As the McKinnon Street rebuild nears completion, the borough is assessing upcoming projects to satisfy its “one road a year” goal. On Oct. 27, the assembly held a workshop ahead of its …
Moose are some of the most prized big game hunting in North America. With short hunting seasons, strict bag limits and equally strict size restrictions, it can take hunters years to bag their first …
Longtime Wrangell fisherman Matt Houser is wrapping up his first season as general manager of Sea Level Seafoods, where he’s focused on serving a fleet of 145 trollers, gillnetters, longliners and …
The placement and official community unveiling of Alaska’s first Freedom Rock memorial to veterans have been deferred until spring, primarily due to manufacturing lead times for a protective …
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Monday, Oct. 26 Traffic stops (2). Citizen assist. Bar check. Tuesday, Oct. 27 Traffic complaint. Traffic stop. Parking problems (2). Assist. Bar check. …
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Nov. 4, 1926 All of the guild committees are working to make the coming fancy work sale on Nov. 13 a big success. The sale will open at 2:30 in the afternoon, upstairs in the Redmen Hall, and …
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The Lady Wolves came home after winning three of their four volleyball matches in Petersburg over the weekend. The high school team defeated Craig twice and split their two matches against …
As tempting as it looked to waive Wrangell’s 7% sales tax on heating fuel sales for three months this winter, borough officials and the assembly made the right call in dropping the idea. After …
State law already is clearer than a cloudless day in Southeast; as clear as the March 31 annual filing deadline for an Alaska Permanent Fund dividend; and just as clear as the TSA rule against …
Frank H. Murkowski, who turned 93 in March, was governor of Alaska from 2002 to 2006; a U.S. senator for the 49th state from 1981 to 2002; named commissioner of the Alaska Department of Commerce and …
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There is an old, reliable maxim in photography that often gets lost beneath marketing copy: The best camera isn’t the one with the highest price tag or the most advanced technology — it’s the …
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I like talking and listening with taxicab and ride-sharing drivers. It gets me away from only talking and listening to myself or my friends, who tend to have the same outlook on life as I do. It …
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