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Two license applications for a prospective marijuana retailer have been submitted to the state Marijuana Control Board for consideration. The applications – for retail and cultivation – were submitted October 24 on behalf of Happy Cannabis, a business being developed by Wrangell restaurateur Kelsey Martinsen. Renovating the former Thunderbird Hotel, the business will feature a retail area and a separate grow and process facility. Martinsen expects the business should not produce much additional traffic flow, or at least not more than it had...
As the year's campaign season nears its close on Tuesday, candidates for House District 36 came to Wrangell to participate in a public debate last week. Held at City Hall on October 26, the forum was hosted by public radio station KSTK. Independent incumbent Rep. Dan Ortiz met with Republican challenger Bob Sivertsen. Constitution Party candidate Kenneth Shaw was also invited to the debate, but was unable to attend. All three candidates are from Ketchikan. Speakers were given two minutes each...
November 16, 1916: Victory of newly elected Democratic Congressman Daly celebrated in Wrangell. When Hon. Charles A. Sulzer realized that he had been elected to Congress it is doubtful if he was any more jubilant over the result than one of his Wrangell friends. Dr. Pigg, who has spent every spare moment of his time for the past three months boosting Sulzer, was just bubbling over with joy. He felt like celebrating, but the doctor never celebrates alone. He arranged a Sulzer ball for Saturday night at the Redmen’s hall. He was not content to h...
Monday, October 24 Found Property – Bicycle. Tuesday, October 25 Report of Trespass. Wednesday, October 26 Report of Theft. Civil Dispute – Officers responded to 911 call. Thursday, October 27 Report of Harassment. Suspicious Activity. Citation issued to Jenifer Gerald for Dog at Large and License Required. Owner picked up dog. Citizen Assist – Caller needed building unlocked. Friday, October 28 Controlled Burn. Courtesy Transport. Saturday, October 29 Secured Vehicle. Agency Assist – Report of transformer sparking and smelling hot. Line De...
Oct. 28 David M. McQueen, 19, was issued an electronic judgment for two minor offenses, failing to stop at a stop sign and driving too closely. The defendant pleaded no contest to the charges and was penalized eight points on his license and fined $220....
With this year’s memorable general elections already underway and polls set to close on Tuesday, one local student has made a goal of including classmates in the process. Wrangell High School student Draven Golding has decided to focus on the issue for his senior capstone project this year. With the cooperation of the city, school and Division of Elections, Golding will set up a table at the Nolan Center lobby on November 8, near to where the official polling will take place. His senior classmates and other students are encouraged to come b...
The Wrangell Public Health Center wants to make it easy to exercise your right to vote and to help protect yourself against the flu - at the same time. Come to the Nolan Center, at 296 Campbell Drive, to vote on Tues., Nov. 8 and between 4 and 7 pm, you can get free flu shots for the whole family, ages 6 months and up. Regular vaccine; preservative-free vaccine for children 6 to 35 months; and high-dose vaccine for seniors will all be available....
Stopping in town one last time before next week's election, Sen. Bert Stedman talked about the state's ongoing deficit woes, by far the largest issue the new set of legislators will be facing when they head into next year's session. Speaking on October 27, he tried to put the scale of the deficit into perspective. While for readability's sake the amount is sometimes expressed in terms of "billions," he noted the full figure may come to between $3,100,000,000 and $3,500,000,000 this year – an a...
Wrangell's wrestlers made a good showing among teams included in this year's Bill Weiss Invitational, held in Ketchikan over the weekend. "They really did well there," explained assistant coach Jack Carney. Included in the competition were larger schools such as Glenallen, which brought along some of their former state champions for the ride. "We had some real stiff competition from Bethel," Carney noted. Dawson Miller and Dillon Rooney both competed in the 160 bracket, with senior Miller...
On the second-to-last week of the campaign trail, a contender for the state’s only U.S. House of Representatives seat was making the rounds in Southeast last weekend. Democratic Party candidate Steve Lindbeck was due to visit Wrangell on Saturday morning, but was unable to fly from Petersburg due to foggy conditions. “Life in Alaska. We love it,” he commented during an interview over the phone. “I’m really sad to miss Wrangell this time, but I’ll get back.” Formerly the Alaska Public Media general manager and associate editor for the Anchorage...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski faces a familiar opponent in her latest re-election bid: Joe Miller, who challenged the Alaska senator six years ago in a historic, roller-coaster race. Miller, then a political novice, upset Murkowski in the 2010 primary only to see her win the general election with a longshot write-in campaign. It was the first time a U.S. senator had won as a write-in candidate since 1954. This year’s race has been less dramatic, with recent polls showing Murkowski with a big lead over a crowded fie...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Biologist Colleen Handel saw her first black-capped chickadee with the heartrending disorder in 1998. The tiny birds showed up at birdfeeders in Alaska’s largest city with freakishly long beaks. Some beaks looked like sprung scissors, unable to come together at the tips. Others curved up or down like crossed sickles. Handel, a U.S. Geological Survey bird specialist, was sure the cause of avian keratin disorder would be found quickly: contaminated birdseed, a poison targeting spruce bark beetles, maybe some sort of bac...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – The state Department of Fish and Game has announced that fees will increase for sport fishing, hunting and trapping licenses starting next year. The agency’s announcement Thursday comes as the result of a bill approved by lawmakers earlier this year. The law, which takes effect Jan. 1, was supported by conservation groups, sportsmen’s organizations and the guiding industry, the department said. Officials said it’s the first time in 24 years that fees for Alaska hunting licenses will increase. Fees for fishing licenses h...
Values of Alaska salmon permits have taken a nose dive after a dismal fishing season for all but a few regions. “No activity for drift gillnet or seine permits in Prince William Sound…No interest in Southeast seine or troll permits…Nothing new in Area M (the Alaska Peninsula),” wrote Mike Painter of The Permit Master. And so it goes - “With the lone exception of Bristol Bay and Area M it was a pretty grim season for salmon fishermen all over the state, and we are seeing that reflected in the declining prices for salmon permits and very low...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Alaska election officials say information on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Libertarian Gary Johnson have been added to the online version of state’s election pamphlet ahead of the general election. The addition comes after neither the Trump nor Johnson campaign submitted biographical information, campaign statements or the $300 fee to be included in the printed version by the Aug. 30 deadline. Election officials said Friday the Trump and Johnson campaigns submitted the required payment and inf...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – A store in Alaska is set to be the first in the state offering retail marijuana sales, with its grand opening scheduled for Saturday in Valdez. The planned opening of Herbal Outfitters will mark the first time it’s legal to buy pot since voters signed off in November 2014. Alaska residents voted to allow people 21 and older to use pot recreationally. Herbal Outfitters’ general manager says people from around the state plan to make the trip for the grand opening. The opening comes less than a week after the state...
The governor’s office last week announced the inclusion of Southeast Alaska in the state’s request for a disaster declaration for the 2016 pink salmon fishery. Made October 26, the announcement was in response to a letter jointly issued by Reps. Dan Ortiz (I-District 36) and Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (D-District 35) the previous week making the request. It follows a request in August made by Rep. Louise Stutes (R-District 32) for the state’s fishery due to the season’s poor returns. Statewide the harvest was considered the worst in nearly...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – Juneau is seeking funding to acquire funding needed to outfit the city’s police officers with body cameras. The police department has been testing different models of the devices for at least four years, but a lack of funding has kept it from implementing its own body camera program. “This has been in the works here for years and years and years,’’ police Chief Bryce Johnson told The Juneau Empire. “We’ve been working toward this for some time.’’ The city got help from the U.S. Department of Justice in September, when t...
ANCHORAGE – The state of Alaska has received a $1 million grant to help bolster employment within the state’s health care and aviation industries. The U.S. Department of Labor grant will support apprenticeship programs, which the state hopes will encourage more companies to hire Alaska residents, The Alaska Public Radio Network reported. The programs combine on-the-job training with classroom instruction. “We’ve gotta do everything we can, and apprenticeship just seems to provide a really good opportunity to get folks on the first ladder...