Sentinel judged second-best weekly newspaper in Alaska

The Alaska Press Club named the Wrangell Sentinel as the second-best weekly newspaper in the state last year.

The awards were presented at the organization’s annual conference April 12 in Anchorage.

“With one of the strongest news staffs among the six weekly newspapers competing, the Wrangell Sentinel — ‘The Oldest Continuously Published Newspaper in Alaska’ — consistently places multiple home-grown stories on each front page,” the judge said.

The Sentinel, established in 1902, lost out for first place to the Nome Nugget.

It’s the second time the Sentinel has placed among the winners in recent...