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After two intense games against the Petersburg Lady Vikings and Metlakatla Miss Chiefs, the Wrangell Lady Wolves claimed victory in the ASAA Region V championship. This is the first time in 25 years that the Lady Wolves have taken first place in regionals, according to the Region V website. The last time the Lady Wolves won the regional tournament was in 1994, back when Wrangell was a 3A school. Coach Laurie Brown said that it was an amazing experience to take the regional title, but all the...
Ever since Governor Mike Dunleavy announced his proposed budget, it has been a hot topic of debate across Southeast Alaska. The proposed budget does offer a full PFD to all Alaska residents, as well as supply “back pay” for PFDs that were smaller than usual, but it also makes some serious cuts to public education and the Alaska Marine Highway System. Many people in Wrangell have wondered how the proposed budget could affect the city. To discuss these concerns, a town hall meeting was held at the Nolan Center last Wed., March 6. “I’m confide...
March 13, 1919 Capt. S. C. Barrington is having a new river boat built which, for efficiency will surpass anything that has gone up the Stikine. The design of the new boat was worked out by Capt. Chas. M. Binkley, who is in charge of the construction. The new boat will be somewhat larger than the Hazel B III. One of the reasons for building the new boat is to provide a safeguard against interruption of service should anything happen to the Hazel B III. Another reason is that there will be times when a boat with greater carrying capacity than th...
The Wrangell Borough Assembly came together for their regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday evening, March 12. The meeting drew an unusually large crowd, as well, as the assembly was scheduled to vote on a proposed noise ordinance after its second reading that night. Basically, the ordinance that came before the assembly stated that it would be illegal for someone to create noise above the level of 90 decibels between the hours of 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays, and from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekends and holidays. During all other hours, the noise...
State Representative Dan Ortiz made a stop in Wrangell last week to discuss the proposed budget cuts by Governor Mike Dunleavy. He was present at a town hall meeting on how the cuts could affect Wrangell last Wednesday. He also stopped at the Stikine Inn Thursday morning for an informal meet and greet....
March 4, 2019 Citizen assist: Unlock vehicle. Subpoena served. March 5, 2019 Illegal parking: Citation issued to Elizabeth Johnson, 18. Parking by fire hydrant. Three paper services. Extra patrol. Missing dog. Agency assist: Water dept. March 6, 2019 Four subpoena services. Citizen assist. Courtesy transport. Citizen assist: Unlock vehicle. March 7, 2019 Traffic stop: Citation issued to Roderick Ryll, 51. Failure to stop. Agency assist: AST. Traffic complaint: Speeder. Subpoena service. March 8, 2019 Found dog. Lost dog. Officer requested....
Music, dancing, celebration, awkward photographs, there is a lot that goes into a prom that makes the evening special. For most people, going to prom ends after graduating from high school. In Wrangell, however, the party just keeps going. Wrangellites over the age of 21 are invited to the second annual "adult prom" at the end of the month. Lucy Robinson, with the Parks and Recreation department, and Caitlin Cardinell, with Alaska Waters, have been working to help organize the prom. Dawn...
Old televisions, spare power cords, laptop batteries, VCRs, broken keyboards, almost any home is likely to have clutter like this taking up space. What makes this kind of clutter different from the rest, however, is how it can harm the environment if not disposed of properly. According to Kim Wickman, with the Wrangell Cooperative Association's IGAP office, a lot of electronic items have products and chemicals in them that could be harmful to the soil they're dumped in or any water they leak...
The Wrangell Wolves have come to the end of their season after a difficult series of games in Sitka, at the regional tournament. Teams from all over Southeast Alaska came to compete. Wrangell was seeded third going into Regionals, behind Petersburg in second and Metlakatla in first. After three games, however, Wrangell was knocked out of the running for the state championship. "Whenever you lose it's never going the way you want," said Coach Cody Angerman. "It doesn't make me any less proud of...
Alaska Crossings has been a part of the Wrangell community since its inception in the early 2000s. The behavioral health program is designed to help troubled teens from all over the state. From April to December, according to Program Manager Jerrie Dee Harvey, Crossings attempts to help rehabilitate the teens via outdoor expeditions. By taking them on camping expeditions in the great outdoors, she said, they are attempting to teach them confidence, social skills, teamwork, stress management,...
So how’s that trade war with China going? Up until last July, when the Trump Administration slapped a 25 percent tax on nearly all U.S. seafood imports from China, that country was Alaska’s biggest trading partner for seven years running. In 2017, China bought 54 percent of Alaska’s fish and shellfish products, valued at $800 million. That tax volley was followed by a retaliatory 10 percent tariff from China in September that included U.S. exports. U.S. tariffs against $200 billion worth of Chinese imports were set to increase to 25 perce...
For the second straight month, Wrangell Medical Center’s (WMC) Long-Term Care sits atop the state rankings for nursing home quality, based on an average of 11 quality measures used by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). With scores of 4.49 and 3.37 in December 2018 and January 2019, respectively, WMC scored below the CMS national target of 6.0 and well below the state composite scores of 8.5 in December 8.42 in January, besting the 17 other qualified nursing homes in Alaska. “We have a great team at WMC,” said WMC Admin...