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Ketchikan ER doctors work months without pay after collapse of staffing firm

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The entrance to PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center’s emergency department on Dec. 15, 2024. (Photo by Jack Darrell/KRBD) The PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center Emergency Department is staffed 24 hours a day, and for many services, it’s the only option on the island. The medical center is a “critical access hospital” — if patients arrive badly hurt, the goal is to stabilize them until they can get them to a bigger hospital in Seattle or Ancho…See the Story

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Students and teachers report a sharp decline in support for non-native English speakers in Ketchikan schools

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Ketchikan High School is seen on the first day of school, Sept. 3, 2024. (Michael Fanelli/KRBD) Rose Ann Bruce came to Alaska from the Philippines about a year and a half ago. Now she’s a junior at Ketchikan High School — and she is working on her English. “As you can tell, my grammar is, like, not very good. But I’m trying because that’s not my first language,” she said. Her first language is Tagalog. She speaks English carefully and with con…See the Story

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Cutting down your own Christmas tree an option

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All the fresh-cut Christmas trees may be sold out in Ketchikan, but there’s another option. Those still hoping to put one up can harvest their own. The U.S. Forest Service released guidelines for harvesting a Christmas tree in the Tongass National Forest late last month. There are no permits required or regulations on tree species or size requirements. But there are some guidelines. There is a limit of one tree per family, and trees can’t be use…See the Story

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