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Lecture shares bombardment history, calls for formal reconciliation
WRANGELL — In a livestreamed lecture sponsored by Sealaska Heritage Institute, ethnohistorian Zachary Jones presented on the U.S. military’s 19th cen...
Advisory committee supports proposal to protect commercial king harvest share
WRANGELL — Members of the Wrangell Fish and Game Advisory Committee are concerned about the future of commercial salmon fishing as Alaska’s tou...
Seal processing workshop teaches traditional knowledge
WRANGELL - A seal-processing workshop hosted by the Wrangell Cooperative Association brought...
Wrangell has lot of decisions to make on next year's subdivision land sale
WRANGELL — While ground work is underway at the Alder Top Village (Keishangita.’aan) subdivision upland from Shoemaker Bay, borough officials are at...
Pizza run brings slice of reality to residents of Port Protection
WRANGELL – When people choose to live in a remote area, they give up certain things like grocery sto...
Women's 'fun and frolic' golf to raise money for Cancer Care
WRANGELL — Want to golf for a good cause? The WMC Foundation and SEARHC are offering the women of the community an opportunity to do just that at t...
Wrangell's BearFest comes roaring back starting July 26
WRANGELL – From a "beary" pie contest to a cub-o-war, art workshops, live music and a usually sold-out dinner, BearFest is returning for its 14th y...
Wrangell assembly approves real estate contract to sell hospital property
WRANGELL – Wrangell’s borough-owned hospital property on Bennett Street has been vacant since March 2021 and on the market for about a year. Tho...
Forest Service reminds public of unguided Anan permits
WRANGELL — The U.S. Forest Service again this year is making available permits for unguided visits to the Anan Wildlife Observatory, limited to f...
Tongass Toughman to test triathletes' tenacity in Wrangell
WRANGELL - Competitors made of the toughest stuff have less than a month to train for the Tongass To...
International bird-tracking project alights in Wrangell
Wrangell may not be on the road system, but that doesn’t mean it’s not connected to the rest of the world. Last month, a U.S. Forest Service project p...
Stikine birding festival about to take off for 16-day flight
WRANGELL — Every spring when the eulachon spawn, the Stikine River flats are flooded with thousands of migratory shorebirds. And each year, the t...
Wrangell faces costly fix at Heritage Harbor
WRANGELL — Late last month, the Wrangell Borough discovered an oversight in the construction of Heritage Harbor — its steel pilings and piers do not h...
Forest Service cabin at Anan destroyed by fallen tree
WRANGELL — One of the U.S. Forest Service’s most popular recreational cabins in the area has met an untimely demise. The cabin at Anan Bay was dem...
Reduced ferry service leads to uptick in water taxi business
WRANGELL - Ferry service resumed mid February, with the Columbia pulling in on its northbound run....
Community unites to support Churchill family after fatal accident
WRANGELL – Wrangell community members showed their support for the Churchill family last week after Randy Churchill Jr., 39, was killed by a falling t...
Petersburg wolf stops by Wrangell on long swim to Etolin Island
Wolves are social, territorial animals that educate their young, care for their injured and stick with their close-knit family groups — most of the ti...
Wrangell Borough commits $2.2 million to develop residential subdivision
Wrangell — The borough’s target date is 2024 for the sale of the first 22 residential lots in the proposed subdivision of the former Wrangell Ins...
Wrangell Borough starts cost review of new wastewater permit requirements
WRANGELL — The borough is about to begin the five-year, state-mandated process of updating its wastewater treatment plant. Borough officials are c...
Wrangell man sentenced to seven years for online enticement of a minor
WRANGELL — Dusty Cowan, 41, of Wrangell, was sentenced to seven years in prison last week for online enticement of a minor and distribution of indecen...
Students learn to cook under pressure - and enjoy it
WRANGELL – From deadly toxins to dangerous explosions, the risks of pressure canning make thi...
Point Baker resident survives 24 hours on rock after boating accident Arne Dahl missing and presumed dead
After a boating accident near Point Baker last week, former Wrangell resident Kelsey Leak spent 24 h...
Local vessel operators willing to contract with borough for shuttle service
WRANGELL – Wrangell vessel owners who already shuttle passengers and freight around southern Southeast said they would be willing to contract with W...
School districts hope for more state funding next year
WRANGELL — School districts statewide be looking to the Legislature next year for an increase in state funding, but any boost in the state’s per...
One safe and one missing after boat accident near Point Baker
Former Wrangell residents Kelsey Leak and Arne Dahl were involved in a boating accident late Sunday afternoon. By mid- afternoon Monday, Leak had...
