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Wrangell Borough purchase of old mill property delayed by lien against owner
WRANGELL – Closing on the boroughs $2.6 million purchase of the 39-acre former sawmill property at 6 Mile has been delayed until June 20, Borough Ma...
Wrangell dancers lead at Celebration
For the first time in four years, Celebration, the largest gatherings of Southeast Alaska Native peoples to celebrate their culture, is being held in...
Tidal Network internet tower delivery delayed
WRANGELL — A pair of mobile towers on wheels that were anticipated to arrive this month in Wrangell for a pilot broadband network have been delayed un...
Their names bear repeating
WRANGELL-If visitors read the bear-sighting sheet at Anan Wildlife Observatory, which the workers...
Wrangell police jet boat could be put up for auction
WRANGELL—A lightly used 32-foot-long police jet boat moored at Heritage Harbor may be sold to save money. The borough assembly at a work session March...
Anan observatory refurb on track for summer viewing season
WRANGELL–When contractor Jesse West said, "we destroyed everything," it sounds pretty bad, out of...
Hooligan brighten up the Stikine again
WRANGELL-The hooligan are back. When the eagles disappear from town and the sea lions start hauling...
Owner accepts Wrangell Borough offer for sawmill property
WRANGELL — The owner of the former sawmill property at 6-Mile Zimovia Highway has accepted the borough’s offer of about $2.5 million to buy the 38....
Forest Service increases Anan permits in overbook strategy to meet capacity
The Forest Service is bulking up how many permits it issues to the Anan Wildlife Observatory in orde...
Federal grants will help Southeast mariculture efforts
A state and federally designated economic development organization for Southeast Alaska has...
Documentary of Metlakatla's 2018 state basketball championship season coming to Petersburg next week
An award-winning film chronicling the Metlakatla boys basketball team's run to the 2018 state...
Scholarship focuses on commercial fishing to honor Deckers
The scholarship fund created to honor the memory of Helen and Sig Decker is a little different from...
Closure of outdoor program for at-risk children hits Wrangell
WRANGELL - SEARHC's announcement last week that it was shuttering the 21-year-old Alaska Crossings program in Wrangell, a wilderness therapy program...
Symphony of Seafood beyond-the-plate winner calls Wrangell home
WRANGELL - A Wrangell company that makes bath and body care products has nothing to do with fish, bu...
Lights out: Wrangell and Petersburg left without power after high winds
An unexpected, strong weather system sent high winds tearing through Wrangell, snapping three...
Port and harbors junks the clunkers
WRANGELL —The port and harbors department is Marie Kondo-ing the boatyard. But when tossing out what doesn’t bring joy consists of 10 derelict ves...
Tlingit culture, language lives on through heritage learners
WRANGELL – It gets so heavy, sometimes you just want to put it down is how Virginia Oliver describes preserving the Tlingit language. “You want to...
Oklahoma nurse finds herself helping out in Wrangell
WRANGELL - Melissa Curttright has been a registered nurse for 16 years — the past two weeks in Wrangell. Like so many other hospital workers, the p...
High school students learn to converse in sign language
WRANGELL - Ann Hilburn began learning American Sign Language for an elective course in college, thinking it would benefit her aspirations of becoming...
Search begins for new borough manager in Wrangell after Von Bargen resigns
WRANGELL - Wrangell has begun its search for a new borough manager. On Friday, the assembly accepted the resignation of Lisa Von Bargen from the...
Tire cutter will help break down problem to smaller size
WRANGEL - Wrangell will share a tire cutter with other Southeast communities, intending to cut down on the thousands of tires stacked at the dump by...
Borough approves study to examine shipping rates over past decade
WRANGELL - The borough is taking a closer look at the cost of shipping goods by barge to Wrangell. The assembly last Tuesday approved a $7,300 study...
Hot tubs, bears and trails:
WRANGELL-The U.S. Forest Service got to most of its Wrangell-area work projects this past summer, with one big job pushed into next spring. The Anan...
Oyster farm part of a growth industry
WRANGELL - Aquatic farming in Alaska could be a big industry, and completely sustainable. That's...
