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Southeast Alaska’s golden king crab fishery reached an all-time high value of $5 million this year, marking an impressive recovery for a fishery that was struggling just a few years ago. The East Central management area, which includes waters around and north of Petersburg, led the record-breaking season with a harvest value of $2.97 million, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game data. The high value comes despite lower harvest volumes than last year. Fishermen landed 177,060 pounds from the East Central area this year, c...
As the Trump administration continues to cut federal spending in multiple areas, Sitka’s 4-H program has received notice that the Department of Agriculture has terminated the grant that funds about half of the 4-H budget. The 4-H Alaska Way of Life program is run by the nonprofit Sitka Conservation Society in collaboration with the University of Alaska Fairbanks, offering people ages 5 to 18 a chance to learn outdoor skills such as boating and water safety, bicycling, deer and fish butchering and berry gathering. “It’s all about teaching skill...
Thirteen years ago, Palmer farmer Scott Robb set a world record with a 138-pound cabbage he brought to the Alaska State Fair. Not long afterward, Palmer’s local visitor center dedicated a statue to the cabbage and the other colossal world-record vegetables grown in the area. Now, at the urging of a leading visitor center volunteer, a state legislator from Palmer is proposing to enshrine Alaska’s giant cabbages in state law as the official state vegetable. If adopted by the House, Senate and Gov. Mike Dunleavy, House Bill 202 would declare tha...
Monday, April 21 Warrant arrest. Dog at large. Tuesday, April 22 Found property. Abandoned vehicles. Wednesday, April 23 Agency assist: Fire Department. Citizen assist. Thursday, April 24 Bench warrant. Agency assist: Department of Transportation. Friday, April 25 Nothing to report. Saturday, April 26 Welfare check. Found property. Civil matter. Dog at large. Sunday, April 27 Attended death. Paper service. Harassment. Motor vehicle accident. There were five traffic stops and five ambulance calls during this reporting period....
Patrick Timothy O'Neil, 76, passed away on April 15, 2025, in Wrangell, after a short battle with cancer. A potluck memorial will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, at City Park. He was born on Sept. 5, 1948, in Oregon. He was one of nine children. Patrick served as a U.S. Marine in Vietnam and many years in the Alaska National Guard. He spent most of his life working in the logging industry, falling timber. Patrick was proceeded in death by his mother, two brothers and a sister. He is...
The federal leader of the Denali Commission said April 18 she is trying to save long-planned Alaska infrastructure projects now threatened by the Trump administration — and the life of the independent federal commission itself. Julie Kitka, who served for three decades as president of the Alaska Federation of Natives before taking on the new role in October as federal co-chair of the Denali Commission, discussed those challenges in Nome at a conference organized by that city’s government. “I have to tell you that dealing with the new feder...
HELP WANTED Muskeg Meadows Golf Course is hiring for the summer season. Full time or part time; you don't have to be a golf expert. Come join our team! Call Kristy at 907-305-1159. GARAGE SALE FUNDRAISER Garage sale 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, May 17, at the American Legion Hall. Call Devyn 907-305-0134 or Kristen 907-660-7561 if you can donate. Funds raised will go toward the childrens Koo Koo’s concert on Friday, Aug. 8. HOUSING WANTED Moving to Wrangell at the end of May to work for the Sentinel and looking to rent a studio or one-bedroom apa...
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Josh Chevalier says working as the chief engineer aboard the state ferry Columbia is rewarding because there's always a new problem to solve, but right now one of the challenges is finding other workers who share that enthusiasm. He was among the crew members providing members of the State Legislature insight into a day in the life of working aboard the biggest and fastest ship in the Alaska Marine Highway System fleet. "It's nice to see them come out and look at the boats and find out what we...