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SEAPA votes to terminate contract with TBPA
The Southeast Alaska Power Agency (SEAPA) board of directors voted 5-0 June 26 to terminate the Operations and Maintenance contract for the Tyee Lake...
Nicholls and Christian respond
Hammer and Wrangell Clerk Kim Lane, accompanied by Wrangell Police Chief Doug McCloskey arrived at the TBPA office headquarters about 3 p.m., when a...
Slide deployment delays flight in Wrangell
WRANGELL - An emergency slide on an Alaska Airlines jet plane deployed accidentally Saturday,...
Therapy cap extension impacts Southeast patients
wrangell — Patients in local hospitals could face new limitations on how physical therapy can be paid for in Southeast Alaska hospitals. Annual c...
State dismisses Brock gambling charges
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story ran in the Wrangell Sentinel on May 6 and was omitted from publication in the Petersburg Pilot the same week. S...
Officials look to Rally's return
WRANGELL — Officials this week tried to make the best of last week’s postponement of the Salty Dog Rally. Among the officials who expressed dis...
TBPC approves resolution supporting SEAPA takeover
WRANGELL — Thomas Bay Power commissioners voted 5-0 to support the handover of Tyee Lake to the Southeast Alaska Power Agency (SEAPA). The special m...
Tlingit hat from Wrangell sells for $365,000
WRANGELL - According to news reports, a Tlingit hat sold for $365,000 on the auction block at...
Wrangell assembly votes to move ahead with TBPA negotiations
WRANGELL — The borough assembly voted 5-0 in favor of a motion authorizing negotiations over the Tyee Lake power facility. The vote was taken on M...
Wilson will not seek re-election
WRANGELL - State Rep. Peggy Wilson will no longer represent the Wrangell area to the state...
Wrangell festival caters to birders of a feather
WRANGELL - Hummingbirds are jerks. That was among the messages, meditations, stories and sights shar...
TBPC president orders halt to Tyee negotiations
WRANGELL — The president of the Thomas Bay Power Commission sent a letter this week to the chairman of the Southeast Alaska Power Agency ordering a...
Obamacare deadline March 31
Local healthcare consumers face an imminent deadline. After twice extending the deadline to sign up for a healthcare plan under the Patient...
Legislature considers nixing cost of living for ferry vessel employees
A bill being considered in the State Senate could impact local ferry workers. Senate Bill 182 amends Alaska State law pertaining to bargaining rights...
Wrangell students shine in act of kindness
WRANGELL — It’s an ethical dilemma as old as the hills. You find a wallet stuffed with money lying unattended on the ground. What do you do? Mem...
Totem, Elks, to join Rayme's as no-smoke zones
WRANGELL — Two prominent local taverns will join the ranks of the smoke-free in the coming weeks. Totem Bar & Liquor Store will go smoke-free t...
Parvovirus reported in Wrangell
WRANGELL — A highly contagious and potentially fatal canine virus has been reported in Wrangell. Two cases of Parvovirus, symptoms of which include l...
Brock pleads 'not guilty' to gambling charges
WRANGELL — Lavina “Lovey” Brock, 68, of Wrangell, pleaded not guilty to four counts of promoting illegal gambling Tuesday before Wrangell First Distr...
Stough elected to TBPA presidency
WRANGELL — The Thomas Bay Power Authority commission elected Wrangell borough assembly member and TBPA commissioner James Stough to the c...
Sunk tug at mill property no longer leaking diesel
Wrangell - A 60-foot tug that sank in 80 to 85 feet of water Jan. 14 was capped Friday and is no...
State announces non-pelagic rockfish sport fishing rules
The State Department of Fish and Game has set the regulations for non-pelagic rockfish for Southeast waters. The regulations remained unchanged from...
Wrangell moves toward SEAPA operation at Tyee
WRANGELL — The borough assembly voted 5-0 Tuesday night on a draft resolution which — if approved next week — could begin the process of putti...
Petro Marine buys Wrangell Oil from Privett
WRANGELL — Wrangell Oil, Inc. officially ceased to exist Friday. Bill Privett, the current owner of the town’s multi-generational oil concern, sold hi...
Energy committee to provide council with TBPA options
WRANGELL - The borough's energy committee asked borough administrator Jeff Jabusch to provide the...
Quilt raffle donates to injured veterans
The Sons of Norway quilt raffle earned around $1000 for the Wounded Warrior Project-a national...