A Ketchikan jury has found Michael J. Williams, 54, guilty of 1st-degree sexual assault and 2nd-degree sexual abuse of a minor in a 1993 cold case involving an incident at Dudley Field.

The project to replace the gym floor at Schoenbar Middle School is complete, providing an even playing surface once again. bit.ly/48WIl2Z

A quick response by firefighters limited damage from a Saturday apartment fire that has resulted in an arson arrest. bit.ly/4b2yRFz

The Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council’s 38th annual Wearable Art Show, “The Art of Artifice,” brought a visual extravaganza to the Ted Ferry Civic Center runway. Christopher Mullen of the Daily News captured these highlights from Friday’s show. bit.ly/4bznhSj

With an NWS winter storm warning in effect for the Ketchikan area from 6 a.m. Tuesday to 5 a.m. Wednesday, Ketchikan School District has declared a snow day for Tuesday, closing district schools for the day.

With the National Weather Service winter storm warning continuing to be in effect through early Wednesday morning, and snow showers expected during the day, the Ketchikan School District has declared another snow day, closing district schools on Wednesday.

Snowy weather conditions Wednesday prompted the cancellation of the Assembly-School Board Liaison meeting and regular Ketchikan School Board meeting. The next regular School Board meeting will be on March 13. The Assembly-School Board Liaison meeting will be rescheduled.

The Ketchikan School District has closed district schools on Wednesday because of the weather forecast. The Nat'l Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory that’s currently in effect for 6 am to 6 pm Wednesday, with snow accumulations of 3-5 inches expected.

The Alaska Reads Act that’s focused on the worthy goal of strengthening reading skills for K-3 students adds another layer of complex logistics for the Ketchikan School District as it works to implement the state rules while shouldering much of the cost. bit.ly/3PuuREj

Jordan Joplin was sentenced Tuesday in Ketchikan Superior Court to 99 years in state prison for the 2017 murder of Dr. Eric Garcia in Ketchikan. Joplin had been convicted on June 1 by an Anchorage Superior Court jury of 1st- & 2nd-degree murder and one count of 1st-degree theft.

On the turf at last! Kayhi Kings unwrap shiny new diamond with first practice at renovated Norman Walker Field. bit.ly/3UiLi8q

The EOC is urging the public to avoid the landslide area. State and local geologists will be assessing the area this morning. The borough has set up a website that contains EOC updates and other information related to the landslide at kgbak.us/1098/3rd-Avenu….

The Ketchikan School District has announced that district schools will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday, with schools tentatively scheduled for opening on Thursday.

The Ketchikan School District will open schools on Tuesday, Sept. 3, according to Supt. Robbins, who wrote in a social media post that the delayed start is because schools ‘cannot safely and reasonably open while the community is grappling with the aftermath of the landslide. ’