dismissed his murder case, citing severe misconduct by Metlakatla police and no hope of a fair trial. The suit claims a mishandled investigation, destroyed or falsified evidence, and lasting harm including eviction from the Annette Islands Reserve, with all allegations now set to be tested in court.
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District 1 – Leadership Institute Training →
Cape Fox Lodge, 800 Venetia Ave, Ketchikan
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Live Music @ the New York Cafe →
New York Cafe, 211 Stedman St, Ketchikan
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Square Dance!!! →
The Creek Street Cabaret, 123 Stedman St, Ketchikan
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Friday June 26
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Open Mic - Totem Bar →
Totem Bar, 314 Front St, Ketchikan
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OPENING at the Main Street Gallery →
Main Street Gallery, 330 Main St, Ketchikan
5:00 pm
Thursday June 18
Friday September 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK posted a job opening for Custodian in Ketchikan. Apply here.
- KPG Healthcare, LLC posted a job opening for Anesthesiologist in Ketchikan. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ketchikan here.
🗞 Nearby News
Wrangell
- The Way We Were for June 10, 2026 (wrangellsentinel.com)
- WCA consultant helping to develop climate adaptation plan (wrangellsentinel.com)
- The unlocked door is the safest (wrangellsentinel.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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