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February 1, 1917: The following petition is being circulated in Wrangell this week: “We, the undersigned, residents of Wrangell and vicinity, respectfully petition the government of the United States to build a wagon road commencing at the mouth of Mill Creek, about eight miles from Wrangell, to run thence three-quarters of a mile, more or less, to Mill Lake; thence eight miles to Groundhog Basin, in order to enable those of us who have important mineral claims in Groundhog Basin to get supplies in to our properties on a large enough scale a...
Monday, January 23 Harassment. Tuesday, January 24 Agency Assist: Road Conditions. Bench Warrant: Arrested Beau Radach, 26, on charges of Failure to Appear for Court. Citizen Assist. Agency Assist: Line Crew. Wednesday, January 25 Parking Complaint: Abandoned Vehicle. Thursday, January 26 Parking Complaint: Abandoned Vehicle. Driving Complaint. Fireworks: People shooting off fireworks at running track given a verbal warning. Criminal Trespass. Friday, January 27 Citizen Assist. Found Property, Cell phone: Returned to owner. Hit and Run. Agency...
January 23 April D. Larsson, 37, was found guilty of DUI – Operating Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol/Drugs by First District Judicial Officer Kevin Miller after pleading guilty. The defendant was ordered to jail for 30 days with 27 suspended, and to report to Juneau for probation by February 6. Larsson was ordered to pay $3,216 in fines and surcharges with $1,600 suspended, complete treatment, surrender driver’s license for 90 days, and is placed on one year’s suspension. After regaining privileges, she would have to install an ignit...
To the Editor: When my wife and I had arrived to Wrangell 48 years ago (as fresh refugees from communist Czechoslovakia) we had only a very faint idea about democracy. I admit it took us some time to get over the inherited fear of being arrested for freely speaking our minds. I quickly learned the cornerstone of democracy is to respect everybody else`s opinion which should guarantee us the same. No room for a double standard or hypocrisy. I also realized democracy required a degree of self control and civility, simply agree to disagree. I...
Wrangell's girls were swept during their Homecoming weekend games against Petersburg, following a set of wins over Craig the previous week. After much back and forth, Wrangell's varsity team took the lead early on in Friday's game, leading at the half 16-13. Tied at 23 by the end of the third, the Lady Vikings rallied hard in the fourth quarter, finishing with a 43-34 win. Leading offensively, Maddy Harding scored 14 points in the game, with four of her baskets being three-pointers. Kaylyn...
More Pacific halibut will be going to market this year due to an overall boost in the harvests for the West Coast, British Columbia and Alaska. The coast wide catch of 31.4 million pounds reflects a 5.1 percent increase, and for the first time in decades, not a single fishing region met with a decline in halibut catches. The International Pacific Halibut Commission, overseer of the stocks since 1923, released the heartening news on Friday. Halibut catch limits are determined by summer surveys at more than 1,200 stations from Oregon to the...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – A volcano in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands has erupted again, sending a cloud of ash and ice particles 30,000 feet in the air. The Alaska Volcano Observatory says the cloud was seen by satellite shortly after Bogoslof (BOH-gohs-lawf) Volcano erupted Thursday. Volcanic ash above 20,000 feet is a threat to airliners flying between Asia and North America. The Aviation Color Code was lowered from red to orange late Thursday evening after the ash cloud dissipated. The volcano 850 miles southwest of Anchorage has erupted mor...