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Fire, smoke, and sirens could all be seen and heard at the Wrangell airport last Tuesday afternoon. While there was no real emergency, the situation was meant to simulate one. A disaster drill was held on the airport's runway. According to Airport Manager Willie Bloom, the drill is a triennial event in Wrangell and is required by the FAA. He said the drill is meant to be an opportunity for the Department of Transportation, the Wrangell Fire Department, and the city's medical services be better...
From building flower pots to repairing walls, a group of AmeriCorps volunteers will be spending six weeks volunteering in Wrangell. "Green 3," as the team is called, came to Wrangell at the request of the U.S. Forest Service to help with a wide variety of community service projects in the area. They arrived on April 24, according to a press release from the National Civilian Community Corps, and will be working in the area until June 3. "The team overall is excited to be in Wrangell for the firs...
Lean times are ahead for the Wrangell School District, according to the budget that was adopted on April 30. Funding for the district has been a topic of much concern ever since Governor Mike Dunleavy released his proposals for the state budget. One of his proposals was a major cut to the Base Student Allocation, a program that gives schools money for every student in their district. It has been very challenging to prepare a budget for the new school year without knowing for sure what was going...
Five Wrangell High School students recently returned from a trip to Washington D.C. and New York City, as a part of the Close Up program. Close Up is a nonprofit student government nonprofit organization, according to Sarah Whittlesey-Merritt with the Wrangell Legislative Information Office. The program brings high school students from schools across the country to visit the two cities, learn about government, and foster an interest in politics. Merritt has been involved in the Close Up program...
The Wrangell Borough Assembly held an emergency meeting last Thursday night to adopt a "surplus property agreement" with the Nome Joint Utility System. The surplus property in question is a pair of diesel generators currently sitting in storage in Nome. Power has been a topic of concern around Wrangell, and amongst the assembly, thanks in part to the recent hydropower shortages at Tyee and Swan Lake. Wrangell currently has four diesel generators which it can use for power in the event of an...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) _ The first phase of the largest timber sale in Tongass National Forest in decades is moving ahead, and the U.S. Forest Service is asking for public comment through May 13. The Forest Service has confirmed it plans to offer about 225 million board feet (531,000 cubic meters) of Tongass old growth timber over 15 years, CoastAlaska reported Monday. More than a fifth of that could be in the next year alone. But the federal agency insists this is much more than a timber sale. The agency prefers calling it a ``landscape level ana...
April 29, 2019 Harassment/civil. Noise complaint. Parking complaint. Intoxicated person: Caller reported person staggering up Pine Street. Suicide threats: Officer and family members responded. DVO denial paper served. Assault: Unfounded. Disturbance: Verbal only. April 30, 2019 Disturbance: Officer responded. Paper service. May 1, 2019 Traffic stop: Verbal warning for speed around the bluffs. May 2, 2019 Suspicious circumstance. Welfare check: Everything was fine. Two traffic stops: Verbal warning for speed in a school zone. Agency assist:...
The Cubs and the Wolverines, the two major league teams in the Wrangell Little League, met for their third game of the season on Wednesday, May 1. Both teams had beaten the other before, in the opening week of the season. Last week's game was very competitive. The Wolverines were able to claim their second win of the season after a close finish to the game, however. The game started in the Wolverines' favor, after they made four runs in the first inning to the Cubs' two. In the second inning,...
The Rays and the Sharks, both a part of the Wrangell Little League's minor league division, had their first game of the season on April 30. The game went heavily in the Rays' favor and they won the game with a score of 8-1. Tawney Crowley, coach for the Rays, said it was a good game for her team for a number of reasons. One of their players, Kiara Lyons, got to play in the catcher position for the first time, and she did a great job. The Rays also made four home runs that game, the first of...
Wrangell IGA sponsored a pair of golf tournaments at Muskeg Meadows last weekend. Saturday’s tournament saw 18 participants. First place went to a team composed of Rocky Littleton, Marva Reid, and Rodney Littleton. Second place went to Spencer Stovee, Dwight Yancy, Kevin Roope, and Jim Brooks. Chris Ellis made the straightest drive of the day at 11 feet, 8.75 inches. Faye Kohrt was closest to the pin at 10 feet, 10.5 inches. There were seven participants in Sunday’s best ball tournament. First place went to a team consisting of Brian Smi...
As the State of Alaska grapples with our current fiscal situation, legislators are considering ways to balance the budget while protecting our savings and preserving the PFD. I urge my colleagues to focus on an important part of the discussion: oil taxes. Alaska is the only state in the US that taxes oil based on net profits, yet we are also the state that relies the most on oil revenues for government services. Unique among states, Alaska is also the owner of the resource: most of our oil has been produced from state owned lands. This also mea...
Bulldozers, blasters, excavators, vibrators, jaw crushers, drillers, graders, crushers, huge trucks and other heavy equipment are tools of the trade when building and operating large mines - and they all kick up a lot of dust. In the case of the Pebble Mine, the project is expected to generate 8,300 tons of so called fugitive dust in its annual mining operations. Another 5,700 tons will come from building the 83 mile main road to Cook Inlet, and the 35 daily round trip trucking of mineral concentrates will churn out 1,500 tons of road dust...
May 8, 1919 The regular monthly meeting of the town council was held on last Thursday evening in the town hall. All members of the council were present. E.F. Carlstrom of the health committee reported an urgent need for a general clean up. Dr. Shuriek, the health officer, addressed the council at some length on the same subject. He was insistent on a general cleanup, both as a precautionary measure against disease and as a means of improving the appearance of the town. The health officer also stated that there were several shacks that should...
