The impacts of rising diesel costs are becoming harder to ignore. As a result of the Iran war, the average cost of a gallon of diesel in the U.S. has risen about 72%, from $3.66 to $6.32 as of …
Community markets, educational presentations and monthly movies are only a few of the events that the Nolan Center hosts on a regular basis, but its main source of revenue comes from visitors to the …
A coalition of Alaska commercial seafood industry organizations is giving fishermen and processors tools to boost voter turnout in the governor’s race. The nonpartisan Dock the Vote task force …
It’s a busy week for community fundraisers in town. It will start with a silent auction to raise money for Wrangell Burial Assistance, which has provided financial aid since 2019 for families …
The St. Frances chili and macaroni feed will fill the tables at the annual fundraising Harvest Fest from noon until they sell out Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Nolan Center. The event gives …
High school students could have the opportunity to build their own artificial intelligence systems from scratch under a proposal presented to the school board. Tony Anzalone, the district’s …
Equipped with nothing more sophisticated than standard iPads and basic iMovie software, two Wrangell freshmen spent their summer turning personal curiosities into cinema. Now, their work is headed …
On most weekday mornings, Wrangell wakes up to Cindy Sweat’s voice on KSTK radio at 6:45 a.m., announcing the day’s community calendar. One upcoming announcement is her retirement as station …
Alaska Department of Health statistics show the spread of influenza A running ahead of schedule in Southeast and across Alaska this year. The state’s latest Respiratory Virus Snapshot shows …
Beginning Jan. 1, 2027, Alaska Airlines will switch its Atmos Rewards program so that members will have three options for how they earn points: actual distance traveled, similar to the current setup; …
Registered voters can cast their ballots in the Nov. 3 statewide election starting this week at City Hall. The Wrangell early voting station is one of more than 100 available across Alaska the …
The next clue to where salmon are gathering in Southeast Alaska could come from the fishing boats already searching for them. Twenty commercial troll vessels will be recruited for a nearly …
A landslide took out the Ketchikan Public Utilities Ward Cove electrical substation at about 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, causing an estimated $1.59 million in damages. Ketchikan Gateway Borough …
For 15-year-old high school sophomore McKenzie Smalley, spending summers working at the WCA Carving Shed is about much more than just a paycheck. It is a deep connection to her Tlingit heritage and a …
Getting rid of solid waste — trash, in a single word — is expensive in Alaska, particularly in Southeast communities that lack road access to haul and dump garbage in a nearby landfill. …
Whether melting glaciers or declining snow accumulation caused by warming winters, it’s hard to deny that the world is changing. For the past year, the Wrangell Cooperative Association Earth Branch …
Scientific research can be both time consuming and tedious when designing a project that can achieve meaningful and accurate results. Wrangell High School students were honored for doing just …
The borough is applying for state grant funding to design a trail tying Petroglyph Beach with the recently completed Bennett Street-Mount Dewey Trail connection. Borough officials are seeking …
As a chill seeps into the air and the darkness of night creeps earlier and earlier, each day feels a little more like Halloween than the one before. The annual haunted house put on by Last …
