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A strongly worded letter to Wrangell Medical Center CEO Noel Selle-Rea from Borough Manager Tim Rooney could be a sign of things to come between the borough and the beleaguered hospital replacement project. The letter from Rooney’s office, dated Sept. 28, laid the groundwork for an Oct. 4 filing in the First Judicial District court seeking declaratory relief to sever the borough from a contract entered into by Selle-Rea and InnoVative Capital. Innovative, a banking and financial advisory f...
The 2011 Tom Sims Invitational wrestling tournament returned to Wrangell High School last week as teams from 10 high schools across Southeast Alaska fought for glory and a spot on the podium as champions. Aside from the Wolves squad, teams from Petersburg, Hydaburg, Haines, Kake, Sitka, Craig, Mt. Edgecumbe, Klawock, Metlakatla and Thorne Bay competed beginning on Thursday, Oct 13 for a seeding in the championship rounds on Saturday, Oct. 15. “We started earlier than we expected, on Thursday, be...
The Lady Wolves varsity volleyball team traveled to Sitka last weekend to face Baranof Island’s own version of the Lady Wolves while the JV team from Wrangell took part in the Sitka’s invitational tournament. Sitka dominated both nights as they won easily in a 25-11, 25-17, 25-12 game on Friday, and again of Saturday with set scores of 25-15, 25-16, 25-18. Wrangell was hobbled out of the gate as starters Sasha Ashton and McKenna Harding did not travel with the team. On top of the holes cre...
The 17th Annual Harvest Festival is coming this weekend The yearly event was created to help bring in an additional sale prior to the release of Alaska Permanent Fund dividends. Tessa Appleman, the membership director at the Wrangell Chamber of Commerce said the day boosts the local economy and spurs shoppers to take part thanks to a $500 drawing held on Saturday night at 6:15pm. “It gives people an additional incentive to go shopping for everything from house goods to starting early o...
Monday, Oct. 10 -Verbal warning for faulty equipment. -Citation issued to Richard Kagee for dog at large. -Report of a vehicle with possible gas leak. -Citizen assist. -Verbal warning for faulty equipment. Tuesday, Oct. 11 -Civil issue. -Unsecured premises. -Disturbance. -Suspicious circumstance. Wednesday, Oct. 12 -Officer responded to a noise disturbance. -Amanda Lynn Holder was issued a citation for parking within 15 feet of fire hydrant. -Officer did a civil standby. -Officer responded to a verbal assault. -Officer responded to person...
James T. Goldsbury, 54, appeared before Magistrate Chris Ellis on October 17, 2011 and was found guilty of assault in the fourth degree, fear of injury and is ordered to serve 60 days in jail. The defendant must pay $100 in fines and surcharges. The defendant must contact AICS and complete screening, evaluation and complete recommended program which may include long term residential treatment of 90 days or more and pay all costs. The defendant is placed on probation for three years. The defendant was also found to have violated two previous...
The Southeast Alaska Power Agency has applied for a preliminary permit to build a hydroelectric generation facility at Sunrise Lake on Woronkofski Island. The proposed project would build a powerhouse near the 120-foot elevation on the island, a small rockfill dam across the outlet of the lake, and a submerged intake siphon on the east bank of Sunrise Creek. The maximum generating capacity, according the permit application, would be 4 MW using a turbine at approximately 5,360 horsepower. The...
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski introduced legislation last week to extend the life of two initiatives that direct millions of dollars in payments to support local employment in rural schools, borough maintenance programs, forest management and other critical borough programs. As the top Republican on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Murkowski worked with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus and others for months to negotiate an agreement....
The redistricting plan for Alaska approved by the U.S. Department of Justice this month may move Petersburg and other Southeast communities into the district encompassing Juneau. Representative Beth Kerttula and Senator Dennis Egan, both Democrats, would likely become the new legislators to the Petersburg area. Representative Peggy Wilson of Wrangell and Senator Bert Stedman of Sitka currently represent the region. According to City Manager Steve Giesbrecht, it’s a move that is not popular w...
A Ketchikan resident has announced she will run in the GOP primary against Reps. Peggy Wilson and Kyle Johansen for Alaska’s 1st House District. Patti Mackey, Executive Director of the Ketchikan Visitors Bureau, said last week that she would run for the nomination to the seat that will be created as a result of redistricting. With the expansion of the 1st District under the current redistricting plan, its legislative boundaries would swell to include Ketchikan, Wrangell and northern Prince of W...
To the Editor: I recently contacted Mr. Monty Buness, Principal of Wrangell High School regarding beginner or up-grades on computer lessons. I asked if it were possible for him to ask for a senior class project to help those of who would like to up-grade our computer skills, or perhaps take a new beginners class. If any of you are interested perhaps it would help to contact Mr. Buness at Wrangell High School. I work in home-care, and I already have a number of interested people, myself included. Sincerely, Jeanne Lindley...
Ferry service between Ketchikan, Coffman Cove, Wrangell and South Mitkof Island may soon become a reality again after a $3 million USDA loan to the Northend Ferry Authority and Rainforest Island Ferry was approved last week. Some of the communities to be served by the new endeavor, which is slated for May 2012, have not had access to regular routes since the Inter-Island Ferry Authority suspended their runs in 2008 due to low ridership and falling revenue. Kent Miller, the manager of the NEFA,...
Ferry service between Ketchikan, Coffman Cove, Wrangell and South Mitkof Island may soon become a reality again after a $3 million USDA loan to the Northend Ferry Authority and Rainforest Island Ferry was approved last week. Some of the communities to be served by the new endeavor, which is slated for May 2012, have not had access to regular routes since the Inter-Island Ferry Authority suspended their runs in 2008 due to low ridership and falling revenue. Kent Miller, the manager of the NEFA,...