New assembly member Eben Sargent is sworn before Tuesday night’s meeting. Oct. 28, 2025. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)

Morphet chooses committee member

Diana Lapham was appointed by mayor Tom Morphet to fill a vacant seat on the Ports and Harbors Advisory Committee, but only after lengthy and heated debate.

Lapham, who previously served six years on the committee, was one of two candidates who expressed interest in the open seat, which was previously held by…

Will Steinfeld is a documentary photographer and reporter in Southeast Alaska, formerly in New England.