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State agrees to chip in $7.8 million for 6-Mile project and also loan borough $15 million

The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority board of directors has voted to give the borough $7.8 million toward site preparation costs at the 6-Mile deepwater industrial property and also …
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Wrangell loses a big ship for next year; overall visitor count will decline

Summers in Wrangell are marked by the constant stream of visitors walking from the dock into town, coming here aboard intimate ships of maybe 200 passengers to much larger vessels like the Queen …
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Survey gives residents a chance to give their feedback on tourism

It’s not uncommon for tourist-destination towns to struggle to find a balance between the benefits of tourism and maintaining their local identity. Like other communities in Southeast, Wrangell is …
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Soccer club for elementary schoolers free this year

Not every kid is into basketball or wrestling, said Aly Howell, who teaches second grade at Evergreen Elementary School. For those kids, and for others who want to learn another sport, she said there …
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Legion Auxiliary filling its gift sacks for children’s Christmas party

The American Legion Auxiliary has been raising money all year and now it’s time for shopping to get ready for their annual children’s Christmas party. The volunteer group plans to have more …
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Alaska news
High oil prices adding hundreds of millions of dollars to state treasury
The average price of a barrel of Alaska North Slope crude oil in October was $122.21, according to figures published Nov. 2 by the Alaska Department of Revenue, triggering a windfall of tax and …
Yesterday at 4:00 AM
State House organizes around a larger bipartisan coalition
The incoming bipartisan majority coalition in the Alaska House has announced its leadership for the session that starts in January, with Anchorage independent Rep. Calvin Schrage selected as the new …
Yesterday at 4:00 AM
Bipartisan coalition selects Anchorage Sen. Giessel to serve as Senate president
Anchorage Republican Cathy Giessel will be the next Senate President for the upcoming 35th Alaska State Legislature, according to an announcement from a bipartisan coalition of senators on Nov. 4. …
Yesterday at 4:00 AM
Trump says Sen. Sullivan should be given Petersburg Sullivan’s votes and be declared winner
President Donald Trump, who said on election night that he would accept the results, two days later declared incumbent U.S. Sen. Dan S. Sullivan should be given all of the votes that were cast for …
Yesterday at 4:00 AM
State issues $350 million contract for Tustumena replacement ferry
The Alaska Department of Transportation has awarded a $350 million contract to a marine construction company in Louisiana to build the long-awaited replacement for the 62-year-old state ferry …
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Ketchikan tribe receives grant to turn former resort into healing and recovery campus
Ketchikan Indian Community received $5 million from the federal government for its planned healing center at the former Salmon Falls resort property. An Oct. 27 announcement from KIC notes that …
Yesterday at 4:00 AM
Around-the-world cruise ship runs out of money, kicks off passengers in Cambodia
SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia — A U.S. cruise ship on an around-the-world voyage that touted its cabins as floating homes suspended its three-year journey in Cambodia late last month due to fuel costs, …
Yesterday at 4:00 AM
Petersburg refused to pay $1 million cyberattack ransom in July
Cyber attackers who locked up Petersburg borough computers in July demanded about $1 million in Bitcoin, and the borough refused to pay, Borough Manager Stephen Giesbrecht told the Pilot last week. …
Tuesday, November 3
Judge dismisses federal lawsuit to block Alaska’s U.S. Senate winner
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Trump administration that sought to block the state of Alaska from declaring a winner in the state’s U.S. Senate election. In a 20-page …
Monday, November 2
Wrangell

Christmas tree designers have 10 days to deliver their creations

Christmas is still more than a month away, but designers have just 10 days to create and deliver their holiday trees for the annual Hospice of Wrangell Christmas Tree Lane fundraising display and …

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Stikine Sportsmen charges up high school shop class with new welder

High school shop class students have their first new welder in three years, courtesy of a donation by the Stikine Sportsmen Association. The Millermatic MIG welder, about an $8,500 unit, joins …
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Freedom Rock veterans memorial installation postponed to spring

The placement and official community unveiling of Alaska’s first Freedom Rock memorial to veterans have been deferred until spring, primarily due to manufacturing lead times for a protective …
Tuesday, October 27
Newspaper Archives

View Sentinel archives back to 1898 -- a joint project between the Sentinel and the Irene Ingle Public Library.

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Police report

Police report for Nov. 11, 2026

Monday, Nov. 2 Lost property. Traffic enforcement. Medical. Papers served (2). Security check. Tuesday, Nov. 3 Security checks (2). Papers served (3). …

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Photo gallery

Getting ready for Halloween

Ryan (left) and Erika Jabusch on Oct. 22 helped fill the candy bins and bowls for next week in the heavily decorated garage of their grandparents, Jeff and Kay Jabusch, in advance preparation for Halloween. Jeff and Kay are well known for their extravagant Halloween displays each year, and this year promises to be no different. They welcome all who want to come enjoy their haunted garage on Ocean View Drive — and some treats too.

Tuesday, October 27
History column

The Way We Were for Nov. 11, 2026

Nov. 11, 1926  The debate subjects chosen for the American literature class have all been discussed. The four questions were: “That the associated students of Wrangell High School should …

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Sports

Wolves place 7 of 17 wrestlers first or second in Ketchikan meet

Wrangell’s Jackson Carney works on getting Hoonah’s Tank Tyler on his back during the finals of the Bill Weiss Wrestling Tournament in Ketchikan on Saturday, Nov. 7. Carney won by pin at 1:43 in the match, winning the 152-pound weight class.
Coach Jack Carney said, “it wasn’t our best weekend,” but it was good enough that the Wrangell High School team placed 15 of their 17 wrestlers in the top six in their weight class. Of …
Yesterday at 4:00 AM

Volleyball team takes 3 of 4 matches in weekend competition

The Lady Wolves came home after winning three of their four volleyball matches in Petersburg over the weekend. The high school team defeated Craig twice and split their two matches against …

Yesterday at 4:00 AM

Swim season ends at Southeast regionals with several personal-best times

Members of the high school swim team achieved several personal records and two swimmers made it to the finals at the Southeast regionals last weekend in Juneau. Freshman Seth McMaster set his …
Tuesday, November 3
Opinion
Editorials

Speak up on tourism for the good of the community

Wrangell discusses and debates lots of issues — some more important than others — on the community Facebook page, at public meetings and at private gatherings. Those differences of opinion are, …

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Assembly right to get cold feet on heating fuel tax holiday

As tempting as it looked to waive Wrangell’s 7% sales tax on heating fuel sales for three months this winter, borough officials and the assembly made the right call in dropping the idea. After …

Wednesday, November 4

Vote only no on unnecessary ballot measure

State law already is clearer than a cloudless day in Southeast; as clear as the March 31 annual filing deadline for an Alaska Permanent Fund dividend; and just as clear as the TSA rule against …

Wednesday, October 28
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Reporter's column

The best camera makes you want to work

There is an old, reliable maxim in photography that often gets lost beneath marketing copy: The best camera isn’t the one with the highest price tag or the most advanced technology — it’s the …

Wednesday, September 30
Publisher's column

The guy needs to retake high school math

No one will know the winner of the race for U.S. Senate in Alaska until the state Division of Elections finishes counting several tens of thousands of absentee and early ballots, and that will not …

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Letters to the editor
I love this community; I am so fortunate to live here! George and I want to thank every one of you who came out and searched, using your drones, monoculars and more, and Val for tracking through the …
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Greetings from Silverdale, Washington, my new home. After a half-century of life in Wrangell, I want to honor all those family, friends, co-workers and compadres who enriched my life in so many ways. …
Wednesday, November 4
Obituaries
Ira Robert “Bob” Sansom
Former resident, retired teacher Ira Robert ‘Bob’ Sansom dies at 94
Ira Robert “Bob” Sansom, 94, passed peacefully to heaven in the early hours of Oct. 28, 2026, in Conroe, Texas. “He was loved by many and will be missed, but we take comfort in knowing that his …
Wednesday, November 4
Phillip “Phil” Wayne
Longtime teacher Phil Wayne, who helped start wrestling program, dies at 89
Phillip “Phil” Wayne passed away peacefully at his home in Sitka on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, at the age of 89. Phil’s arrival on Feb. 7, 1937, was featured in the Corbin Times as the first …
Wednesday, October 14
Jerimiah ‘Jerry’ Lee Meyers
Surrounded by family and music, Jerimiah ‘Jerry’ Lee Myers passes at age 77
Jerimiah “Jerry” Lee Myers passed away on Aug. 25, 2026, in Absarokee, Montana, at the age of 77. Jerry was born Sept. 26, 1948, in Medford, Oregon.  He was raised all along Southeast …
Wednesday, September 23
Jacqueline ‘Jackie’ Brown (Gross)
Jacqueline ‘Jackie’ Brown (Gross) dies at 79
Jacqueline “Jackie” Brown (Gross) passed away on Aug. 14, 2026, in Glendale, Arizona, at the age of 79. Jackie was born on May 17, 1947, in Wrangell and carried with her throughout her life …
Wednesday, August 26
Patricia Eileen (Lewis) Mork
Lifetime resident Patricia Eileen (Lewis) Mork dies at 92
Patricia Eileen (Lewis) Mork, loving wife, mom, grandmother, great- and great-great-grandmother and friend to many, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 26, 2026. Patricia “Pat” was born …
Wednesday, August 19
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