Kake News

Gustavus-based charter Air Excursions is ready to fly scheduled flights in Southeast - if the federal government overrules an objection from a competitor that the company owes more than $600,000 in federal taxes.

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today announced that five Alaska schools will receive a shipment of surplus computers from the United States Senate.

The city of Thorne Bay on Prince of Wales Island really does not want Sealaska to get a prime chunk of its island for logging.

Native and non-Native elders, age 60 and older, are invited to enjoy hot lunches at noon Monday through Thursday at the Kake Senior Center, 177 Third Ave.

Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital: * On May 14, 2009, a son, Leland Randel Black, weighing 5 pounds, 5 ounces, to Alexandra Leslie Crider and Randel Dale Black, of Yakutat.

Most parents want to protect their children from tobacco and alcohol, but it may surprise them to know where most youth who use tobacco and/or alcohol get their supplies.

Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital: * On April 18, 2009, a daughter, Taylor Carol Renee Nelson, weighing 8 pounds, 2 ounces, to Jessica Shaee Williams, of Juneau.

On March 11, bright yellow daffodils were delivered to many individuals and businesses throughout the communities of Juneau, Douglas, Skagway, Gustavus, Tenakee and Kake.

The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium Women's Health Program has announced the Spring 2009 schedule for the mobile mammogram program.

The community of Hoonah was blessed with eggs - of all sorts - on Easter Sunday, April 12, courtesy of Sitka and the F/V Julia Kae and its crew.

Southeast Senior Services held a special drivers workshop in Juneau from March 17 to 20.

The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium will host noted Tlingit performer and artist Gene Tagaban for workshops in the art of storytelling.

The Village is a Daily News blog about life and politics in rural Alaska. Its main author is ADN reporter Kyle Hopkins.

JUNEAU, ALASKA The Kake-Petersburg Intertie will take longer to build if it's combined with a road.

The SEARHC Women's Health Program has announced the Spring 2009 schedule for the mobile mammogram program.

The Village is a Daily News blog about life and politics in rural Alaska. Its main author is ADN reporter Kyle Hopkins.

The Village is a Daily News blog about life and politics in rural Alaska. Its main author is ADN reporter Kyle Hopkins.

The Village is a Daily News blog about life and politics in rural Alaska. Its main author is ADN reporter Kyle Hopkins.

The Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium's injury prevention teams are visiting elders' homes in Kake March 9-12. The team has smoke alarms, carbon monoxide detectors, non-skid mats and other items to ...

Do you or a loved one feel limited by a chronic disease such as arthritis, diabetes or heart disease? Do you feel like you're spending too much time with the doctor or at the hospital? The Living Well Alaska ...