A new initiative led by Becky Ferguson — dubbed “That Lettuce Lady” — is bringing fresh produce directly to residents of the Wrangell Senior Apartments and others in need while demonstrating …
This year’s deer harvest isn’t likely to reach a record high but “it’s going to be fair to good,” said the state game biologist for the Wrangell-Petersburg area. “We had a really good …
The annual Alaska Bearfest returns to Wrangell from Thursday through Sunday, Aug. 6-9, bringing a schedule packed with wildlife education, outdoor recreation, cultural history and community …
The state had been sitting on $37.5 million it collected over several years — but not spent — from its cruise ship passenger tax, and the Legislature decided this was the year to put the money to …
The state primary election is Tuesday, Aug. 18, but Wrangell voters who want to cast their ballots early — whether they will be out of town on election day or just like the convenience of voting on …
Suspicious emails, phone calls and Facebook messages — scammers reach through all resources to find victims everywhere, including Southeast Alaska. According to Police Chief Gene Meek, there …
Despite the best intentions, repairs to the dock at Roosevelt Harbor on Zarembo Island will not be done in time for this year’s deer hunting season, which starts Saturday, Aug. 1. The season runs …
“It smells really good,” said Brenna Haakinson. “Do you want to touch it? It’s very moisturizing — fish are really oily.” Haakinson ran her fingers through the bucket of fine brown …
Since starting up a kelp enterprise in Ketchikan in the spring of 2023, Pacific Kelp Co. founders Nick Stern and John Smet have held fast to their goal of bolstering Alaska’s mariculture industry. …
Photographers have a chance to win a Friends of Anan hoodie, T-shirt or coffee mug in the nonprofit’s first-ever photo contest. Entries in the Anan Wildlife Observatory Community Photo Contest are …
An Iowa muralist landed on the island on July 20 and quickly went to work with his paintbrushes to transform a 6-foot boulder pulled from the rock pit near the airport into Alaska’s first …
A familiar face is returning to the classroom this fall after the school board this month approved hiring Kalah Paul, who completed her student teaching with Wrangell kindergarteners back in 2013. …
As part of its effort to attract a U.S. Coast Guard vessel to homeport in Wrangell, or at least bring its repair work to a proposed new shipyard in town, the borough had a design firm prepare …
When you’re looking for information about community resources, it can often be a frustrating patchwork of Facebook pages, word-of-mouth and community billboard posters. BRAVE (Building Respect and …
This year’s Fourth of July fundraising was different from past years, but still successful. In total, it raised $56,222. Instead of buying food to prepare and selling lunches and other meals …
A 10-year veteran of the emergency services roster took over the Wrangell Volunteer Fire Department’s daily operations this month. Aaron Powell stepped into the role of fire and EMS …
The candidacy filing period for Wrangell’s Oct. 6 municipal election opens Aug. 3. The ballot will include half-a-dozen races: Mayor, two seats on the borough assembly, two seats on the port …
Structure, a nearly year-old company that plans to design, assemble and market a new system for utilities and businesses to remotely monitor their operations, is buying a building in downtown …
The consultant that put together a feasibility study for a major shipbuilding and repair operation at the former 6-Mile Mill site released its cost estimates last week for a full build-out of the …
A collision claimed the lives of two teens riding dirt bikes on Prince of Wales Island the evening of July 14. Greyer Schwegel, 18, and Paul Lingley IV, 17, were riding their motorized …