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🌱 How new grant money could help keep Ketchikan’s public radio strong
And check out Joint Borough-City Cooperative Relations Committee Meeting on the Ketchikan Patch calendar
Good day Ketchikan! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How new grant money could help keep Ketchikan’s public radio strong
Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: A bit of morning snow, with a high of 34 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Friday: Remaining cloudy and cold, temps: high: 26, low: 15.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy and very cold, with a high of 23 and low of 18 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Peninsula radio receives ‘stabilization' funds from national nonprofit (homernews.com) — Ketchikan’s public media station is among a dozen Alaska outlets sharing new stabilization grants meant to keep local news, emergency alerts, and cultural programming on the air after federal funding cuts. The article details how much support Homer’s KBBI received, how the Bridge Fund works, and how these grants aim to protect rural stations like Ketchikan’s through at least 2026. 
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Wrangell Assembly preview: Deep Water Port Development, Public Safety Building and selling land (kstk.org)
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