Articles from the June 28, 2012 edition
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WMC board special election set for August
With the loss of 8 members of the Wrangell Medical Center Board of Directors, the question of how those seats will be filled came to the forefront during the Borough Assembly’s June 26 meeting. The assembly, in conjunction with borough attorney B... Full story
Road team pushes to be ready for festivities
The latest meeting of the Wrangell Road Improvement on June 21 held the promise of Front Street being ready – at least partly – for the Fourth of July celebration in the borough. When asked about whet... Full story
Senior lunches increase to five days
Nutrition is elementary for healthy living in both mind and body. Proper dietary consideration is especially important for seniors living in Wrangell since many of our most precious citizens – who a... Full story
Moonrise over Wrangell
A beautiful crescent moon made a showing over the western horizon on Saturday, June 23 – on a day when temperatures reached 84 degrees with crystal clear skies....
The Way We Were
June 27, 1912: The Alaskan Committee of the American Mining congress during the past month have been in frequent conferences with Secretary of the Interior Fisher and various committees having in charge the two bills which have been finally agreed...
Borough certifies Wrangell Medical Center recall vote
The Wrangell Borough Assembly met in special session on Monday, June 25 to certify the June 19 special recall election of eight members of the Wrangell Medical Center Board of Directors. Before the el...
Red tide alert issued for Southeast
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — State health officials have issued a warning against harvesting shellfish in southeast Alaska, citing the presence of a toxic algae bloom called a “red tide.” Officials say water samples from around Etolin Island show incre...
Police reports
Monday, June 18 -Found property: suitcase that was found at Heritage Harbor was returned to owner. -Violation conditions of release. Tuesday, June 19 -Citation issued to Billie Foust, 56, for failure to provide proof of insurance. -Parking...
Court report
Theodore K. Torgramsen, 45, appeared before Judge Kevin G. Miller and was found guilty of disorderly conduct and is ordered to serve six days and is fined a total of $600....
R&M golf tourney features Southeast players
On what was the warmest and most humid day of the year so far, Muskeg Meadows Golf Course hosted it best-attended event of the year on June 23-24 during the R&M Engineering tournament. The event...
Wrangellites playing music for the masses
Once upon a time, Wrangell sported a band of local musicians with their sights on domination of the world – or at least the Seattle music scene of the early 1990s. That band, DXD, who at one time w...
State offering rural land for sale
Alaskans and nonresidents alike may now apply for the chance to buy more than 2,500 acres in the State of Alaska’s Initial Over-the-Counter land sale. Nearly 350 parcels in rural and remote locations in the Southcentral and Northern regions of the s...
Scouts Scouts on the Stikine
A group of Scouts from Troop 40 learn about botany along the Stikine River from University of Alaska Southeast professor Kitty LaBounty....
