Deadline approaches to file for Ketchikan office

With just a few days left for candidates to file for local office in Ketchikan, the ballot so far is looking pretty sparse.
For Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly, there are two open seats and two candidates.
Political newcomers Rodney Dial and Keith Smith are the only ones who turned in their paperwork for the seats currently held by Bill Rotecki and Alan Bailey as of Monday afternoon.
Neither incumbent can run for re-election because of term limits.
The only candidate for borough mayor so