Gov. Mike Dunleavy has proposed a 4% statewide summer sales tax and a 2% tax the rest of the year, effective through 2034, as part of his plan to bring Alaska’s state revenue and expenses in line …
A holiday visit with family turned into a difficult homecoming for the owners of Oceanview Gardens in mid-December. Dwane and Laura Ballou were visiting family in New Hampshire when they received …
The school board voted unanimously on Jan. 19 to create a new librarian position that will also focus on media and literacy instruction. The board set aside up to $73,150 to cover the salary and …
Schools Superintendent Joshua Garrett presented a 45-page report on the district’s performance during a school board meeting on Jan. 19, highlighting the strengths of the schools and the areas …
The first draft of the 2026-2027 school district budget shows a $636,000 draw from reserves to balance revenues with expenses. The school board has scheduled a public hearing on the initial budget …
The Wrangell Police Department has hired a new school resource officer after receiving a $218,000 federal grant to help pay for the position. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Justice and …
Six nominees are running for four seats on the Wrangell Cooperative Association tribal council. In-person voting is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2, at the WCA Cultural Center on Front …
The planning and zoning commission narrowly voted to recommend that the borough assembly approve a lease with Greensparc, which is looking to build a small-scale data center on borough-owned property …
The U.S. Postal Service is always changing. When Dorothy Kuntz Gladsjo began working for the post office, a stamp cost a quarter. Thirty-five years later it costs 78 cents, and she’s retiring as …
Borough officials plan to share with the public the information they are assembling for Wrangell’s federal grant application to pay for utilities, site prep and other work to develop an …
Republicans in the Alaska Legislature voted down a new funding source for public school programs Jan. 22 as they sustained Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of Senate Bill 113. The vote on overriding …
It’s not easy to win community approval to put up new communications towers in Southeast. The Petersburg borough assembly will hold a pair of work sessions to discuss Tidal Network’s proposal …
Borough officials are moving forward with their wish lists for millions of dollars in state and federal funding for construction projects aimed at rebuilding Wrangell’s aging infrastructure. The …
Where a plain support pillar once stood outside the high school commons, a new symbol of community pride now reaches toward the roof. On Saturday afternoon, Jan. 17, a crowd gathered to witness …
“In some ways, Wrangell is typical … it’s also an outlier,” Rain Coast Data director Meilani Schijvens said of the community’s aging population, declining workforce numbers and heavy …
The community has received a major boost — $10 million in federal support — toward the cost of adding a disinfection system for the wastewater treatment plant discharge that flows into Zimovia …
The Muskeg Meadows Golf Course, a popular attraction for more than 30 years, needs several thousand dollars of repairs after vandals caused significant property damage earlier this month. On the …
It will be a challenging year in the Legislature, with more wants and needs than money to pay for it all, said Rep. Jeremy Bynum, who is finishing up his first two-year term in the state …
The second of two men arrested in Petersburg last summer for scamming an elderly resident was sentenced to a year in jail, closing the case as a third suspect remains at-large. Shubham Patel, …
The Wild Fish Conservancy’s use of the Equal Access to Justice Act is alarming the small-boat fishermen who fought the conservancy’s lawsuit that sought to close the Southeast Alaska king salmon …