Feb. 18, 1926
Within the past month, the bait herring shortage in the Wrangell district was so serious as to arouse intense interest. Unless something was done to relieve the situation, there would not be enough bait for halibut fishing this year to be worth mentioning. Then the Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce promulgated regulations on Feb. 8 permitting commercial fishing for herring in Southeast Alaska from Feb. 10 to March 31 in waters open to salmon fishing, provided there is no fishing on herring spawning grounds.

Feb. 16, 1951
“We are not out of the woods yet,” according to Frank Zepp of the city maintenance crew, after making his daily hike to the water dam yesterday. “We are still short of water, particularly if it gets cold or freezes.” A check showed that between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday afternoon the dam lost only two inches of water. Before Tuesday, the water was dropping by seven inches a day. With the return of mild weather, the city crew started thawing out frozen water mains for a number of residents who had been forced to haul water.

Feb. 18, 1976
A new radio system that will allow police officers to answer telephone calls to the department while on foot or from their patrol cars is being installed in Wrangell. Police Chief Bill Klein said the department will be the first anywhere to use the newly developed electronics. He said the $17,000 federally funded radios were being adjusted by technicians this week and should be in operation soon. The radios are being installed in the two patrol cars, and officers also will be able to use the system with portable handsets they can carry while patrolling on foot.


Feb. 15, 2001
The approach of spring means not only sprouting bulbs and warming days but budgets for the next fiscal year beginning to take shape. The school board on Monday took a look at its draft budget for the 2021-2022 school year. A budget summary projects revenues of $3,863,149, which includes a city contribution of $1,281,380 (the same as last year) and a beginning fund balance of $250,151. Expenditures total $4,070,145. The board will meet with the city council in a budget workshop at 7 p.m. March 1 in the Middle School Commons.