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The City and Borough of Wrangell filed suit in First District Court on July 11 seeking to have an amendment to the employment contract of former Wrangell Medical Center CEO Noel Rea voided, and to order that Rea return a six-figure severance check... Full story

As current law stands, Wrangell has the highest municipal sales tax in the nation. An application by two Wrangellites to place a proposed taxation ordinance before the Borough Assembly could change that, however, by seeking to reduce Wrangell’s... Full story

A former manager at Chugach Electric Association in Anchorage has been tapped as the new head of the Southeast Alaska Power Agency. SEAPA’s Board of Directors hired Trey Acteson as their new Chief Executive Officer at the agency, which provides... Full story

A group of youngsters have fun swimming and squirting each other with water guns at a beach on Zimovia Strait last week – on a day when temperatures rose to the mid-70s....

Sweet Mama, reigning matriarch at Anan Observatory, comes out to welcome everyone back - and not only are the bears returning, but the salmon and the visitors are all flocking as w...

July 25, 1912: Nearly every member of the Motor Boat Club; many of their friends and the band-boys attended the Club Picnic at Pat's Creek last Sunday. Of the eight boats, the Alieris, Gray and Red Streaks, Etolin, Poor Farmer, Black Fox, Dentist...

Monday, July 9 -Citation issued to Steven Hope, 58, for unlawful parking at airport. -Citation issued to Kyle J. Costa, 51, for unlawful parking at airport terminal and verbal warning for expired registration. -Verbal warning given to truck driver...

July 10, 2012 Jeannie L. Littlejohn, 22, appeared before Magistrate Chris Ellis and was found guilty of driving under the influence and is ordered to serve 45 days in jail with 42 suspended. The defendant is ordered to pay fines and surcharges...

The artistry and musical magic of duo Tuck and Patti Andress will be at the forefront of the entertainment available to Wrangell during the 2012 Bearfest celebration – with two performances July...

Household pets, whether they be furry, adorable cats, or dogs – man’s best friend – need love, care, consideration and, most of all, homes that want them. When these animals find themselves...

To the Editor: Peggy Wilson has been our representative for 12 years. During that time she has helped our community with many projects both large and small including Heritage Harbor. Our boat yard improvements include new concrete and a 250-ton...

Erika Lynn Jabusch was born on June 26, 2012 in Anchorage to Mike and Natalya Jabusch. Erika weighed 7 lbs. 5 oz. and was 20 inches long at birth. Erika is welcomed into the family by big brother...

Fort Wrangell, 1898. The Sentinel would be grateful for any additional information you may have about photos run in this section....

The Wrangell Ranger District and U.S. Forest Service kicked off their “Nature Detectives” program last week with a pair of youngsters joining USFS interpreters Cory Delabrue and MiKayla Stokes...

While the Wrangell Medical Center is currently in a transitional phase, having lost 8 of the 9 members of the WMC Board of Directors, and with the dismissal of former CEO Noel Rea, the day-to-day operation of the hospital is running at...

The red salmon catch at Bristol Bay is on its way to 20 million fish and will very likely go higher, due to a strong run of more than 30 million fish.   The reds were still surging into the region’s five big rivers and should serve to boost the...

Greenpeace and the Center for Biological Diversity notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last week of their intent to file suit against the agency for delaying Endangered Species Act protection for the Alexander Archipelago wolf, a rare...

The amount of mature sockeye salmon present in the waters of Southeast Alaska and other areas of the Pacific Northwest has been on a downward spiral recently according to a study published last week in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic...

Alaska Airlines and Muskeg Meadows golf course held their largest tournament of the year last weekend with an 18-hole drop-out scramble on Saturday and a 9-hole event on Sunday. Despite a weather fore...