Wrangell senior Jackson Carney enters the new wrestling season with a target on his back — and a state championship to defend.
Oct. 8, 1925 No doubt disgusted by the attempts of certain champion swimmers to cross the English Channel, a 2-year-old spike buck deer jumped into Clarence Strait in a bold mood, hoping to reach the …
A group of 21 children from Head Start sang at the Alaska Native Brotherhood / Alaska Native Sisterhood Grand Camp at the Nolan Center Friday, Oct. 3. The girls sang the “Girl’s Lullaby” and …
BW Enterprises was working last week to prepare a new parking area near the high school. The company agreed to develop the additional parking on Reid Street in exchange for two borough-owned tideland …
Oct. 1, 1925 The first exhibition of jiu-jitsu ever seen in Wrangell took place at the rink last Saturday night when Professor Takahashi, a noted Japanese athlete and wrestler, took on David Graham …
Two of the few remaining tourists on the island reboarded the Fridtjof Nansen — the last ship of the 2025 season — as a cold rain fell on Sept. 22. The Norway-based 490-passenger Hurtigruten …
The clock ticks toward 6:30 p.m. and one athlete after another files into the high school gym. Laces tighten. Shoulders loosen. The chatter fades as the young women drop into stretches and partner passing. It’s volleyball season, and this year could be a big one.
There’s something in the water. Wrangell swimmers are regularly posting personal records from one competition to the next.
Sept. 24, 1925 The war on rats and mice is on, and everybody in Wrangell is urged to cooperate in a campaign to make this a restless and miceless community. Proclamation by the mayor: “Whereas, …
Sept. 17, 1925 In order to avoid accidents or collisions, automobiles going north toward the cannery on Front Street will need to follow the waterfront at the rear of the Customs House until …
Sept. 3, 1925 The largest halibut schooner with the largest catch of halibut ever brought to Wrangell was the Portlock, Magnis Hansen, captain, which tied up Monday at the Wrangell Ice and Storage …
The Wrangell High School cross-country team worked together alongside their coaches to stain the boardwalk at Petroglyph Beach Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 2-3.
Sept. 3, 1925 After many months of planning for a school gym, the building committee of the Wrangell PTA recently authorized the work of remodeling the playshed adjoining the grade school and the …
