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The school board voted Monday 3-2 to approve a contract for an interim principal for the rest of the 2013-14 school year. Board members Krissy Smith and Cyni Waddington voted against the proposal. Deidre Jenson, formerly of Thorne Bay, started at... Full story

A 60-foot tug that sank in 80 to 85 feet of water Jan. 14 was capped Friday and is no longer leaking fuel into Shoemaker Bay, authorities said. Assessment divers from Ketchikan-based Alaska Commercial Divers dove on the wreck Friday and were able to... Full story

In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. January 29, 1914: The Standard Oil Company has installed a 16,000 gallon oil tank on the St. Michael's Trading Company's wharf. Mr. Harris, the company engineer, was in charge of the work. This will be a...

The ideal new Wrangell School System superintendent could come from anywhere in the United States. He or she should be familiar with high technology schools. The new superintendent should be able to operate a Title I program, familiar with community... Full story

Jaxson James Robinson was born October 12, 2013, not October 26 as stated in the December 26 issue of the Sentinel. The Sentinel regrets the error.... Full story

Monday, January 13 AICS Alarm. City Hall Alarm. Criminal Mischief – Caller reported someone broke out the window in their vehicle during the night. Tuesday, January 14 AICS Alarm. Caller requested help to unlock trailer door – Officer responded. Age...

PETERSBURG – Petersburg School District Superintendent Dr. Rob Thomason announced his retirement last week. Thomason began working for the PSD in 2009. Jean Ellis, school board president, said he was instrumental in changing the district for the b...

The Wrangell Medical Center Board of Directors voted 7-0 Jan. 15 to approve the hospital’s 2014 budget. Budget figures project the hospital will take in $9,610,679 gross revenue in the coming fiscal year, while expending $8,763,556 in operating e...

The Wrangell High School varsity boy’s basketball team dropped two games to Metlakatla last weekend. The Wolves would lead Friday night by four points at the half, before losing 49-29. A tied score at halftime Saturday would turn into a 45-29 loss f...

The code review committee plans to address a potentially flammable issue Jan. 30. The issue is gasoline, specifically a revision of a sales tax cap intended for fuel sales greater than $1,200. The exemption is intended to encourage large boats to...

PETERSBURG – The new library is buzzing since its opening last fall. “It’s been pretty steady,” said Borough Librarian Tara Alcock. “Some days are pretty manageable and other days we’re screaming busy.” As of October through December of 2013, the...

PETERSBURG – The Petersburg Borough assembly and hospital board met last week to discuss proposed changes to the Petersburg Medical Center’s charter code as well as a recent memorandum written by the borough’s attorney regarding the relat...

Good science should drive all fisheries decisions, and Lite Guv Mead Treadwell says he has the chops to maintain a true course. Treadwell, a Republican who hopes to unseat Democratic US Senator Mark Begich in November’s election, paid a recent v...

PETERSBURG ­— The Hawai’i Police Department announced yesterday that a body found January 2 in Kalapana is that of missing Petersburg man Boaz Johnson. A Hawai’i police media release states police determined Johnson ended his own life after he strang...

The Wrangell Chamber of Commerce will take over administration of a long-running Wrangell Scholarship program this year. The scholarship awards a Wrangell High School student $500 each year for four years, for a total value of $2,000. The program...