The Alaska Legislature in a one-day special session overrode Gov. Mike Dunleavy's veto of more than $50 million in public school funding. The vote was 45-14, just meeting the threshold of 45 of 60 …
The borough assembly has approved issuing up to $9 million in bonds to pay for waterfront expansion and development work, including a new barge facility. The debt would be paid back from port …
Wrangell voters will get to choose among candidates for eight seats on the borough assembly, school board and port commission when they go to the polls in the Oct. 7 municipal election. Candidates …
High school students Donovan Wood and Peter Houser enjoyed just about every part of a two-week immersive summer program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks - except for one buzzing …
Wrangell schools registration for the 2025-2026 school year begins with online student enrollment on Wednesday, Aug. 6. For in-person registration, parents can visit the Evergreen Elementary …
Evergreen Elementary School is getting its third new principal in four years, while the district is getting its fourth schools counselor since 2021. The school board approved both hires at its …
A petroglyph rock was found split in half last month, apparently damaged by someone attempting to remove the ancient carving, according to borough and U.S. Forest Service officials. "Petroglyph …
This year’s Fourth of July fundraising month brought in almost $151,000 in food and ticket sales from the seven-day workweeks by royalty contestant Sophia Martinsen and her supporters. It’s …
Late in the afternoon of Sept. 14, 1915, Oscar Carlson was driving his wagon in Wrangell, headed toward the shingle mill. He was passing the power plant when he encountered a group of Mexican cannery …
Gov. Mike Dunleavy allowed two fishing-industry bills to become law last week without his signature. Under the Alaska Constitution, a governor may sign a bill into law, veto it, or allow it to …
The Wrangell Police Department earlier this month added a couple of familiar faces to the staff: Matt Nore switched careers after almost a decade of teaching at Wrangell schools, and Jordyn Buethe …
It’s as if the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree had fixed up a date for Bearfest between the Wrangell community and a team from the Center of Science and Industry, based in Columbus, Ohio. Claire …
Borough crews restored the water treatment plant to full working order last week after an equipment problem prompted a boil-water notice that lasted a little over 72 hours. It appears a faulty pH …
The deer harvest around Wrangell has been on an upswing the past few years, with another healthy count expected as hunters take to the woods starting Saturday, Aug. 1. “We’re looking at …
Get out those Hawaiian shirts, flip-flops and straw hats for an evening of tropical fun and music. Just because all the hubbub around the Fourth of July and Bearfest is a wrap doesn’t mean summer …
As a child, Larisa Koenig experienced a vision of her grandfather being mortally injured during a totem raising that she credits with saving him from death. It is recognizing the supernatural realm …
A sweeping new tax law signed into law on the Fourth of July includes several provisions that could mean lower taxes for many Americans, though the financial benefits will depend on individual …
St. Philip's Episcopal Church wants to share its history with you - as well as you sharing your experience with the church - at a retro photograph event Thursday, Aug. 14. At more than a century …
Congress giveth, and Congress taketh away. Following congressional approval of President Donald Trump's request to rescind $1.1 billion in previously allocated federal funds for the Corporation …
No one is exactly sure when it happened, but at some point, the chamber of commerce took over all the planning and organizing for the annual Fourth of July celebration. Now that is …