Trident Seafoods reduced its workforce earlier this month to one shift of about 100 workers. The company said its Wrangell plant will continue cleaning, packing and shipping salmon through the end of …
The borough assembly voted unanimously to work toward moving the town’s barge ramp and freight staging area off the downtown waterfront and out to borough-owned property at the former 6-Mile mill …
The smell of red cedar lingers in a repurposed shop where Haida carver Sgwaayaans TJ Young and Haines Lingít artists Rob Martin and James G̱ooch Éesh Hart are working. Three red cedar logs are …
The deadline to file for the Oct. 4 municipal election is 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, at City Hall. There will be eight seats on the ballot for the borough assembly, port commission and school …
Alaska Airlines is shuffling the deck with its popular Mileage Plan loyalty scheme. In a pitch to customers of both Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines, the carrier is rolling out its new Atmos Rewards …
The borough assembly will hold a special meeting Thursday, Aug. 21, to consider the next steps toward a new cruise ship dock downtown and a new barge landing and freight staging yard at the former …
The Wrangell Sentinel’s new website went live this week, providing bigger photos, easier-to-read headlines and new features. Even better, the website will be free — no paywall — for the next …
Wrangell Police Chief Gene Meek has started a public safety campaign to enforce new e-scooter regulations through education and enforcement. The police department posted a safety video Monday, …
In a change from the usual musical, family-fun or children’s play, the community theater has selected a production that mixes a humorous look at marriage infidelity with Southern …
More than 170 Wrangell kids can answer the question, “What did you do this summer?” with “READ!” The Irene Ingle Public Library summer reading program ended with a pizza lunch, pool party …
Wrangell’s coho and king salmon derbies — with separate prizes for each — closed Sunday evening, Aug. 17, with noticeably lighter participation and smaller leaderboards than in past …
Bidding doesn’t close until Oct. 31 on the 20 residential lots that the borough wants to sell at the Alder Top Village (Keishangita.’aan) subdivision at Shoemaker Bay, but eight of the lots …
Film photography is experiencing a revival among young people seeking tangible experiences in an increasingly digital world. For photographers like James Edens, film photography never lost its …
Wrangell Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Tracey Martin will leave the position on Aug. 29 after one year on the job to travel the world with her husband. Martin said she planned to stay …
With well-attended events and dozens of visitors from neighboring communities, Bearfest 2025 “was a rousing success,” organizer Sylvia Ettefagh said. “Everything about Bearfest was …
When the peak of the annual glacial outburst flood hit early Wednesday morning, Aug. 13, in Juneau, newly installed flood barriers stacked along the Mendenhall River largely prevented flooding of the …
Hatchery managers had hoped that June’s steady rainfall would spare them from having to intervene in this year’s king salmon run, allowing fish to reach the Crystal Lake Hatchery in Petersburg …
President Donald Trump’s high-profile, brief summit meeting in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin adjourned on Friday, Aug. 15, without announcing a breakthrough in negotiations to …
Sitka’s new boat haul-out should be in full operation in time for pulling boats out of the water at the end of summer, according to city officials. The borough assembly voted 5-1 on Aug. 12 to …
The opportunity is growing for homebuilders to use Petersburg-milled Tongass lumber in their building projects. The sawmill on Falls Creek Road — Alaska Timber and Truss, owned in partnership by …