Articles from the March 6, 2024 edition

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 By Larry Persily    News    March 6, 2024

Developer wants to build housing on former hospital property

A Georgia-based developer who has taken a liking to Wrangell has offered the borough $200,000 for the former hospital property, with plans to tear down the building and construct as many as 48 new housing units. Wayne Johnson’s offer on the 2-acre p...

 
 By Mark C. Robinson    News    March 6, 2024

Draft school budget draws down half of district reserves

The Wrangell school district is proposing to draw down about half of its reserves to balance the upcoming year’s budget, and Schools Superintendent Bill Burr warns that the solution is not sustainable for the long term. The school board at its F...

 
 By Larry Persily    News    March 6, 2024

State looks at possible Earl West Cove timber sale in 2025 or 2026

The state is working toward a possible timber sale at Earl West Cove in 2025 or 2026, with the borough hoping it could piggyback on the effort and put up its own acreage in the area to increase the logging work and generate revenue for the...

 
 By Mark C. Robinson    News    March 6, 2024

Resident advocates for animal euthanasia services in town

For Dorthea Rooney, her appeal to the borough assembly was born out of a personal tragedy. She requested some form of animal control that could provide euthanasia for pets in cases of illness or injur...

 

The Way We Were

March 6, 1924 The leap year edition of the Stikine Messenger, published on the 29th of February by the girls of the high school, was a splendid six-page paper and reflected much credit on the girls and their adviser, Miss Alice Carlson, teacher of En...

 
 By Larry Persily    News    March 6, 2024

State reminds tour operators they need permits for Petroglyph Beach

While it’s uncertain if the state could transfer funds to the borough for maintenance work at Petroglyph Beach, the more immediate concern is that neither the borough nor the state have any idea how many visitors commercial tour operators bring to t...

 
 By Larry Persily    News    March 6, 2024

Federal grant will help pay for new roof at middle school

The state, which administers the federally funded Community Development Block Grant program, has awarded Wrangell $695,000 toward a new roof at the middle school. The borough assembly designated the school roof — most of which is almost 30 years old...

 

Police report

Monday, Feb. 26 Agency assist: Ambulance. Found property. Tuesday, Feb. 27 Agency assist: Ambulance. Agency assist: Petersburg Police Department. Motor vehicle accident. Agency assist: Ambulance. Wednesday, Feb. 28 Agency assist: Harbor Department....

 

It's a good price for Wrangell's future

Don’t think of it as selling the borough-owned former hospital building and it’s almost two acres of land for a steep discount to its appraised value. Think of it as potentially getting an immense amount of future value from an unused liability that...

 

Alaska needs to control its PFD politics

It was a perplexing week in the Legislature. While the Senate Finance Committee was reviewing honest numbers about real budget needs hitting up against the limit of available state revenues, the House was debating whether the exalted Permanent Fund...

 
 By Mark C. Robinson    News    March 6, 2024

Canoe paddle making workshop this weekend

As Ken Hoyt prepares for the Tlingit canoe paddle making workshop at the high school shop room Friday through Sunday, March 8-10, he explained how there are two different types, depending on its...

 
 By Mark C. Robinson    News    March 6, 2024

State champion wrestler helps mentor grade school athletes

High school wrestler Keegan Hanson, a state champion in the Division II tournament this past December, chose for his senior project to help grade school kids in the Wolfpack Wrestling program with Par...

 
 By Sean Maguire    News    March 6, 2024

State budget tight, with several big items still to be considered

State senators heard last week that based on current revenue forecasts, legislators will struggle to balance the budget with several big-spending items still to be considered. The nonpartisan Legislative Finance Division explained that items...

 

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Former resident Kim Tyner (House) dies at 72

Kim Tyner (House) passed away unexpectedly in Sisters, Oregon, on Feb. 17, 2024. "Her absence leaves a gaping hole in the hearts of the countless people she touched," her family wrote. A celebration... Full story

 
 By Iris Samuels    News    March 6, 2024

Minimum wage increase and anti-ranked-choice initiatives likely on November ballot

A pair of citizen-backed initiatives will likely appear on the general election ballot in November, including one seeking to repeal Alaska’s voting system, state election officials said Feb. 27. After a monthlong review, the state Division of E...

 
 By Sentinel staff    News    March 6, 2024

Fines take effect for illegal harbor trash

As of last week, anyone caught throwing trash into a harbor dumpster, other than household garbage by a boat owner, could face a $150 fine. The borough assembly on Feb. 27 adopted two ordinances: One which specifies in municipal code that the port...

 

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