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Fast Ferries Sold Kayhi sweeps Thunder Mt. LA opens first tiny home village to ease • Kings prep for tourney game, Lady Kings set homeless crisis, to host MEHS, See page 6 Page 5 35º/29º Weather, page 3 Ketchikan Daily News - 03/12/2021 $1.00K ETCHIKAN FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2021 TWITTER.COM/KDNNEWS DAILY N WWW.KETCHIKANDAILYNEWS.COMEWS 10 PAGES Rock Slope Stabilization Fast ferries sold The Alaska Marine Highway System ferries Fairweather and Ch- enega are seen moored on April 17, 2019 at the former pulp mill dock in Ward Cove. Staff photo by Dustin Safranek, File ADOT announces $5.17M deal to sell Fairweather, Chenega finalized By SCOTT BOWLEN ing about $2.06 million for the Fair- Daily News Staff Writer weather and $3.11 million for the Ch- Sold! enega, both of which are currently A Spanish firm has purchased the moored in Ward Cove. The Chenega Alaska Marine Highway System’s two has been out of service since 2016; the fast vehicle ferries for a combined Fairweather since 2019. total of $5.17 million in a deal final- Servicios y Concesiones Maritimas ized on Wednesday, according to the Ibicencas, which operates a seven-ves- Alaska Department of Transportation. sel ferry service under the brand DOT on Thursday announced that name of Trasmapi, was the sole bidder Servicios y Concesiones Maritimas for the vessels. Its original combined Ibicencas S.A. of Ibiza, Spain, is pay- See ‘Fast ferries,’ page 5 Dunleavy withdraws Above, Advanced Blasting Services crew works at an order to split DHSS Alaska Department of Trans- portation rock slope stabiliza- tion project on March 5 on Clearing way for legislative review Shoreline Drive. JUNEAU (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said he is withdrawing an ex- At right, driller Kyle Sweet ecutive order proposing reorganization of the state health department, with sweeps loose rock from a sec- his office citing "technical issues" that need to be addressed. tion of road at a DOT rock His office, in a statement Thursday, did not specify those issues but it said a slope stabilization project. review was under way and a revised order would be submitted for legislative Sweet drilled several holes into review "as soon as possible." The original proposal called for reorganizing func- the slope that will serve as an- tions of the department into two departments. chor points for reinforcement. The House Health and Social Services Committee earlier this week advanced a resolution disapproving of the order amid legal questions about some of the At left, plastic grout tubes are provisions and concerns the process was moving too quickly. The issue had positioned inside two drilled been set for further review by the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday. holes for rock bolts on Thurs- Because it is an executive order, lawmakers were not able to make amend- day at the DOT rock slope sta- ments the way they could to a bill. bilization project on Shoreline Senate Democratic Leader Tom Begich in a statement thanked Dunleavy for Drive. withdrawing the order. "Many of us recognize the need to reorganize the De- March 15, 2021 8:35 am (GMT -8:00)partment, but it should be done in a deliberative and thoughtful manner. I look Powered by TECNAVIA Staff photos by Dustin Safranek forward to working with the Governor on this effort," he said. KTN adds US reports surge of Big oil eyes other places to drill one new Industry prepares to roll with punches in climate fight kids at SW border By MEAD GRUVER and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press virus case CASPER, Wyo. — President Joe Biden's bid to tackle cli- mate change is running straight through the heart of the Number of children seeking to U.S. oil and gas industry -- a much bigger, more influential EOC says 77 test foe than Democrats faced when they took on the coal in- cross border themselves up 60% dustry during the Obama years. results pending Coal dominated U.S. power generation for decades, with By BEN FOX the bulk of that fuel coming from the massive strip mines KETCHIKAN (KDN) — The Associated Press of Wyoming's Powder River Basin — a market that col- Ketchikan Emergency Operations WASHINGTON — The number of migrant children and families seek- lapsed in recent years as utilities switched to natural gas. Center recorded one new COVID-19 ing to cross the U.S. southwest border has surged to levels not seen since Fast forward to 2021 — and oil and gas have eclipsed coal case on Thursday, breaking an eight- before the pandemic, a challenge for President Joe Biden as he works to to become the biggest human source of greenhouse gas day streak of no new positive test re- undo the restrictive immigration policies of his predecessor. emissions from public lands and waters, federal production sults. Statistics released Wednesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection data indicates. That's made government fuel sales an irre- "The individual is currently asymp- showed the number of children and families increased by more than sistible target for Democrats as they try to rein in climate tomatic and the source of the virus is 100% between January and February. Kids crossing by themselves rose change. under investigation," according to a 60% to more than 9,400, forcing the government to look for new places Biden's election has put big oil companies on the defen- An oil well is seen east of Casper, Wyo., on Feb. 26. Thursday evening press release from to hold them temporarily. sive after largely having their way in Washington under AP Photo/Mead Gruver the local EOC. "During the contact in- The surge has been seized on by Republicans and former President President Donald Trump. But in taking on petroleum com- velopment. You're hurting these little guys that are dream- vestigation, Public Health will coordi- Donald Trump as a line of attack on Biden, though his administration is panies with a moratorium on oil and gas lease sales, Biden ing up where no one else thought there was any oil and nate with the positive person to reach turning back nearly all single adults, who make up the majority of bor- picked a foe that spent lavishly over decades to secure al- gas," said Steve Degenfelder, land manager for family- out to anyone who may be a close con- der-crossers, under a public health order imposed at the start of the coro- legiance from Republican lawmakers. owned Kirkwood Oil & Gas in Casper, a community of tact and instruct them to quarantine navirus pandemic. The industry is also deeply enmeshed in local economies about 60,000 known as The Oil City. as appropriate." The Biden administration is temporarily holding children and families, -- from Alaska and the Gulf Coast to the Rocky Mountain Trump's final months in office saw a huge spike in new The local positivity rate was 0.18% mostly from Central America, for several days. They are generally then drilling hub of Casper, Wyoming -- posing a challenge to drilling permits after his administration sped up approvals. on Thursday, the lowest it has been allowed to enter the U.S. while authorities evaluate their claims to asylum the Democrat as he tries to navigate between strong action As a result, some companies with the biggest presence on since last spring. Results were still or see if they have any other legal right to stay in the country. on the climate and recovering from the pandemic's finan- public lands have announced that they are ready to pending from 77 tests. See ‘Migrant kids,’ page 3 cial devastation. weather changes under Biden. See ‘COVID-19,’ page 3 "You're not hurting the big guys that are doing all the de- See ‘Biden vs. oil,’ page 2 Ketchikan, Alaska SPORTS • WORLD • ALASKA • NATION Today’s Trivia: What was the highest voltage recorded ©2021 Page 9: Digital art by Beeple sells for $69.4 million VOL. 93 NO. 58 during Schoenbar’s battery challenge? (USPS 293-940) www.ketchikandailynews.com Answer, Page 2 Friday, March 12, 2021 KETCHIKAN DAILY NEWS NATION 5 LA opens first tiny home village for homeless 39 prefab units installed on one-acre plot in hope of easing the city’s homelessness crisis By CHRISTOPHER WEBER streets," she said. Los Angeles ballot measure meant to tions from nearby residents who Associated Press Tiny homes have been promoted as fund as many as 10,000 supportive needed to be convinced it's a safe, LOS ANGELES — Amy Skinner took the solution to all kinds of housing housing units took too long to ramp up clean opportunity for shelter, Kerko - notice when brightly colored structures needs — an affordable option in expen - and advocates for the homeless de - rian said. started taking shape earlier this year on sive big cities and simplicity for people manded officials act immediately. The Ken Craft, CEO of the nonprofit a drab patch of asphalt across from a who want to declutter their lives. They city and county began looking for cre - Hope of the Valley, which operates Los Angeles park where she occasion - are increasingly used as shelter for ative, affordable solutions to get people Chandler Street, said he asks dubious ally slept outdoors. homeless people in other California out of the tents that line sidewalks near neighbors if they would rather have a Skinner, who's been homeless for cities, including San Jose and Sacra - downtown and under freeway over - tent encampment or the tiny homes on three years, watched as workers built a mento, as well as nationally in Seattle, passes in suburban areas.
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